Group School Improvement Partner - Primary Curriculum and Teaching at Serenity Education Group

Serenity Education Group is seeking an exceptional Group School Improvement Partner for Primary Curriculum and Teaching to strengthen the quality, consistency and impact of Primary provision across our specialist schools.

This is a role for an excellent Primary practitioner and school leader. The successful candidate must first and foremost be an outstanding teacher in their own right, with a proven track record of improving teaching, curriculum implementation and pupil outcomes.

This is not a generic advisory, consultancy, pastoral or compliance role. Candidates must have Qualified Teacher Status or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification, successful classroom teaching experience, and credible leadership experience in improving curriculum, teaching, assessment and pupil progress.

The post holder must be able to operate confidently in classrooms, identify the quality of teaching and learning with precision, coach teachers effectively, challenge leaders professionally, and secure measurable improvement across schools.

About Serenity Education Group

Serenity Education Group provides specialist education for pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Severe Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Speech, Language and Communication Needs, Global Developmental Delay and associated social, emotional and behavioural needs.

All pupils have identified SEND needs and require highly personalised, carefully sequenced and well-adapted provision. Many pupils have complex communication profiles, including pupils who are non-verbal or pre-verbal.

Our vision is excellence from enrolment to graduation. This means that every aspect of our work, from curriculum planning and classroom delivery to communication, independence, behaviour, safeguarding, personal development and preparation for adulthood, must be purposeful, well led and focused on securing the best possible outcomes for pupils.

Our values are Inclusion, Independence and Self-Worth. These values shape how we work with pupils, families, staff, local authorities and each other.

About the role

The Group School Improvement Partner - Primary Curriculum and Teaching will provide expert support, challenge and assurance across Primary provision in all Serenity schools.

The role is focused on improving the quality of education across the Primary phase, with particular responsibility for curriculum implementation, teaching quality, early reading and phonics, writing, mathematics, assessment, pupil progress and leadership capacity.

This is a practical, visible and hands-on role. The successful candidate must be credible in classrooms, able to evaluate the quality of teaching accurately, and skilled in turning evidence into precise improvement actions. They must be able to support and challenge Headteachers, senior leaders, Primary phase leaders, SENCOs, teachers and support staff.

The role requires someone who can think strategically, but who remains close enough to classroom practice to know whether improvement is genuinely happening.

Key outcomes expected

The successful candidate will be expected to secure measurable improvement in:

• The quality and consistency of Primary curriculum implementation across schools.
• The quality of teaching, adaptive practice and classroom routines.
• Early reading, phonics, reading fluency, comprehension, writing and mathematics.
• The accuracy and usefulness of assessment and progress evidence.
• Leaders’ ability to evaluate provision and act on evidence.
• Staff confidence and consistency in delivering high-quality SEND teaching.
• The strength of quality assurance evidence for school improvement, commissioning and inspection readiness.
• Pupils’ communication, independence, engagement, confidence and readiness for learning.

Selection process

Candidates may be asked to complete:

• A written school improvement task.
• A short presentation on improving Primary curriculum and teaching across Serenity schools.
• A lesson visit or learning evidence review task.
• A panel interview.
• A stakeholder discussion with senior leaders.

Safeguarding statement

Serenity Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, references, identity checks, right to work checks, online checks and other pre-employment checks in line with statutory guidance.