Chief Executive Officer

Anthem Schools Trust, London, SW1W 0DH

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive Salary

Chief Executive Officer job summary

Anthem Schools Trust: Leading Education with Ambition and Excellence

Anthem Schools Trust is a prominent and well-established multi-academy trust, committed to providing exceptional educational experiences to over 8,000 students across 16 diverse primary and secondary schools in the East Midlands, London, and the Thames Valley. We are dedicated to inclusivity and ensuring that every student, regardless of background or circumstance, has the opportunity to thrive.

At Anthem, you'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to improving the lives of young people through education. With a focus on innovation, development, and collaboration, Anthem Schools Trust is a vibrant and supportive environment where individuals can grow and make a meaningful impact.

The Opportunity: Chief Executive Officer

We are looking for an exceptional and strategic leader to serve as our next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is an outstanding opportunity to lead a high-performing and ambitious Trust through its next stage of development, building on a strong educational vision and strategy. As CEO, you will be responsible for embedding the Trust's vision and values, delivering our strategic goals, and ensuring the highest standards of educational excellence across all schools. Working closely with the senior leadership team and the Board of Trustees, you will oversee all operations, drive innovation, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This is a unique chance to shape the future of education and make a lasting difference in the lives of countless students.

Our next CEO: What we are looking for in this leader

To succeed as CEO, you must embody the Anthem Way, a set of codified principles and expectations for curriculum, assessment and pedagogy. We are looking for a leader with a track record of successful senior leadership to align with Anthem's value of Excellence.

Our leader must have the ability to develop and articulate a compelling vision and support all those who work at the trust in their own learning and development. They will be a Partnership Builder: with the right levels of experience in strategic financial and risk management aligned to our commitment of Integrity. And finally, you will celebrate our diversity and be a champion of inclusivity.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is partnering with Anthem Trust on this appointment.
For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference RBEGC. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com.

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 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.

About Anthem Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/anthem-schools-trust

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