Communications and Engagement Manager

Castle School Education Trust, Bristol, BS16 9LH

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  11 March 2026

• Closing date

  25 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: CSET 5 (£44,075 FTE)

Communications and Engagement Manager job summary

Job title: Communications and Engagement Manager

Salary: CSET5 (from £44,075 FTE per annum)

Closing date: Friday 25th March

Working hours: up to 37 per week. Flexible working hours are welcomed.

Location: You will work across 2 sites as required; Marlwood and Worle, with some hybrid working supported.

Great communication changes culture, and great culture improves student outcomes.

We are seeking our first Communications and Engagement Manager to play a pivotal role in bringing together two Multi-Academy Trusts into a single, unified Pathway Trust. This is a rare opportunity to lead communications at a defining moment of change, ensuring our merger is genuinely felt, understood, and embraced by our people and communities.

About the role

Working with Trust Leaders and reporting to the Director of People, you will design and deliver innovative communication strategies that bring our vision and educational priorities to life.

While this is a management-level role, we are looking for potential as much as experience. Whether you are a Communications and Engagement Officer looking for your next step, or a specialist in marketing or engagement looking to broaden your horizons across all strands, we want to hear from you.

If you bring enthusiasm, creativity, and fresh ideas, we will provide the instructional coaching and collaborative support to help you develop into a seasoned strategic leader.

About you

We are looking for a creative thinker who thrives in high-impact environments and wants to make a meaningful difference in education. You will be a champion of the belief that communications do not just share information—they shape culture, values, and behaviours.

Ideally, you are someone who:

• Brings fresh ideas and a creative spark to how we reach our audiences.
  
• Is ready to grow: You may have a specialist background in one area (like marketing) but are eager to master the full spectrum of internal and external engagement.
  
• Places people at the heart of everything you do.
  
• Is adaptable and resilient, ready to navigate a significant period of organisational change.
  
• Is passionate about building trust and fostering a unified culture.
  

About us

Castle School Education Trust (CSET) is a vibrant family of schools united by one powerful ambition: to deliver a great education for every child.

Spanning four secondary and five primary schools across South Gloucestershire, we’re proud of our strong track record in school improvement, rising pupil numbers, and consistently improving outcomes. Each of our schools has a distinct identity shaped by the community it serves—and we celebrate that uniqueness while sharing expertise, resources, and support across the Trust.

You will be joining us at an exciting time, as we work collaboratively with eleven schools from TPLT in North Somerset, with an aim to join to form Pathway Trust in the future.

We can offer you:

• Commitment to CPD and development of all staff including collaborative support and instructional coaching to allow employees to thrive
  
• Commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity
  
• Values and vision that are lived not laminated
  
• Open and honest culture
  
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
  
• Up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell
  
• Discounted gym membership
  
• Life Assurance - 3 x Death in Service
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Dedicated counselling service
  

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 25th March. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview.

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Castle School Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-school-education-trust

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