You are an excellent leader; we are a top performing Trust. Together, we can create truly exceptional schools.
BMAT Education is seeking to appoint a determined, innovative and exceptional Director of Secondary Standards from April 2025 or earlier. As Director of Secondary Standards, you will have responsibility for developing and delivering on an exceptional secondary strategy, ensuring effective delivery of school improvement as well as leading on the strategy, organisation and facilitation of high-quality professional development opportunities, networks, and programmes for secondary academies.
We are driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student. Our trust currently oversees seven secondary academies and five primary academies, all mainly located in Harlow with other locations in Newham and Stansted. BMAT runs a community of schools which provide an outstanding education for every individual attending a Trust school. Our schools will be places of aspiration, where individuals matter and confidence flourishes so that achievement for all is outstanding. BMAT’s vision is to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent our children from becoming confident, high achieving and independent individuals.
About You
Dynamic, inspiring and highly effective, the successful candidate will shape this new role and make it their own, promoting the highest educational standards. You will match and surpass what has been achieved so far, creating an environment that promotes academic and wider personal achievement. You will be a highly successful school leader. You will have made a significant difference to school improvement and provided a strong contribution to a school, its leadership, student outcomes and ethos. In addition, excellent communication skills and confidence to develop rich partnerships with school leaders, operational colleagues and Trustees will be essential.
Application Process
We are always keen to hear from strong leaders. If you’d like to find out more about the role and the support you’ll receive from BMAT, then we’d be delighted to hear from you. To arrange a confidential and informal conversation, please contact our recruitment partners, Propelo, on 01273 222877 or email bmat@propelo.co.uk.
To access the recruitment pack and for details on how to apply, please visit: https://bmat.our-careers.co.uk. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words.
Close date for applications: Wednesday 16th October, 9am.
Interviews: Thursday 24th October and Friday 25th October.
BMAT is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
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