Director of Schools and Learning
About the Role
For a professionally stretching and rewarding role in education system leadership, look no further than Haringey Council. Our ambitious new education strategy, Thriving Learners, builds confidently on the impressive achievements of recent years, and we believe we’re well placed to continue getting even better.
At the core of our vision is pupil experience, securing equity for all children and young people, excellent educational outcomes, maintaining high quality education provision and environments, and system sustainability. You’ll be joining a strong, experienced team, with excellent partnerships in place, and a deep commitment to Haringey’s children and young people.
Our new Director will provide effective, inspiring and visible leadership to maintain and develop Haringey’s already high-performing education service. You’ll influence and steer a complex local education system so that we achieve our shared objectives: to improve the quality of teaching and learning, improve pupil outcomes, and narrow the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. And as the lead client for our contract with Haringey Education Partnership, you’ll ensure that schools and academies can access the highest quality of support, which then enables them to achieve the best outcomes for every learner.
Candidates will be experienced, credible and rounded education professionals, and you’re likely to have gained school leadership experience at some point in your career to date. Able to operate effectively at both system and interpersonal level, you’ll have the analytical and communications skills to handle contested or challenging situations with compassion and integrity. Financially astute, resilient and able to work at pace across a number of competing priorities, you’ll be ready for this rich, varied and absorbing role as a ‘leader of leaders’ in Haringey.
If you’re passionate about making Haringey a better place, please view the candidate pack.
Indicative Timetable
Closing date for applications: Sunday 4 January 2026
Preliminary Interviews: TBC
Final Interviews: TBCPlease let us know if there are any interview dates within the indicative timetable on which you are likely to be unavailable.
To arrange an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Sean Anderson
Email: sanderson@faerfield.co.uk
Phone: 0121 312 3755Dawn Faulkner
Email: dfaulkner@faerfield.co.uk
Phone: 0121 312 3755
To apply:
To apply for this job please click on the Apply button below and fill out the requested information. When prompted, please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement of no more than 1,000 words.
With your CV, please also provide the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be contacted if you reach the final stages, and we will not contact referees without your permission.
Your supporting statement should express why you are interested in this role and what experience you can bring to the organisation. The statement should tackle the specific requirements of the role; outlining examples and outcomes showing how you meet those requirements.
