Associate Regional Director

📣 Associate Regional Director - Education.
REMOTE WORKING (with travel to London and Kent).
Salary - £70,000 + Bonus.

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
• Provide leadership support to schools during periods of challenge or transition

What we’re looking for:
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
• Resilient, adaptable, and committed to evidence-informed, transparent practice

Desirable criteria:

• 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
• Experience leading networks, peer reviews, or cross-school collaboration