Assistant Director of Achievement

**Are you ready to make a lasting impact on students’ lives and help shape their future success? Join our dedicated and passionate Pastoral Team at The Bulwell Academy.**

**Job Title**: Assistant Director of Achievement

**Location**: Nottingham

**Salary**: £22,771 - £25,057 (SCP 6-12) per annum actual salary

**Start Date**: As soon as possible

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Working Pattern**: Term Time 39 weeks plus 2 weeks (41 weeks)

**About Our School**:
At The Bulwell Academy we are developing a community in which young people understand the importance of academic achievement alongside their own personal development and being accountable for their own actions and decisions as they contribute to the wider community in many positive ways. It is our vision to ensure every student develops a strong sense of optimism, confidence, and self-belief. We want to ensure all students believe in themselves, have the confidence to aim high, excel in everything they do, and go on to lead happy and successful lives.

**About the Achievement team**

The pastoral department at The Bulwell Academy is dedicated to supporting students’ emotional and social well-being alongside their academic needs. The team support our Directors of Achievement in driving improvements in academic performance through the identification and provision of appropriate academic interventions to tackle underperformance, to provide high quality pastoral support, ensuring high attendance and good punctuality and to improve the behaviour and culture of specific year groups.

**About You**:

- The ability to positively influence and persuade students towards the school’s vision, values and ethos, whilst being a role model with a professional approach.
- Be student-focused, recognising the importance of educational achievement in transforming lives, and managing student behaviour positively in line with academy policies.
- Work effectively as part of a team, use initiative, follow instructions, remain calm under pressure, and possess a ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ attitude.

**Requirements**:

- GCSE English and Maths at Grade C and above or equivalent.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Successful recent experience working with young people.
- Experienced in effectively resolving stakeholder concerns, including those raised by parents.

**About Creative Education Trust**:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

**CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development**:
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

**Next Steps**:
**Application Closing Date: Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 9.00am**

**Essential Information**:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,771.00-£25,100.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Assistant Director of Achievement