Chief Executive Officer
£120,000 - £140,000
Based at Chesterfield High School
Mersey View Learning Trust was incorporated in 2024 and we are six academies who teach and care for over 3000 learners in Merseyside. All the academies are equal collaborators in school improvement and raising aspirations in young people to achieve great things academically and personally. Our collaboration of academies was borne out of our shared desire to create outstanding provision for all learners within our communities. Our vision and values focus on inclusion, aspiration and care for all our learners and staff.
As a newly established trust, we are looking to appoint an inspirational and motivated CEO to drive our Trust forward in its development and to work collaboratively with our schools to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children. The CEO is responsible for providing leadership that articulates the Trust’s vision and values in practice, defines and delivers the Trust’s strategy and shapes its ongoing development. The CEO, through inspirational leadership, oversees all operations of the Trust – including enabling school and organisational development at scale, compliance, the mitigation of risk, and building strategic partnerships with stakeholders to ensure both strong educational outcomes for pupils and the sustainable development of the Trust.
At our schools, enrichment and wellbeing is a strong focus as well as creating a breadth and depth of cultural and sporting experiences which is central to giving pupils the opportunity to achieve their best in all aspects of their lives. Inclusion is at our core and runs through the veins of every member of our Trust. It is about equity and ensuring no pupil gets left behind. All pupils will achieve their best and high expectations of academies drives success in our leaders for what they plan and provide for our pupils. Our vision and expectations are about every child being able to develop healthy lifestyles, have positive relationships, be inclusive, be resilient in character and make the world they live a better place to be.
Candidates are asked to complete the application form which is available via Mersey View Learning Trust website, by closing date of 9.00 am on 12th February 2025.
Mersey View Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects those working at the Trust to share this commitment.
The Trust is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an Enhanced Disclosure, including a Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying this post is except from the rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
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Successful applicants will be required to complete a confidential medical questionnaire and may be required to undergo a medical examination.
The Trust may carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. This may help identify incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore with you at interview.