Chief Executive Officer

Acorn Education Trust, Warminster, BA12 9DR

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  17 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £133,782- £162,743 starting point to be negotiated

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will have:

• Successful experience and a proven track record in a senior leadership role within a MAT, for example as an Executive Headteacher, Regional Director, Director of Education;
• A proven track record of successful business planning and financial management;
• In depth knowledge of child safeguarding issues and successful use of measures that promote and ensure the safeguarding of children;
• Experience in building effective teams of senior staff through people management skills, including leadership, vision, communication, motivation, constructive challenge and delegation;
• Detailed and up-to-date knowledge in inspection procedures and statutory requirements;
• A clear understanding and experience of what constitutes a thriving and successful school;
• The ability to demonstrate personal and professional integrity, including modelling the Trust’s values and vision;
• The ability to delegate, collaborate and distribute leadership.

What the school offers its staff

Please refer to CEO applicant pack attached

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

CEO Recuitment Pack.pdf - 363 KB (opens in new tab)

About Acorn Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acorn Education Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: aes@acorneducationtrust.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acorn-education-trust (opens in new tab)

The Acorn Education Trust was formed in August 2014 to create a local solution to a national strategy. Through close collaboration and a shared vision we believe each school will achieve great things while retaining their individual identity.

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