Associate Regional Director - SEN Schools South
hace 2 días
Croydon
Location – supporting our south region schools based around Croydon, Sutton and Deal. Join Horizon Care & Education and play a pivotal role in transforming outcomes for young people. As Associate Regional Director, you’ll work alongside Regional Directors to turn our educational vision into consistently high-quality practice across schools, driving improvement where it matters most - in the classroom. This is a highly visible, school-facing leadership role focused on raising standards, strengthening leadership at every level, and ensuring robust quality assurance and compliance. You will support schools through hands-on coaching, evidence-informed practice, and targeted development, helping translate strategy into measurable impact for students. What you’ll do: • Lead school improvement across curriculum, teaching, inclusion, behaviour, and leadership, • Support and develop senior and middle leaders through coaching, modelling, and CPD, • Drive a transparent quality assurance framework aligned to Ofsted and ISS, • Embed evidence-informed practice (including EEF research) into classrooms, • Monitor impact and ensure improvements are visible, sustained, and measurable An experienced senior school leader with a proven track record of improving outcomes, developing leaders, and delivering sustainable school improvement. You will bring credibility, resilience, and the ability to influence at all levels, alongside a deep understanding of inspection frameworks and evidence-informed practice. Essential criteria: • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent, • Significant senior leadership experience (e.g. Assistant/Deputy Headteacher, Headteacher or equivalent), • Proven track record of leading school improvement with measurable impact on student outcomes, • Strong expertise in curriculum, inclusion/SEND, behaviour, and assessment, • Experience developing and line managing leaders at multiple levels, • Deep understanding of Ofsted, ISS, safeguarding, and compliance frameworks, • Skilled in analysing school data, planning strategically, and driving improvement, • Confident coach, facilitator, and communicator with the ability to influence and build trust, • NPQH or equivalent leadership qualification, • Postgraduate qualification in education or leadership, • Experience designing and delivering CPD and leadership development programmes, • Experience preparing for inspection and working with external regulators, • Knowledge of earned autonomy models and sustainable improvement strategies Be part of a team where your leadership makes a lasting difference