Head of Apprenticeships and Workforce Development
We are seeking a Head of Apprenticeship & Workforce Development to lead the strategic design, delivery, and oversight of our Trust’s employer-provider apprenticeship programs. You will ensure high-quality training, compliance with ESFA funding rules, and foster strong employer engagement to build an outstanding workforce within the Trust and beyond.
Responsibilities will include:
* Lead the development and implementation of the Trust’s Apprenticeship Strategy, aligning with sector needs and government policy.
* Ensure all apprenticeship programs meet ESFA, Ofsted, and IfATE standards.
* Drive innovation in apprenticeship pathways, collaborating with curriculum leads and industry partners.
* Take a data-led approach to track success, retention, and progression.
The successful applicant will have a degree or professional qualification in Education, Training, or Workforce Development, experience as an Ofsted nominee or leading an Ofsted inspection and have a strong understanding of digital learning platforms and blended learning strategies.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on apprenticeship training and workforce development. If you’re ready to lead with vision and innovation, we want to hear from you!
This role will require some travel to SET academies; therefore, access to a vehicle and a full driving licence will be required.
Shaw Education Trust is a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.
We place high achievement at the heart of everything we do, and we are determined that no individual has their opportunities limited by their background, or by their ability. We are focused on harnessing the power of people to affect positive change for our children and young adults.
An excellent education, in a supportive environment, is what every student attending one of our academies will experience. Central to this is the support we provide to our staff teams, enabling them to continually develop their knowledge, practice, and expertise by offering high-quality training and research-based opportunities.
Although we are a family who work together to create brighter futures, each of our schools still keeps their individual identity and uniqueness. This approach of earned autonomy ensures that integrity and transparency underpin everything that we do.
Our schools span from Birmingham to Bury, meaning that we can support students from all walks of life, no matter their background or socioeconomic status. In doing this, we are able to help ensure all children are able to access a high standard of education, with all being treated equally.
Our values are -To Be Pupil and People Centred, To be Best in Class, To be Accountable, To be Innovative, To Act With Integrity
Shaw Education Trust offers the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
* Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays).
* Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles.
* Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan.
* Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff.
* Free Eye Tests.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute, and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Shaw Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an ongoing basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy, CVs alone will not be accepted.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
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