Initial Teacher Training Lead (Secondary) Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust Location: Based at Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Hours: 3 days per week / 52 weeks per year Position: Permanent Salary: £22,933 - £25,441 Actual Salary FTE (£38,223 - £42,403) Grade: Band S1 (points 30-34) Start Date: 27th August 2024 Closing date: 0900 am 21 June 2024 Interview Date: 28 June 2024 The Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School Hub are looking to appoint an ITT Lead who will be responsible for delivering on all Initial Teacher Training elements of the Teaching School Hub, including trainee and mentor ITT curriculums. The Hub covers approximately 209 schools in the designated area as well as working with schools across the Diocese of Nottingham and other areas of the East Midlands. The LRTSH will works with partnership organisations and schools across Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond. The ITT Lead will a lead the facilitation and progress monitoring of the Leicestershire and Rutland Initial Teacher Training programme, managing relationships with senior stakeholders in schools, delivering training and bespoke support to trainees and mentors as well as recommending trainees for QTS to the accredited provider. You will: Develop and deliver the Hubs Initial Teacher Training SCITT working with key partners, across MATs, LA funded schools and national partners. Embed evidence-informed practice in all parts of ITT delivery, supporting schools’ engagement with the role out of Initial Teacher Training. Supporting with recruitment of trainees onto the SCITT. Effectively use a robust Quality Assurance framework to ensure the quality of all Initial Teacher Training provision Build and market the ITT provision. Communicate with Key Stake holders around ITT requirements and hold these to account if not met. Be a highly effective Facilitator for both Trainees and Leaders undertaking Professional Development, providing a model to other Facilitators whilst working with National Lead Providers to ensure that training materials are improved over time. Manage a portfolio of trainees, mentors and senior leaders across the local area. Make final recommendations for QTS sign off. How to apply To apply for this role please visit the Trust vacancies page www.aquinas-cmat.org/vacancies/ and submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. We warmly encourage applicants to visit our schools. Please contact the school offices to arrange an appointment on 0116 285 7261 Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust? Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality. Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases. Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff. Electric Car Scheme – access to our new electric dreams car scheme, in partnership with Octopus Energy Childcare – If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free. About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development. The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools. 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