LEAD ASSOCIATE ROLE

Job Title: Lead Associate

Own school

Managed by Teaching School Hub Partnership Director Responsible Programme Cohort (one or more of): Payment for: • Early Career Programme rate • Specialist NPQs and NPQSL • Appropriate Body £400/day

Associate Delivery Team Term: 12-month service level agreement with the employing school with option to renew

To ensure positive programme experience for a cohort of participants within the Golden Thread provision, including pastoral and wraparound support. To coordinate of a delivery team of Associates to deliver programmes and services to a high standard. To provide capacity both locally and across the Star hubs to support the equality of access to programmes for all schools. A Lead Associate may take on responsibility for one or more cohorts across one or more Golden Thread provisions based on capacity, expertise and agreement with Star Institute: > Early Career Teacher Programme > ECT Mentor Programme > NPQ Programmes > Appropriate Body Service

1.1 Lead a team of Associates to ensure positive programme experience for participants on Golden Thread programmes 1.2 Liaise effectively with, and support the work of the Teaching School Hub Partnership Director (PD) and Programme Manager to ensure the effectiveness of the Programmes. 1.3 Attend six operational meetings annually with the PD. 1.1 Develop and maintain strong relationships with participants and support their positive experience of the programme. 1.2 Support Associates to be fully prepared for training sessions, including their; prompt arrival, effective time management. 1.3 Agree programme delivery plans – staffing and dates – with Star Institute and maintain fidelity to these plans in delivery of the programmes – including arranging suitable associate replacements in instances of absence. 1.4 Ensure regular and timely communication of programme logistics, key content messages and expectations with E, provided by Star, to programme or service participants. 1.5 Support with Star Institute’s development, review and evaluation of programmes via engagement in meetings with the Teaching School Hub Partnership Director.

1.6 Act as an ambassador and advocate for the Teaching School Hub by modelling the highest standards of professionalism.

2.1 Liaise effectively with, and support the work of Star’s Teaching School Hub Partnership Director and Programme Manager to ensure an effective Appropriate Body Service including: 2.1.1 Check that ECTs are receiving statutory entitlements, and that regard is had to the statutory guidance. 2.1.2 ECF fidelity checks – ensuring schools are supported to provide ECTs with an ECF-based induction. 2.1.3 Assessment – reporting whether each ECT has satisfactorily met the Teachers’ Standards, based on the headteacher’s recommendation.

2.2 Support Associates to effectively discharge their duties in regard to the above and:, 2.2.2 Provide advice and guidance to schools on the induction process 2.2.3 Provide advice and guidance to schools in order to support an ECT at risk of failing their induction 2.3 Support the registering ECTs with the DfE 2.4 Report the outcomes of ECT induction.