Communications and Collaboration Lead

Greenshaw Learning Trust, Sutton, SM1 4AF

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £41,177.00 Annually (FTE) NJC pay scale, points 29-33

Communications and Collaboration Lead job summary

At Greenshaw Learning Trust, effective communication and collaboration are at the heart of how we work. We believe that when people are well connected, informed and able to share ideas and expertise, everyone benefits and most importantly, our pupils.

We are looking for a Communications and Collaboration Lead to join our team and play an important role in bringing people, information and ideas together across the Trust.

This is a varied, hands-on role for someone who enjoys creating engaging communications, coordinating projects and events, working with different people and finding practical ways to make communication and collaboration easier.

Working closely with the Head of Communications and Collaboration, you will help deliver high-quality internal communications across GLT, support our schools with their communications needs and maintain the platforms and processes that enable colleagues to work and collaborate effectively.

Your work will include:

• Creating clear, engaging communications for schools and Trust colleagues on a range of topics, including new schools joining GLT, appointments, projects and launches.
• Producing the GLT Heads’ Bulletin and Weekly Staff Newsletter, from planning and creating content through to production, distribution and monitoring engagement.
• Coordinating network bulletins and ensuring content is well organised, accessible and appropriate for different audiences.
• Managing internal communication channels, mailing lists and digital collaboration tools.
• Supporting schools and colleagues with communications guidance, templates and practical advice.
• Using engagement data and feedback to understand what is working and identify ways to improve our communications.
• Helping communicate the Trust’s strategic priorities and ambitions clearly to colleagues across GLT.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of Trust conferences and networking events, including venues, suppliers, budgets, logistics and presentations.
• Providing operational support for GLT professional development programmes and subject networks.
• Managing the Always Learning Platform and associated resources and processes.
• Creating and adapting content across different channels, including digital content and video.

It is a role where no two days are likely to be quite the same. You will need to be organised and proactive, comfortable managing several priorities at once, and happy to get involved in both the creative and practical sides of communications and collaboration.

About YouWe are looking for someone who can communicate confidently and clearly with a wide range of people and who takes pride in producing accurate, engaging and accessible content.

You will bring experience of writing communications for different audiences and coordinating communications, newsletters, events or similar activity. You will also be comfortable using digital communication and collaboration tools and organising information, resources and shared systems.

You will be:

• An excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Creative, enthusiastic and proactive in your approach.
• A confident relationship-builder who enjoys working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently and using your initiative.
• Practical and resourceful when solving problems.
• Open to new ideas and willing to learn and develop.
• Committed to producing high-quality work and continuously improving how things are done.

Experience of Mailchimp, Google Workspace, online learning platforms, video editing, event coordination or using engagement data to improve communications would be an advantage, although we are also interested in candidates who can demonstrate transferable experience and a willingness to learn.

Why join Greenshaw Learning Trust?Greenshaw Learning Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of schools, teachers, support staff and learners. We currently have schools across South London, Berkshire, Surrey, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Plymouth, and continue to grow. Collaboration is central to our approach. We want colleagues to share ideas, learn from one another and work together to improve the experiences and opportunities of our young people. You will join a team where your work will have a direct impact on how colleagues across the Trust connect with each other, access information, share expertise and contribute to our wider ambitions. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.What we offer:

• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• A culture of collaboration and support across the Trust

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Greenshaw Learning Trust places the highest importance on its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare and safety of all children in its care.
The Trust believes that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children by the provision of a safe environment in which children can learn.

All Trust staff and volunteers have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn and should make sure their approach is child-centred.

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.

About Greenshaw Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Greenshaw Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenshaw-learning-trust

The Greenshaw Learning Trust is an academy trust, a charitable company with the sole purpose of maintaining and developing academy schools, to provide comprehensive and inclusive education for the public benefit, funded by the Department for Education (DfE).

The Greenshaw Learning Trust is a DfE approved sponsor of both primary and secondary schools and has approval to open a new secondary ASD school in Sutton. Our schools are located in South London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth.

The Greenshaw Learning Trust provides an effective structure to ensure schools achieve real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and receive the support they need. Our culture of trust and openness fosters mutual support and continual improvement.

Each school in the Trust is led by its own leadership team and governing body, who have the support of the wider Trust to help them achieve their objectives for their school.

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