Job Introduction
Do you share our ambition for achieving a consistently inclusive, high quality primary years education for all our children and young people?
The Role:
As a Leadership and Learning Partner (LLP) for a group of schools in Hampshire you will enhance their journey to excellence and promote effective partnership working. In this role you will join a strong county-wide team of primary phase inspector/advisers (PPI) and curriculum experts offering professional support, challenge and intellectual stimulus to a diverse community of educators, particularly school headteachers, who have high expectations of our service.
What you’ll do:
You will have a clear vision for education that you can articulate with confidence. You will have a detailed and up to date knowledge of the Primary curriculum and features of effective teaching. You will have held at least one headship in a school with primary aged pupils. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to meet challenges with optimism.
You will understand what develops the capacity of school leaders to embed ambition and drive improvement in their schools and the role of an adviser in influencing that journey. We can offer a stimulating and outstanding team environment that collectively relish the opportunity to make a real difference to the achievement and well-being of children and young people in Hampshire schools.
What we’re looking for:
- Relevant post graduate qualification, qualified teacher status (QTS)
- Successful, recent experience as the substantive headteacher within an infant, junior or primary school setting.
- Strong technical school improvement knowledge with a proven track record of improving outcomes of children and young people within a primary education context
- Values and attitudes consistent with the work of the Children’s Services Department and a public sector Local Authority role
- Highly effective communication, including written, negotiation, influencing, and presentation skills
- Well organised, effective time management
- An entrepreneurial and imaginative disposition to contribute to a thriving sold service
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.