Programme Lead Yorkshire Humber

Programme Lead - (Yorkshire and the Humber)

Salary: £36,409 - £39,191 depending on experience, skills and qualifications* (see below for more details on remuneration)

Contract:

Fixed term for 12 months

About Voice 21 Voice 21 is the national oracy education charity. We exist to empower every child to use their voice for success in school and life. Our work transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those who need it most. Follow the links to find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact Voice 21 has.

To lead professional development and school improvement programmes facilitating the Voice 21 approach in our Voice 21 Oracy Schools by delivering our high-impact learning experiences for teachers and school leaders.

Tackle a vital challenge with great people. Voice 21 exists to transform children's learning and life chances through talk. To reach this goal, we recruit great people and give them real responsibility, training and support.

We believe in supporting people to develop the skills they need to be excellent – whether this means funding external training, finding a mentor to support them or giving them the time to learn from others in the organisation through our regular CPD sessions. We also offer paid study leave for team members taking part in formal studies outside of work.

• 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure period).
• Holiday entitlement increases linked to length of service, 5% employer contribution to pension, interest‑free season ticket, cycle and technology loans, employee assistance scheme.

Remuneration. Our pay is a band and spine point approach where there is up to 6 years progression available (depending on starting point)

Quality programme delivery

• Lead high-quality professional development and school improvement programmes across our Voice 21 Oracy Schools Membership. These may be delivered in person, online or in school.
• Deliver transformative consultancy support, working with teachers and school leaders to design and implement bespoke improvement plans for their oracy provision, through in‑school and online consultancy support.
• Build credibility and purposeful relationships with programme participants, both at programme days and touchpoints, and on an ongoing basis to drive impact in our schools.
• Be responsible for participant learning and experience on your programmes, upholding high standards for all elements such as preparation, adapting to participant needs, content and rigour, ongoing interactions and support, and participant feedback.

• Proactively share insights and learning from the programmes you deliver, proposing and shaping solutions to enable Voice 21 to continually improve its programme offer.
• Apply and share expertise through varied outputs such as teaching materials, online learning content, resources, written or video outputs. Proactively identify and respond to opportunities or gaps and fulfil briefs or commissions.
• Contribute to the continual improvement of Voice 21’s programmes through development and review cycles, based on first‑hand learning from our schools, content expertise, programme insights and external research and evidence.

• Act as an ambassador for Voice 21’s national oracy expertise, communicating the value and impact of our approach at conferences, events and through publications.
• Embody and communicate oracy teaching and learning expertise within the organisation, acting as a resource for the wider team and making contributions to organisational priorities, projects,…