May 6, 2025
SCITT Deputy Programme Leader
0.2-0.4FTE (one year fixed term or secondment)
Salary: DMAT L1 – L5, depending on experience and impact
Responsible to: SCITT Programme Leader
Start date: September 2025
Closing date for applications is 9am, Friday, 16th May 2025
We are looking for a visible and credible leader to join our thriving team for the exciting next stage of development. If you have experience of working with other teachers to develop and positively influence their practice; if you are able to successfully blend strategic planning and operational work to achieve goals; if you know how to involve and inspire stakeholders to support your leadership, we want to hear from you! In return we offer a competitive salary, light and modern working environment and the opportunity to work alongside people who are at the forefront of educational development nationally and internationally.
Job description
What is the purpose of the role?
- Work with the Programme Leader to deliver outstanding teaching training across the the Inspiring Future Teachers (IFT) South Downs Hub SCITT
- Accountable for the recruitment of and outcomes for trainees; quality of training across the partnership; leadership and management of the partnership
- To communicate well with partnership schools and provide support for trainees and mentors during placements in school
- Report as necessary to the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT Partnership Board
- Attend the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT Assessment and Moderation Board
- Ensure ITT compliance and the strategic development of the course content responding to local and national needs of ITT, including all policy changes.
What do you have to do?
- Be a fantastic advocate for DMAT and teacher training
- Provide excellent support to trainees and their schools so they can attain the highest standards
- Be responsible for the Primary phase trainees provision and progress
- Contribute to the development, delivery, monitoring and quality assurance of the Teacher Training programme for the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT in conjunction with the Programme Leader
- Represent the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT at national and regional training and networking events
- Promote the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT and school-based training opportunities, leading the selection and interview process for trainees
- Contribute to the marketing of the IFT South Downs Hub SCITT course, advertise and attend recruitment events
- Deliver elements of the course where appropriate and organise the delivery of all elements of the course
- Be responsible for monitoring the trainees progress through the Mosaic e-portfolio system
- Share in the responsibility for the assessment of all QTS trainees throughout their course including the assessment of the Mosaic e-portfolios, classroom observations and PGCE/QTS assignments
- Support Mentors and Professional Tutors with the moderation of trainee progress
- Ensure training of Mentors and Professional Tutors is of a consistently high standard; through visits and monitoring
- Communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders