Associate Director, ITT Delivery

at  Ambition Institute

DESCRIPTION

We’re looking for someone with a track record of delivering ITT and teacher development training to join Ambition Institute as Associate Director, ITT Delivery on a 12-month fixed term contract, to cover a period of maternity leave.
This is an exciting time to join Ambition Institute as we launch our new Initial Teacher Training (ITT) offer to supplement the work we already do across our programme suite. You’ll play a key role in the operational leadership of our Initial Teacher Training offer, with the programme beginning in September 2024.
As part of the leadership team our ITT Programmes hold responsibility for the quality of the programme implementation including working closely with our network of Lead Partners. You’ll be responsible for the development and leadership of our ITT programme, ensuring high quality delivery of the key components of our model, ultimately guaranteeing that our trainees are well supported to successfully achieve QTS and a PGCE.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

To succeed in this role you’ll hold qualified teacher status and have proven experience in developing the performance of teachers, including school ITT mentoring or provider tutoring. You’ll also be able to demonstrate knowledge of current policy and provision for ITT, including the ITT Core Content Framework. Experience of delivering a successful outcome during an Ofsted Inspection will also be essential.
If this has sparked some interest we welcome an application from you.

• You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
• You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
• You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
• You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
• You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
• You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
• You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact
• You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
• You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
• You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
• You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
• Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done