Academy Improvement Lead (Secondary)

The Active Learning Trust Limited, March, PE15 9PX

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £91,158.00 - £105,595.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Leadership Grade L24 - L30 (£91,158 - £10,5595)

Academy Improvement Lead (Secondary) job summary

Location :Suffolk / Cambridgeshire
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: ALT Leadership Grade L24 - L30 (£91,158 - £10,5595)

We are looking for an Academy Improvement Lead to play a pivotal role in strengthening outcomes, culture and leadership across our academies. Working trust-wide and alongside Headteachers, governors and central teams, this role is about turning ambition into sustained, measurable improvement for children and young people. Academy Improvement Leads in ALT combine sharp educational insight with relational leadership, supporting leaders to embed high expectations, secure high-quality teaching and learning, and build robust, inclusive systems that enable schools to thrive. Rooted in our belief that people matter and collaboration drives improvement, this is an opportunity to lead change with integrity, clarity and purpose, contributing not just to individual academies, but to the strength of the Trust and the wider system.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Lead and secure sustained improvement in standards, outcomes and culture across allocated academies, in line with Trust priorities.
• Work in close partnership with Headteachers to embed high-quality teaching, learning, assessment and curriculum practice.
• Strengthen leadership capacity through coaching, challenge, robust accountability and professional development.
• Ensure strong systems for behaviour, attendance, safeguarding, finance and operational effectiveness.
• Report clearly on academy performance and contribute to wider Trust improvement and sector collaboration.

Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Duncan Low, Director of Education, at: duncan.low@activelearningtrust.org

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Active Learning Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-active-learning-trust-limited

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