Education Director with responsibility for safeguarding

Aspire Academy Trust is seeking a strategic thinker who has a demonstrable and successful track record of inspirational, dynamic and impactful senior educational leadership.

As an Education Director, you will champion collaborative working and continual professional development for all schools within the trust. Aspire encapsulates this commitment, living by its strapline “working together, inspiring excellence” in each of its 37 primary academies – of which three have Church of England Foundation – 22 nurseries and 2 outdoor education centres, located across Cornwall.

Our trust seeks a senior educational leader with a strong understanding of school improvement and safeguarding. They should also have experience of impactful school improvement both in individual settings and across groups of schools as well as experience of national safeguarding regulations and how to ensure these are in place across a large trust.

You will also be supported by our experienced Executive and Education Teams and will work in partnership with our Directors, Strategic Leads, Heads of School, and the Diocese, to develop our trust and ensure that both the MAT as a whole and its individual schools consistently achieve excellent educational outcomes for all pupils.

Application is via www.aspireacademytrust.org/vacancies. For a paper copy, please contact 01726 438613. Completed application forms can be emailed to hrteam@iaspire.net returned via post to Aspire Academy Trust, Unit 20 St Austell Business Park, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4FD.

The trust has main offices in St Austell and Truro for a permanent base although a hybrid approach can be accommodated. An ability to travel in order to visit our academies will be required. For an informal discussion with the CEO, please contact Rachel Warwick on 01726 438613.

For further information please visit our website Current Vacancies – The Aspire Academy Trust

The trust offer

Aspire is an innovative and ambitious trust and sets an unapologetically high bar for its academies to deliver educational excellence. Every Aspire child should thrive and have the best opportunity to succeed, regardless of where they live, their social circumstances or additional needs. The Education Director will have an unrelenting focus on driving school improvement in line with the trust vision and values.

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.