TEACHING SCHOOL HUB DELIVERY TEAM

Associates will be key to the roll out of the new Golden Thread programmes, a priority for Star Teaching School Hubs. These associates will support across the Early Career Teacher and Mentor programme, National Professional Qualification and the Appropriate Body Service. An agreement will be made with the associate’s school regarding their capacity and deployment. There will be two main role types: > Lead Associates will > Lead a team of associates in the delivery of Golden Thread programmes > Work with Star to ensure high-quality participant experience on the programmes by ensuring programmes and/or services are delivered to the highest standards > Ensure successful programme completion by supporting the pastoral needs of the participants in their allocated cohort(s) > Associates will > Deliver agreed elements of the Golden Thread programmes or Appropriate Body Service, this does not need to include all aspects of a programme and will be based on capacity and expertise > Work with their Lead Associate to ensure a positive and successful programme or service experience for participants

We are committed to working with local talent, expertise and capacity to deliver the Golden Thread Provision and are committed to ensuring that: > All ECTs, mentors and leaders receiving training through Star anywhere in our Teaching School

Hubs receives the same exceptional quality training, support and service. > Where Lead Associates work in local collaboratives/networks and have viable cohorts, they are supported to deliver programmes locally, using strong local talent, supported by Star’s Associate pool where helpful. > All cohorts are supported by a Lead Associate, as such some Lead Associates may be invited to lead a cohort outside their immediate network. > Lead Associates and Associates are supported effectively through the Teaching School Hub

Partnership Director and the Star Programmes Team.

If you would like to discuss the role further before applying, please contact: Sophie Backen Sophie.backen@staracademies.org

Star Teaching School Hubs will work with Teach First, a national provider, to deliver the two-year ECT Programme from September. The programme is built on the evidenced-based Early Career Framework and is designed to be high quality, engaging development for teachers at the start of their career. The first year of the programme includes the following live sessions: > Full-day Induction event in September (in-person if possible) > Two 80-minute online sessions per half term

The two-year Mentor programme designed by Teach First focuses on instructional coaching techniques which have been shown to have significant impact in developing teaching quality. The first year of the programme includes the following live sessions: > Full-day Induction event in September (in-person if possible) > One 80-minute online session per half term

Star Institute is a founding consortium member of the School-Led Network, one of the new Lead Providers for the reformed suite of NPQs. The suite includes three specialist qualifications and a more focused domain-specific approach to leadership development on the NPQSL, NPQH and NPQEL programmes. The programmes include a blend of in-person and online sessions: > NPQ Leading Teaching, NPQ Leading Teacher Development and NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture each include 12 two-hour sessions which can be combined as twilights or full days. > NPQ Senior Leadership and NPQ Headship each include a combination of full days and twilights amounting to six days.

Appropriate Body services will check that each school is providing Early Career Teachers with their Statutory entitlement across their required two year Induction, including access to a high quality Early Career Teacher Training Programme