Head of Teacher Development Location: 163 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1BU (role will include regional and national travel as well as the potential for home working) Hours: 37 Salary: Competitive We are seeking a Head of Teacher Development to lead on critical work across our network, as a part of our mission to ensure that all of our pupils receive excellent teaching, in every classroom, every day. This role will build and shape AET's teacher development programmes and networks to enable our people to have the greatest possible impact on the classroom. You will lead our work to ensure that we have great teaching across our schools, codifying excellence and ensuring that teachers across our network have the best opportunities to learn and develop. You will think about what it really means to be a teacher at AET. AET is ready to unlock the potential in all our children and young people. We are building a network of excellent schools across England. Excellent schools need excellent leaders and teachers to deliver the very best for our children and young people. This new role, as part of AET's talent and education leadership team, is at the heart of that. This role is critical to us redefining educational standards and establishing AET as the model to the system. This role is for you if: You are a recognised expert in teacher development You want to drive change and achieve sustainable excellence, in one of the largest and most inclusive educational organisations in the country. You have a track record of designing and executing large-scale, complex and highly effective programmes of teacher development In turn we will offer you: Professional development, working with leading partner organisations, experts and influential educationalists - both inside and outside of our network - who bring rich and diverse learning and experience. Support for you and your family - a competitive salary, leading pension, health cash plan, electric car scheme, lifestyle savings discounts, employee loans and savings scheme, and employee assistance programme. About Academies Enterprise Trust AET was established in 2008 and is now a national network of 57 primary, secondary, and special schools. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive network which spans nearly every region in England. We want our people to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had, so that we provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom. With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of all our people. AET Staff Benefits Career development and training: AET offers a wide range of statutory and developmental training to help you succeed in your career. Great pension | Healthcare cashback and helpline | Employee assistance programme Free financial advice | Salary advances | Affordable loan scheme | Electric car and bike schemes Lifestyle savings | Discounted gym membership | Travel and leisure scheme Closing date: 29 September 2023, midday Interview date: w/c 9 October 2023 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV's. Apply today. Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. Further details can be found on our careers page. AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.