Head of Secondary School Improvement

HEAD OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join Camden's leadership team to work within a highly successful school system - engaging with heads, subject leaders, governors, students and a range of partners to help us to collectively design a learning community that will transform existing strengths to a new level of excellence in pupil outcomes.

As a professional with a highly successful career in headship or as a leader in a successful school improvement organisation you will have raised standards and quality whilst engaging and motivating those delivering the changes and improvements. You will be able to contribute to a system design for school to school improvement in Camden while also working with schools and your team to drive up standards so that all schools are good or outstanding.

You will join an impressive team of leaders in the Council and in schools and a school system who are united in the ambition to be have the best schools in the country as soon as possible.

To discuss this post, please contact Pete Dudley, Assistant Director for Achievement and Aspiration.

REQUIREMENTS

- Qualified teacher status
- Experience as a secondary head or equivalent and delivering through others
- Expert knowledge of learning, teaching and curriculum and school leadership development and being on top of recent developments
- Ability to provide strategic leadership, line management and robust performance management to individuals and teams
- Expert knowledge of learning, teaching and curriculum and school leadership development and being on top of up and coming developments
- Track record of raising standards and supporting schools to close the gap

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CAMDEN COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY.  WE ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES FROM A BME BACKGROUND IN PARTICULAR AS THEY ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED AT THIS LEVEL

CAMDEN HAS A STRONG FLEXIBLE WORKING ETHOS AND BELIEVES IN FOCUSING ON OUTCOMES. THROUGH TAKING THIS APPROACH WE WELCOME FLEXIBLE WORKING INCLUDING A COMMITMENT TO REGULAR HOME WORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THIS, JOB SHARING AND PART TIME ARRANGEMENTS.

CAMDEN IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF VULNERABLE ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPECTS ALL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO SHARE THIS COMMITMENT 

Application are invited from interested candidates in the form of a written submission setting out how you meeting the requirements of the role along with a current up to date CV.

Closing date:  Sunday 1st December 2013, 23.59 

Interviews to be held: Thursday 5th December 2013, Wednesday 11th December 2013