Director Of Education

Empowering Learning are supporting an independent provider of specialist education, who support children and young people aged 7 to 19 years with special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. They are seeking to appoint a Director of Education to fill a vital senior role across their group on a permanent basis within their Head office, based in South London.

The SEN group are focussed to continue their development and growth and in the next 3 - 5 academic years, solidify their position as an educator of choice through high-quality teaching, innovative and engaging curriculum and enrichment, and inclusive safe learning environments, which allows their vulnerable and complex young people to thrive, gain qualifications and become successful independent adults and leaders.

As the new Director of Education, you will be a highly experienced senior education professional able to lead, provide strategic direction and collaborate with teachers and other educators in sector to continue growing the leading specialist therapeutic education schools and services in the group. As the Director of Education, you will also advocate the organisation's values, model high expectations in the quality of teaching, reform and continue to develop the curriculum and academic delivery across the group.

You will provide a high level of expertise in academic focussed solutions, ensuring strong top-down leadership and accountability, to enable staff and pupils have the right resources to ensure effective pupil progress, passion for life-long learning and career development, with the skills to positively influence our community and society.

KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Substantial executive leadership experience with demonstrable strategic and operational experience across teaching, learning and curriculum, ideally within specialist therapeutic education provisions or specialist schools.
• Proven experience of managing and developing teams, inclusive of coaching and influencing staff to deliver innovative ways of working and teaching.
• Proven skills in operating at a strategic level as a collaborative and supportive member of a senior team, actively engaging in decision making leading to positive pupil progress and business outcomes.
• Experience of driving inclusive education initiatives to support best practice with vulnerable and complex groups.
• Proven skills in coaching & mentoring.
• Commercially astute and solutions focused.
• Proactive and innovative, collaborating with team members in other disciplines, whilst also with the ability to work flexibly and independently.

• Teaching qualification (QTS, QTLS or equivalent status).
• NPQH, NPQEL or appropriate Masters or PhD qualification (Desirable).

Salary offered: £96,545 - £108, 247 (With additional benefits)

To discuss this leadership role in more detail, please contact Kenny Fraser at Empowering Learning on or email