Deputy Director Of Education

Coventry Diocesan Board of Education serves 76 schools and academies providing an education for over 18,500 children and young people. 

'The Coventry Diocesan Board for Education is a lifeline for schools. In times of challenge and uncertainty it is a guiding light of positivity, common sense, strength and spirit.  Even a simple telephone conversation can lift the spirits and re-energise faith and will.'  Quote from Headteacher of a Church of England School within Coventry Diocese.

We are looking for an experienced educational leader who:

• Shares our passion for Church schools being “Salt and Light” to their communities.
• Can inspire schools to share the love of Christ as they educate for life in all its fullness.
• Champions the needs of vulnerable children and families.
• Can imagine how schools can form children who are inspired to change the world.
• Has experience of working alongside a range of stakeholders, using soft skills to influence practice and strategic direction.
• Can contribute to the mission of the Church through its distinct Church schools helping to ensure a vibrant future.
• Has a track record of providing pastoral care for children, young people and adults. Is able to develop, coordinate and implement a strategy for the support of lay volunteers.

We welcome applications from those of Global Majority Heritage/UK Minority Ethnic Heritage and disabled people.

If you are interested, please request an application pack from cassandra.sutcliffe@coventrydbe.org.  

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: Midnight on Monday 6^th May 2024

Salary: Teacher’s Leadership scale L10-L14 (£58,959 - £65,010 FTE), actual starting annual salary £23,596.

Hours: This is a part-time role of 14 hours per week / 629 hours per annum (0.4 FTE). The successful candidate may work their hours flexibly across the week and across the year, with agreement.

Contract term: Temporary, in the first instance, until December 31st 2024.

Location: Coventry Diocesan Board of Education, The Benn Education Centre, Craven Road, Rugby, CV21 3JZ 

Tel: 01788 422800

We operate on a hybrid basis, working from home some of the week depending on the needs of the business.