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Deputy Chief Executive Officer

The Diocese Of Norwich Education And Academies Trust, Dereham, NR20 3LR

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Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
1 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 June 2024

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £92,322 - £106,630

What skills and experience we're looking for

DNEAT is one of the largest Trusts of schools in East Anglia and nationally, serving 42 schools and six and a half thousand children across the Diocese of Norwich. As a Diocesan Trust, our vision and values are distinctively Christian and we welcome those of all faiths and none.

We want to appoint an exceptional new Deputy CEO, to build upon the successes the Trust has secured since its formation 10 years ago;

Improved Ofsted outcomes from 53% good or better to 92% currently
Consistently strong SIAMs outcomes over this time
Improved pupil outcomes at KS2, with the gap between the Trust’s children and the national cohort halving between 2016 and 2023. We have also surpassed the outcomes achieved by our key Local Authority
A collaborative, children-centred Trust of committed, impactful and values driven leaders and staff that drive our progress

You will help us to develop and deliver our school improvement strategy in line with our vision that requires we ‘build the house’ together, with all of our stakeholders. Our Christian values of ‘community, courage, kindness and wisdom’ will be your guiding stars on this journey and will support you in reaching for the ambitions set out in our five-year strategy. In addition;

You will be responsible for deploying our highly effective school improvement team to deliver on the strategy and will increasingly unleash the leadership and school improvement potential of leaders within our schools
You will be supported by a Board and CEO who are relentless in their drive to improve our schools for the communities, children and families that we serve
You will develop strategy with the CEO and board in line with our vision and five-year strategy

In our Trust the DCEO role is strongly school improvement focused. We remove potential barriers to this through the relationship we have with DoNESC, a services company that serves both Trusts in our Diocese, and which drives operational aspects of our Trust’s work.

You will need to be a highly effective school improver, with a demonstrable track record of success. Your leadership will need to promote and facilitate even deeper collaboration across the Trust, to unleash additional talent and ensure that this impacts positively upon our children. Building positive relationships at all levels will be key, from planning and delivery of an effective CPD program for staff in schools to high level relationships with Ofsted, the Regional Director’s office, the DDE, CEO and the Board.

Safeguarding

The safety and well-being of children is central to our ethos, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to provide references and undertake the Independent Safeguarding Authority checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and child protection practices of the Trust.

Equalities

DNEAT has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in its academies and in the employment of people. The post holder will ensure that DNEAT meets its statutory obligations in relation to all aspects of equalities legislation. This post involves regular travel around the Diocese and maybe some evening and weekend work. The job description is not an exhaustive document. It reflects the duties and responsibilities applicable at the time of issue. Details and emphasis are subject to amendment and revision in the light of the changing of DNEAT.

What the school offers its staff

Interested candidates are encouraged to speak to us for more information about this opportunity. Visits are also encouraged. Please contact our Chief Executive Officer to make arrangements: info@dneat.org

Closing date: Interviews: 12 July 2024

Start date: January 2025

We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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.

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