Head of School - Quality of Education

Your career #EMATters! We are currently recruiting for a Head of Quality of education who thinks beyond the classroom. We are an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.

About EMAT

EMAT is an exciting, innovative, and growing organisation where we strive to do things differently, aligned with our core values and purpose: that every child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated in July 2012 to establish, maintain, manage, and develop academies and free schools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborative partnership that currently includes an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By working for our Trust, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.

These include:

• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools.
• A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• A corporate eye care plan.
• Flu jabs for all staff.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP.
• Access to an employee lifestyle savings platform.
• Generous family leave.

About the School

Please read our most recent Ofsted report which we were rated good in 5/6 individual categories: Ofsted

Northampton International Academy is a local school with a global vision and this is at the very core of our curriculum offer. Every school in the East Midlands Academy Trust (EMAT) is committed to providing the highest standard of education so that all children are supported to be the best that they can be. This will be achieved by the delivery of a well-planned and highly effective curriculum which is driven by our values. We believe in the transformational power of education. Transformation is in the very fabric of our building, having been transformed from the derelict and disused Royal Mail sorting office into a state-of-the-art educational facility.  

We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, with key stage 3 learners accessing the specialist facilities on a rotational basis. In addition to our subject-based curriculum, our character education has been introduced throughout our all-through school as its DNA from reception through to Year 13. This character curriculum helps to prepare children for future learning and their adult lives. Focusing on the characteristics of Responsibility, Collaboration, Respect, Care, Excellence and Aspiration, our DNA of NIA complements our subject curriculum and our House system. 

As a school, we are still growing and we have a range of exciting opportunities across the school including positions with additional responsibilities. One of those exciting opportunities is to be part of the Combined Cadet Force with the Navy which now has a unit within NIA

General Roles and Responsibilities:

o  Working as part of the SLT, actively contribute to effective strategic leadership of the Academy.

o  Actively drive educational excellence through high-quality teaching and learning that is consistently applied by all colleagues within the Academy.

o  Leading the teaching and learning strategy to ensure leaders and staff understand and apply the principles of effective pedagogy as set out in the Academy’s Teaching and Learning Framework and informed by other relevant research.

o  leading and oversee curriculum planning to ensure a robust and well-sequenced curriculum is in place and understood by staff for all subjects and phases.

o  Building a culture within the Academy that encourages and facilitates #EMATters educational excellence to be evident through innovation.

o  contribute to clear evidence‐based improvement plans and policies for the development of the quality of education the Academy provides

o  implement, working with other senior and middle leaders, strategies to embed high-quality teaching and learning, utilising research evidence and Academy-based evaluations.

o  ensure, working with other senior leaders, that pupils in all phases achieve all they are capable of and outcomes that are at least in line with those seen nationally.

o  work with curriculum/phase and middle leaders to ensure they have ownership and improve the quality of teaching and so pupils’ outcomes in their areas of responsibility.

o  lead the Academy’s strategic monitoring and evaluation of teaching to identify strengths and areas for further development.

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact hrqueries@emat.uk.

A Note for Recruitment Agencies

We have a team of internal recruiters, and we advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance, then we will reach out to our trusted partners. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

EMAT reserves the right to withdraw this advert early if a suitable candidate is found.

EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). References will be taken up before interviews are offered.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or age.

EMAT encourage a “Speak Up” culture where colleagues are encouraged to raise any concerns relating to risk or wrongdoing. You will be responsible for ensuring that colleagues are supported where necessary to raise concerns without blame or recrimination and should pro-actively raise concerns should they come to your attention.