Director of Education

The Creative Learning Partnership Trust, Stafford, ST16 1GP

60 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £96,735.00 - £105,595.00 Annually (Actual) L26-L30

Director of Education job summary

This is a pivotal executive leadership role with the opportunity to shape the next phase of our Trust’s development. As Director of Education, you will lead our education strategy across a growing and increasingly diverse family of schools, ensuring that every child and young person has the opportunity to belong, achieve and flourish.

Working as a key member of the Executive Team, you will lead our approach to high-quality inclusive education, ambitious school improvement and professional learning and development. You will work closely with headteachers, senior leaders and the central team to build capacity, strengthen practice and secure consistently strong outcomes across the Trust.

As we grow into a fully cross-phase organisation, you will have the opportunity to shape a coherent 0-18 educational strategy, strengthen our Trust-wide improvement model and develop the leadership capacity that will sustain excellence over time. This is a role for an ambitious, values-led leader who can combine strategic vision with credibility, collaboration and a relentless commitment to improving life chances.

If you think you are the right fit for our Trust and that you will be able to enhance our delivery of education to children, our staff and our communities - we welcome you to apply - visits to the Trust are encouraged.

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

The Creative Learning Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service, references and medical clearance.

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 The Creative Learning Partnership Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Creative Learning Partnership Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-creative-learning-partnership-trust

We currently have nine Trust schools within our Trust, including a Special School, First Schools, Primary Schools and a Middle School with children from the age of three months up to 13-year olds. Our schools are very different and have their own identity. Each school is unique and as a Trust we learn from each and every school. They exist in different communities, in different contexts but are united by the vision of the Trust and a focus upon our champion children.

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