- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 348 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Portway Junior School website
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Director of Education
More than one location, Odyssey Collaborative Trust24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours to be agreed with the successful candidate
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership scale. Competitive to reflect skills and experience of successful candidate.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an experienced school leader to join Odyssey Collaborative Trust’s Central Team as Director of Education. This senior role is focused on supporting our schools to be the best that they can be. The role involves knowing our seven schools’ contexts, strengths and areas for development and supporting them to improve. The successful candidate will work closely with our headteachers and other school staff, becoming a trusted source of advice and support.
We are looking for someone who is:
- An experienced and successful school leader.
- An inspirational and collaborative leader who has high expectations for our schools and the community of Derby.
- Build on the Trust’s successes as well as helping us to improve further.
- Be a proactive part of the Trust’s activities and be fully committed to supporting and improving all schools in the Trust.
- Be in possession of excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with a high level of integrity and strong moral purpose that aligns closely with the ethos of the school and the Trust.
What the school offers its staff
Odyssey Collaborative Trust is a group of seven primary schools, all within the City of Derby. We aim to be a Trust where, pupils thrive, our colleagues thrive and our community thrives. You can find out more about the trust through the CEO’s welcome and the vision and culture sections of our website.
Further details about the role
To discuss the role further, please contact Ian Dewes on 07882 491853 or i.dewes@odysseyct.org.uk.
To apply, please complete the attached application form and return it with your letter of application to enquiries@odysseyct.org.uk.
Interviews provisionally on week beginning 28th April.
Commitment to safeguarding
Odyssey Collaborative Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have rigorous recruitment procedures that are designed to stop unsuitable candidates for being appointed. As the post is in regulated activity, the successful candidate will require enhanced DBS clearance and references will be taken before interview. Odyssey Collaborative Trust is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and services.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiries@odysseyct.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Odyssey Collaborative Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- i.dewes@odysseyct.org.uk
- Phone number
- 07882 491853
Our Trust is comprised of Derby City Primary/Junior schools, who have a shared vision to deliver an outstanding quality of education and care to our pupils.
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