Chief Executive Officer
Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd, Oldham, OL9 9RH42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
26 January 2026 at 11am
Date listed
15 December 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
- £125.00 - £135.00 Annually (Actual)
Chief Executive Officer job summary
Focus-Trust is a charitable primary schools trust established in 2012. We are based in the North-West of England and are dedicated to working with our 15 primary schools and welcome the opportunity for further growth. It is the core purpose of Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional leader to join Focus-Trust, as successor to Helen Rowland, who has overseen a significant trajectory of improvement, across all our schools.
We have a thriving partnership of schools, who are driven to do the best for our children. As a team we believe in ‘Collective efficacy’ and have a shared commitment to work together on the things that matter to improve outcomes for all.
We are seeking a leader with the vision, expertise, integrity, and creativity to lead our journey into a new phase of strategic development as we ensure we continue to have great schools at the heart of our communities who learn together to make a difference.
To be our new CEO, you will relish the challenge and convincingly demonstrate your passion for improving education in a way that aligns with the Trust’s mission, vision, values and culture. You will have a strong track record of leading or delivering lasting school improvement in challenging contexts using methods that create maximum benefit and the best impact for our children. The Trust is proud of its partnerships with others to improve education for children in our schools and the wider region, whilst contributing to the national agenda where we can.
We are also proud to have a great team of people working in our schools who always put children at the heart of our practice. We are committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for all our staff and always aim to be an employer of choice.
We are therefore looking for an exceptional leader with the ambition and moral purpose to continue our growth who has the following qualities:
A proven track record of sustained school improvement
Extensive experience of leading and motivating people and building effective relationships at all levels
Credibility with staff, parents, children, and external partners
A proven track record of strategic and successful business planning and financial management
A clear understanding of the current educational and political landscape
A leader who will epitomise our ethos, communicating and sharing our vision and purpose with energy, commitment, and passion
To succeed in this role, you will need to be flexible in your approach, be able to work as part of a team as well and have excellent standards and expectations of yourself and what our schools should look and feel like.
Focus-Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. There is an explicit expectation that all staff, trustees, governors and volunteers share this commitment and adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures. Applicants should be aware that the recruitment process will include an assessment of your suitability to work with children and must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Focus-Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Focus Academy Trust (Uk) Ltd
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Focus-Trust is a primary trust established in 2012 as a not-for- profit charity with children at the heart of everything it does. It currently has 15 primary schools though is looking to expand and this adapted role for the Trust will be pivotal in our growth strategy. The Trust is a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and continually promoted.
Further details about the Focus-Trust can be found at www.focus-trust.co.uk
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