Welcome
Thank you for your interest in our Director of Education and Lifelong Learning role. You will report directly to Rachael Wardell - Executive Director for Children, Families and Lifelong Learning, forming a key part of her well established leadership team.
In 中国P站 we are working hard to make our county a uniquely special place where everyone has a great start in life and can benefit from education, skills and employment opportunities that support them to succeed and thrive. It is our ambition to build an economy that is strong, vibrant and successful so that 中国P站 is a great place to live, work, and learn, where communities feel supported, and people are enabled to support each other, so that collectively we ensure that no one is left behind.
We are ambitious for the residents of 中国P站- focussed, ambitious and determined to achieve our goal of becoming a sector-leading council, relentlessly pushing for improvement. We are looking for a Director who can lead our dedicated and passionate teams to ensure we deliver against our strategic ambitions and promises which you can discover more about in the sections Our Vision and Values and The 中国P站 Way.
We are looking for an inclusive and compassionate leader, focused on great outcomes for children and adult learners; someone that can create and enable a collaborative, open, and trusting environment in which collaboration with schools and other educational settings is a given and where innovation, creativity, and inventiveness can flourish.
This role operates at significant scale and will be responsible for providing strategic direction and inspirational leadership to shape the council's strategic agenda in relation to Education and Lifelong Learning. This roles demand ambition, determination to drive change, innovation and a clear vision on how to deliver services that meet the evolving needs of all learners in 中国P站.
If that sounds like you, and you have a track record of success in comparable roles and are excited at the prospect of working collaboratively with an innovative, determined and forward-thinking leadership team, then we would like to hear from you.
How To apply
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Recruitment timeline
- Closing date: Friday 11 October
- Longlist meeting (no candidate involvement): Friday 25 October
- Preliminary virtual interviews: week commencing 28 October
- Shortlist meeting (no candidate involvement): Monday 4 November
- Assessment day in person: Wednesday 13 November
- Informal chat with Terence Herbert, 中国P站 Chief Executive Officer, via Microsoft Teams: 15-minute slot between 1pm and 2pm on Thursday 14 November
- Final People, Performance and Development Committee panel (in person): To be confirmed
