Assistant Teaching School Hub Lead

Unity Schools Partnership is seeking to appoint an Assistant Teaching School Hub Lead to play a key strategic role in shaping and delivering high-quality professional development for teachers and leaders across our region.

Unity Teaching School Hub is designated by the DfE to provide sector-leading professional development to over 420 schools across West, Mid and East Suffolk, Babergh, Ipswich, Colchester and Tendring. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at system level and make a tangible difference to teacher development, leadership capacity and educational outcomes across a diverse range of schools.

About the Role

Working closely with the Teaching School Hub Lead, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a range of DfE-funded programmes, including:

• Appropriate Body statutory induction services
• Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and the Early Career Teaching Programme (ECTP)
• DfE RISE (Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence) priorities
• Reception Quality and SEND training programmes

You will lead on quality assurance, stakeholder relationships, and performance against DfE KPIs, deputising for the Hub Lead where required. The role involves significant collaboration with schools, lead providers, DfE regional teams and other teaching school hubs, requiring strong leadership presence and excellent communication skills.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an experienced and credible education professional who brings:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and substantial successful teaching experience
• A strong understanding of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework, statutory induction and evidence‑informed professional development
• Experience of leading or supporting professional learning, quality assurance and partnership working
• The ability to think strategically, manage complex projects and evaluate impact at scale
• Confidence in working with senior leaders, headteachers and external partners

Experience of ITT, ECT, NPQs, DfE-funded programmes or system-level work is desirable, though not essential.