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Head of Teaching and Learning: Writer's Toolbox
Head of Teaching and Learning: Writer's ToolboxWriter's Toolbox • Albert-Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Head of Teaching and Learning : Writer's Toolbox

Head of Teaching and Learning : Writer's Toolbox

Writer's Toolbox • Albert-Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
10 hours ago
Job description

Head of Teaching and Learning : Writer's Toolbox

Writer’s Toolbox is a multi-award-winning Education Technology company, delivering writing improvement programmes using SaaS delivery to hundreds of schools globally and proven to achieve more than double national writing outcomes. With teams across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, Toolbox has an established programme that is gaining international reputation for its ability to deliver education transformation at scale using cutting‑edge AI.

About the role

We’re looking for a senior educational leader to join Writer’s Toolbox and be responsible for the educational integrity and successful implementation of the Writer’s Toolbox programme.

In this role you will lead, mentor, and set the strategy for our team of writing coaches and success managers, ensuring they provide exceptional support to our partner schools. This is a key leadership role, bridging our educational vision, product development, and commercial goals.

This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on literacy education at scale.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of writing coaches and success managers, setting their direction, building a collaborative culture, and leading all professional development for these roles.
  • Ensure the teaching and learning strategy and programme content aligns with Writer's Toolbox vision, values and global curriculum standards.
  • Drive commercial success, meeting retention and upsell targets and working closely with the sales team to secure new school partnerships.
  • Oversee programme delivery in schools, from content and sequencing to evaluation and quality control.
  • Lead a data-driven approach to decision making and success, proactively tracking and analysing school data, providing strategic plans and leading early interventions to ensure student and school success.
  • Lead collaboration between customers and internal teams, acting as the key link, feeding back insights to internal teams.
  • As a senior educational leader, represent Writer's Toolbox at sector events and engagements.

You will need to have

  • At least 10 years of proven senior educational leadership experience.
  • Specialist curriculum knowledge in English, literacy and writing improvement, including primary and secondary literacy requirements.
  • Commercial acumen, data-driven decision making and leadership approach and you're commercially savvy.
  • Strategic thinking skills, using continuous feedback to inform programme strategy, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to new product development.
  • Exceptional communication and leadership skills, capable of representing the company to school leaders.
  • What we offer

  • A competitive remuneration package including free health insurance for you, and discounted premiums for your family.
  • Flexible ways of working.
  • Purpose-driven work within a growing EdTech company.
  • To apply

    Please respond with your CV and a covering letter telling us why this is the role for you.

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