Staffordshire Research School Operational Lead - Staffordshire Research School
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John Taylor MAT,
Staffordshire Research School Operational Lead
Fixed term contract to 31st August 2027. Part Time, 0.4FTE, 13 hours/2 days per week
Start date – September 1st 2025 preferred. January 5th 2026 considered.
Flexible working with 1 day in the office. Salary: L8-10 £59,167 to £62,202 per annum pro rata
Actual salary adjusted for part time £23,667 to £24,881 per annum
John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives – and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Research School Operational Lead to join our evolving organisation. This is an exciting time to join the Staffordshire Research School as we deliver the EEF’s Research School Strategy and look to build on our strong reputation across the West Midlands and beyond, supporting school leaders and teachers to translate research and evidence into effective practices and learning experiences for children.
The successful candidate will be:
* Supportive of the Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) mission and competent in scaling up work and collaborating with other Research Schools and external education partners regionally and nationally.
* knowledgeable about the recent educational research and evidence and actively uses this to improve their own practices, and colleagues that they work with.
* Able to work with the Research School Director to help schools to better understand the role evidence can play in school improvement.
* A strong and efficient communicator to support schools to engage with evidence-informed approaches for high-quality teaching and learning.
* Confident and competent in analysing performance data to understand and establish needs related to Teaching & Learning and wider school challenges.
* Experienced at designing and delivering training programmes to support teachers and leaders bring evidence to life in a variety of school settings and contexts.
If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.
Please see the recruitment pack here for more details.
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Nathan Morland, by emailing n.morland@jths.co.uk or telephoning 01283 240631. Completed application forms should be emailed to n.morland@jths.co.uk
Only fully completed application forms will be submitted for shortlisting. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 12.00pm
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention.
John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.
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