Chief Executive Officer CEO
Lumen Learning Trust, Shepperton, TW17 0JB28 days remaining to apply
Earliest start date
1 September 2026
Latest start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
30 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £116,368 - £135,900 - DOE
What skills and experience we're looking for
Lumen Learning Trust is looking to appoint an exceptional, driven CEO to lead the Trust and build on the success achieved since its conception in 2013. The successful candidate will deliver and sustain educational excellence across our seven Trust schools, whilst ensuring accountability to our committed and conscientious Board of Directors.
They will seek to set the strategic direction of the Trust, ensuring fulfilment of the Trust’s vision and values. Alongside fulfilling the required statutory and regulatory responsibilities, the role includes maintaining the Trust as a centre of educational excellence and success, developing partnerships with pupils, parents, the local community and key stakeholders - including the DfE and statutory partners. The new CEO will support the Trust’s Headteachers to lead the organisational and educational change necessary to sustain success and ensure strength of performance, inspiring children to reach their full potential. With a proven track record of building positive and respectful relationships in the education sector, they will be responsible for upholding public trust and maintaining high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct.
The successful applicant would ideally start on 1st September 2026 working alongside our current Executive Principal until her retirement at Christmas 2026.
Qualifications and Training - Degree in Primary Education with QTS, NPQH, NPQEL
Experience
- Senior Leadership and management experience in a Trust, or education.
- Working with, and developing strong relationships with, external stakeholders including other statutory partners ie Local Authority, Health or Police.
- Experience of leading school-to-school support in the context of RISE, or local authority school improvement team.
- Experience of leading schools in challenging circumstances and strengthening pupil outcomes in those schools.
- Line-management experience, leading reportees towards successful outcomes and professional development.
- Financial experience, including resource and budget management, income generation and effective financial monitoring.
Skills and Knowledge
- Wide repertoire of leadership skills.
- Ability to flex leadership style and apply skills in order to build effective working relationships and bring about best performance in others.
- Understanding of strategic planning, tools and techniques.
- Understanding of curriculum and assessment design, development and delivery.
- Financial management, planning and monitoring.
- Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others.
- Understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues.
- Strong understanding of Early Years provision and the role it plays in providing strong foundations for future success.
Personal qualities
- Understanding of and commitment to the concept that education is emancipatory.
- Ability to work creatively and innovatively whilst bringing team members along positively.
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the Trust.
- A commitment to enabling a culture of collaboration between schools in order to enable the best possible pupil outcomes.
- Enthusiasm and commitment to leadership, and promoting a respectful, supportive working environment.
- Is resilient and courageous, whilst keeping relationships positive in the face of challenges.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality, ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways that exploit the position.
What the school offers its staff
The right candidate will be joining a strong, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you to support and serve the best interests of the Trust’s pupils and their respective communities.
The Trust offers staff access to range of employee benefits from our health and wellbeing partner, Vivup. These benefits are designed to improve mental, physical and financial wellbeing.
Lifestyle Savings: Access a huge range of savings from the UK’s leading retailers, restaurants, food delivery services, utility providers, and attractions.
Cycle to Work: Save up to 42%* on the latest bikes and safety equipment for your commute to and from work.
CEFM Counselling service.
Flu jab.
Eyecare voucher.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lumen Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Lumen Learning Trust website
- Email address
- jessica.tozer@lumenlearningtrust.co.uk
The Lumen Learning Trust was established in Autumn 2013. It currently consists of seven member schools: Saxon Primary in Shepperton, The Echelford Primary in Ashford, Riverbridge Primary in Staines-upon-Thames - all in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne, Walton Oak School in Walton-upon-Thames in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge, Darley Dene Primary in Addlestone in the Surrey borough of Runnymede and Ewell Grove Primary & Nursery in Ewell and Southfield Park Primary in Epsom in the Surrey borough of Epsom and Ewell.
Arranging a visit to Lumen Learning Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jessica.tozer@lumenlearningtrust.co.uk.
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