What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate:
Vision and Values
• Aligns with our Trust values.
• Is committed to the Trust vision of Transforming Lives.
• Is committed to inclusion and ensuring the success of every child in the Trust.
Strategic Leadership
• Can establish a clear vision and has the strategic approach to achieve it.
• Has experience of leading whole-school improvement.
• Understands school improvement tools, such as self-evaluation, monitoring and development planning.
Collaboration and Accountability
• Understands the collaborative nature of working in a small, established Trust.
• Builds positive working relationships with all staff.
• Demonstrates an ability to hold staff to account effectively.
Personal Commitment
• Is committed to fostering a positive, inclusive and high-achieving culture across the school.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
• Commitment to support staff workload, well-being and staff benefits
• School improvement support
• Business support (policies, HR, payroll etc.)
• Finance support and budget planning
• A team around the school to support with behaviour, attendance, safeguarding and SEND
• Premises and estates management
• Governance support
• A place as a valued member of the Executive Leadership Team
• Above all, a school full of enthusiastic children and hard-working, dedicated staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.