Executive Principal, Astrea Academy Trust
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: L37-L43 (£122,932 - £141,029)
Start date: September 2025 or sooner
Job Overview
This is a new position and we want to attract expert Principals who are looking for the next exciting challenge in their career. The Executive Principal will be responsible for delivering an outstanding education and brilliant outcomes for secondary students across the Cambridgeshire region, specifically within two designated academies. To achieve this goal, the Executive Principal will line manage the Principals of two designated schools and work with their senior leadership teams, the Regional Director, Regional Operational Manager, and Director of Secondary Education.
You will have a huge opportunity to be able to make your mark. You will also help shape and lead on aspects of Trust-wide secondary strategies and projects. The position is a great match for someone who shares the Trust’s vision for educational excellence and has the focus to drive rapid, transformational improvement building on our schools’ improving foundations. You will be a team builder, able to motivate staff and students. You will expect a lot from people and provide strong support to them.
To support you with this, you will have access to the support and resources of Astrea Academy Trust. This includes the expertise of a Regional Director, as well as a highly effective team of national subject leads and central support for Finance, HR, Estates, and other functions.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to never settling for second best, and our aim is that every child in our 26 academies across Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire gets a brilliant education, removing any barriers to achieving this. We are committed to a scholarly culture, a knowledge-rich curriculum, and a traditional approach to teaching and behaviour, where children can learn, thrive and go on to lead successful lives.
If you are aligned to our mission and values, have an excellent track record of school leadership and the ambition and drive to do more, we would love to hear from you. We would encourage you to arrange a confidential conversation with the Regional Director (Secondary), Jo Myhill-Johnson, ahead of your application and we warmly invite you to visit our schools. To arrange a telephone or Teams call, please contact Jo.Myhill-Johnson@astreaacademytrust.org.
Closing date for applications: Monday 24th February 2024
Astrea Academy Trust 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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