Director of Secondary
King's Group Academies, Portsmouth, PO2 0NT27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £143,069.00 Annually (FTE) Salary equivalent to L42 including 2026/27 pay award uplift
Director of Secondary job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the central team at King’s Group Academies as our Director of Secondary and play a pivotal role in shaping educational excellence across our secondary academies.
Working closely with the Deputy CEO (Education) and Director of Primary, you will provide strategic leadership, guidance and challenge to our secondary academy leaders, with responsibility for driving continuous improvement and ensuring the best possible outcomes for all our students. You will oversee school improvement across teaching and learning, curriculum, inclusion, attendance and leadership, ensuring that support and challenge are targeted where they are needed most.
You will work across our secondary academies to translate Trust-wide educational strategy into meaningful improvement, developing strong networks and a culture of collaboration where leaders and colleagues share expertise, embrace innovation and take collective responsibility for outcomes. You will also play a key role in developing our approach to inclusion and ensuring that every student, regardless of background or circumstance, has access to high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed.
This is a highly visible and influential role. You will build trusted relationships with Headteachers, Principals and senior leaders, while providing the professional challenge needed to address underperformance and secure sustainable improvement. You will also contribute to the wider strategic direction and growth of the Trust and, where required, may provide executive leadership within one of our secondary academies.
The role is hybrid, with regular travel to our academies across Berkshire, Hampshire and Sussex.
About youWe are looking for an exceptional educational leader with a proven track record of leading high-performing secondary schools and delivering transformational improvement.
You will bring substantial experience of senior leadership across the secondary phase, a deep understanding of teaching and learning, curriculum and inclusion, and the ability to use evidence and data to identify priorities and drive meaningful improvement. You will be able to demonstrate a strong personal impact on outcomes and a clear understanding of what excellent education looks like in practice.
As a leader of leaders, you will be highly skilled at coaching, mentoring, influencing and challenging senior colleagues. You will combine high expectations with an open, collaborative and supportive approach, empowering others to achieve ambitious goals while holding them firmly to account for outcomes.
You will be passionate about inclusion and committed to ensuring that all students, particularly those with additional learning needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, receive the high-quality provision they deserve. You will have the resilience, flexibility and strategic thinking required to operate effectively across a complex and demanding Trust environment.
Above all, you will share our commitment to educational excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will bring a clear educational philosophy, exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, and a genuine willingness to share expertise and learn from others. You will be ambitious for our students, our academies and our Trust, and unashamedly high in your expectations of everyone within our school communities.
If you have the vision, experience and ambition to make a significant difference across a growing Trust, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For further information about the role and online application process, we recommend that you contact our recruitment partners, Propelo, in the first instance on 01273 222 877, by email at kingsacademies@propelo.co.uk, or visit https://kingsacademies.our-careers.co.uk.
Closing date: Wednesday 21st October, 9am
Interview date: Thursday 5th November, all day
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
To ensure the best possible provisions and outcomes in relation to safeguarding: Safeguarding is represented at a senior level by our Safeguarding Lead.
We have a series of measures in place to help create safe and inclusive environments for children and young people here at at KGA. These include: Recruitment and selection processes, the provision of a safeguarding induction, in-depth safeguarding training, a clear, accessible reporting mechanism and guidance for all representatives of The Trust employee and volunteers.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About King's Group Academies
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
KGA is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) with academy sponsor status recognised by both the DfE and the Regional Schools Commissioners.
KGA offers a unique home for schools wishing to join us. We look to our Academy heads to help drive improvement within KGA through our Education Board, supported by a group of trustees with a considerable depth of international, business and financial expertise.
KGA is driven by a clear moral purpose. This translates into an expectation that all young people can and will achieve, but within an open, value-driven environment.
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