Head of Learning
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- Employer:
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Location:
- Bridgend
- Salary:
- £89,572 - £95,523
- Closing date:
- Sunday 16th March 2025 @ 11.55pm
- Job Ref:
- GSe120526
Description
Working together
An enviable opportunity to join a dynamic, passionate and close-knit team, firmly focused on exceptional school services centred around their communities.
Bridgend County Borough has a beautiful and diverse geography, with valleys in the north and miles of coastline and beaches to the south. The M4 corridor runs right through the centre of the county borough, and we have main-line rail links to Cardiff and London to the east, and Swansea in the west. We are a well-connected and passionate place, with our communities at our heart!
Due to the retirement of the current postholder, we are now seeking a credible individual to step into the critical role of Head of Learning. This is a rare opportunity to make a real impact on school improvement, additional learning needs provision, and school modernisation across the county borough. Working with a core group of remarkable education providers, internal colleagues and elected members alike, this role will suit an exceptional candidate of equal passion and ambition.
With a clear three-year strategic plan, you will join the largest directorate here at Bridgend County Borough Council, with a firm focus on building upon the excellent relationships that already exist and delivering for the future together. With substantial experience in the education sector, ideally as a senior officer within a local government education service or as a headteacher, you will form part of our high performing team focused on improving outcomes for all children and young people.
A role like this does not appear often, therefore if you have the experience, value-set and vision to further shape the future of education in Bridgend County Borough, we want to hear from you.
For further information please speak to our executive search partners GatenbySanderson: Ellie Hurst (07825 937 646), Rebecca Hopkin (07827 098 173) or Gary Evans (07809 195 593).
Cydweithio
Cyfle rhagorol i ymuno â thîm dynamig, angerddol a chlos, sy'n canolbwyntio'n gadarn ar wasanaethau ysgolion eithriadol sy'n canolbwyntio ar eu cymunedau.
Mae gan Fwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ddaearyddiaeth brydferth ac amrywiol, gyda chymoedd yn y gogledd a milltiroedd o arfordir a thraethau i'r de. Mae coridor yr M4 yn rhedeg drwy ganol y fwrdeistref sirol, ac mae gennym gysylltiadau rheilffordd prif linell â Chaerdydd a Llundain i'r dwyrain, ac Abertawe yn y gorllewin. Rydym yn lle sydd â chysylltiadau da ac angerddol, gyda'n cymunedau wrth ein gwraidd!
Oherwydd ymddeoliad deiliad presennol y swydd, rydym bellach yn chwilio am unigolyn credadwy i gamu i rôl hanfodol Pennaeth Dysgu. Mae hwn yn gyfle prin i gael effaith wirioneddol ar wella ysgolion, darpariaeth anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, a moderneiddio ysgolion ar draws y fwrdeistref sirol. Gan weithio gyda grŵp craidd o ddarparwyr addysg rhyfeddol, cydweithwyr mewnol ac aelodau etholedig fel ei gilydd, bydd y rôl hon yn addas i ymgeisydd eithriadol sydd â'r un angerdd ac uchelgais.
Gyda chynllun strategol tair blynedd clir, byddwch yn ymuno â'r gyfarwyddiaeth fwyaf yma yng Nghyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, gan ganolbwyntio'n gadarn ar adeiladu ar y perthnasoedd rhagorol sydd eisoes yn bodoli a chyflawni ar gyfer y dyfodol gyda'n gilydd. Gyda phrofiad sylweddol yn y sector addysg, yn ddelfrydol fel uwch swyddog o fewn gwasanaeth addysg llywodraeth leol neu fel pennaeth, byddwch yn rhan o'n tîm sy'n perfformio'n dda sy'n canolbwyntio ar wella deilliannau i'r holl blant a phobl ifanc.
Nid yw rôl fel hon yn ymddangos yn aml, felly os oes gennych y profiad, y set gwerthoedd a'r weledigaeth i lunio dyfodol addysg ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ymhellach, rydym am glywed gennych.
I gael rhagor o wybodaeth siaradwch â'n partneriaid chwilio gweithredol GatenbySanderson: Ellie Hurst (07825 937 646), Rebecca Hopkin (07827 098 173) neu Gary Evans (07809 195 593).
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com
Contact
The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.
- Contact:
- Rebecca Hopkin
- Telephone:
- 07827 098 173
- Contact:
- Gary Evans
- Telephone:
- 07809 195 593
- Contact:
- Ellie Hurst
- Telephone:
- 07825 937 646