Research School Network: We’re hiring! Find out about our new opportunity for a Deputy Director of the Derby Research School Find out about the chance to join an innovative and forward thinking team committed to school improvement and system leadership

We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a Deputy Director for the Derby Research School Lead on a fixed term contract starting as soon as possible. The contract is aligned with the funding with the Derby Research School with the Research School Network, and if funding is extended, the role will align with any new arrangements.


Are you somebody who is passionate about communicating educational research for school staff? Able to confidently deliver high quality training and continuous professional development for education professionals locally, regionally and nationally through the Research Schools Network? Confident with guidance around the effective implementation of evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning? Do you want to join a forward-thinking family of schools with innovative approaches to learning at its heart?

This is a key leadership position for a colleague from either a secondary or primary setting and involves working strategically with schools and MATs across the region, collaborating with Local Authorities and other providers and coordinating with the other arms of delivery in the Spencer Alliance for Leadership and Teaching: George Spencer SCITT, Maths Hub East Midlands West, Spencer Apprenticeship Programmes and George Spencer NPQ Provider.

The Derby Research School has been a member of the Research School Network since 2016. During this time we have supported the Opportunity Area with a range of leadership programmes. We have a proven track record of developing our staff through evidence-informed practice and engagement with research. Our lead schools, Wyndham Primary Academy and George Spencer Academy both are OFSTED rate ​‘Outstanding’ and represent the breadth of our footprint – working across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

If you would like to find out more about working with us, then please book a Zoom call with Tammy Elward, the Director of the Research School via Helen Froome, our Research School Administrator – hfroome1@​satrust.​com. Please contact us for an application pack or go to our website: http://vacancies.spenceracademiestrust.co.uk/

For a direct link to the application, please click here.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.