Chief Executive Officer
Ad Astra Academy Trust, Hartlepool, TS25 5TG35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2027
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
28 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £129,733 – £148,829
What skills and experience we're looking for
Permanent, to commence 1st September 2027.
Ad Astra is an Academy Trust made up of ten diverse primary schools across the Tees Valley and County Durham.
As the current Chief Executive Officer retires, the Trust Board now seeks to appoint a talented individual to lead the Trust forward.
The ideal candidate will be someone with significant experience within the Education Sector, with successful, demonstrable recent experience and achievement.
The Trust are seeking a strategic leader, who has the ability to maintain focus on the long-term issues by developing and holding a vision and strategic view. A leader who can harness the skills and enthusiasm of 500 employees and 3,000 pupils.
Ad Astra has a strong reputation for school improvement, developing staff and providing an increasingly personalised offer for the pupils who attend our schools, the Trust works hard to ensure that the children who attend our schools love learning and do well.
The key to Ad Astra is the core principles of excellence in teaching and learning, inclusion and developing a love of learning. This is a rare opportunity, with a chance to shape lives, and lead meaningful change.
Candidates are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the post.
Please take a moment to view our short promotional video of the role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Xn8sR05f4
What the school offers its staff
Our strapline ‘STARS IN THE MAKING‘ is equally resonant with employees as with our pupils, they can all be the best they want to be within Ad Astra. Our purpose is a singular statement that defines what we do and why we do it.
Informal discussions regarding this post are warmly encouraged. To request a confidential, informal conversation, please contact Tilly Greer, HR Business Partner on 07458 139127 or via AATTilly.Greer@adastraacademytrust.com
Please take a moment to view our short promotional video of the role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Xn8sR05f4
Further information about the job
Informal discussions regarding this post are warmly encouraged. To request a confidential, informal conversation, please contact Tilly Greer, HR Business Partner on 07458 139127 or via AATTilly.Greer@adastraacademytrust.com
The closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 2nd November 2026
Requesting an application form
Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website site below or by contacting Tilly Greer directly on 07458 139127 or via AATTilly.Greer@adastraacademytrust.com
https://adastraschools.org/careers/
Candidates must only apply using the application form provided; CV’s will not be accepted.
Completed application forms to be emailed to: recruitment@adastraacademytrust.com
Commitment to safeguarding
Ad Astra Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013
and 2020).
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Ad Astra Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- martyn.ingram@adastraacademytrust.com
- Phone number
- 07458 139128
We are a growing multi-academy trust based in the North East of England. As a Trust we strongly believe in ‘maximising the togetherness’. Our schools learn and improve alongside one another with mutual support and respect. Our aim is to provide all our children with an innovative, first-class education to inspire them to achieve their full potential. The Latin phrase ‘Ad Astra’ means ‘to the stars’; our strapline “stars in the making” reflects an ambitious vision within each school community that every child and every staff member can be the best that they can be. We want everyone to achieve their best within Ad Astra.
Our schools are vibrant, thriving communities where children are safe, happy and highly valued. As an inclusive Trust we work hard to ensure young people overcome any difficulties and barriers to learning. We work in partnership with parents, carers and the wider community, to ensure our children achieve positive outcomes at the end of their time with us. We equip them with the knowledge and personal attributes that will ensure that not only will the next stage in their educational journey be a positive one, but they have the fundamental stepping stones to lead a positive and successful life. We hope that their journey with us inspires them to develop a love of learning that will stay with them as they grow and mature.
We are a caring and supportive employer. We know our staff are our greatest asset in ensuring our children achieve the best outcomes; therefore, we ensure employees feel valued and supported as they develop their career with us. We invest heavily in professional development, ensuring our staff are not only well equipped to respond to the dynamic educational landscape, delivering innovative teaching and learning techniques to our children for maximum benefit, but that they are also given exciting opportunities to grow professionally.
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