Director of Education

Emmanuel Schools Foundation, Blyth, NE24 2SY

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 April 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: £128,000.00 - £128,000.00 Annually (FTE) Competitive and based on qualifications and experience; subject to the specific accountabilities of the post holder this post may be eligible to join the TPS, the alternative will be LGPS

Director of Education job summary

The Director of Education will drive educational excellence across the Trust's schools. If appointed, you will ensure that every school within the Trust delivers high-quality education, achieves strong outcomes, and provides an enriching experience for students within the context of our inclusive Christian ethos. We believe each person in our schools is valued, challenged and inspired, because they are made in God’s image and therefore infinitely precious, morally responsible and gifted for a purpose.

The Trust comprises both schools with a religious character designation and those without and all provide Christian ethos schools of character for the whole community in six areas of significant deprivation. We have the privilege of educating over eight thousand children and young people every day and aspire to grow further.

Our appointment of a Director of Education marks a significant step change in the Trust. We seek a committed and accomplished educational leader to improve pastoral and academic outcomes across the Trust. We are looking for an exceptional educational leader who can bring out the best in us, and we believe this is an exciting opportunity for a talented educationist who shares our commitment to, and belief in, the infinite possibility of the young people we serve.

So, if you share our vision of academic excellence, high pastoral standards, development of character and believe you can take the lead strengthening education by living out and applying our Christian vision, then please get in touch.

Owing to the distinctive character of the organisation, and the specific responsibilities of the role, there is an Occupational Requirement that the post-holder be a practising Christian.

Join us, and in addition to working with highly committed and hard-working colleagues you will have access to:

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub

Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace

Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)

Cycle to work scheme

Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Please see the Candidate Information pack for more details.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Emmanuel Schools Foundation

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/emmanuel-schools-foundation

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