Executive Director of Education

St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Sheffield, S9 3WU

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 June 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: £116,456.00 - £134,860.00 Annually (FTE)

Executive Director of Education job summary

A rare and compelling leadership opportunity

St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust is seeking an exceptional and mission-driven leader to join our Executive Team as Executive Director of Education.

This is a pivotal role at an exciting stage in the Trust’s development. Having laid strong foundations over our first four years, we are now focused on strengthening capacity, deepening impact and ensuring every child receives an excellent, inclusive and distinctively Catholic education.

Our mission

Our purpose is clear: that every child leaves our schools with a profound understanding of themselves, their worth, and the unique role they play in building the Kingdom of God.

Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching, we are guided by:

• Subsidiarity - empowering local leadership and decision-making

• Solidarity - providing timely, collective support across our schools

• The Common Good - placing our shared gifts at the service of all children, especially the most vulnerable

About the role

Working closely with the CEO and Executive Directors, you will provide strategic leadership for standards, curriculum, and system improvement across the Trust.

You will:

• Lead a coherent, high-quality curriculum from Early Years to Post-16

• Drive accurate self-evaluation and impactful improvement planning

• Build leadership capacity at all levels

• Ensure sector-leading safeguarding and inclusive practice

• Deliver rapid and sustained improvement, particularly in schools needing additional support

You will also play a central role in ensuring the Catholic life and mission of our schools remains at the heart of all we do.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a leader who:

• Is a committed practicing Catholic with a clear vision for Catholic education

• Brings substantial senior leadership experience with a strong track record of school improvement, particularly in the primary phase

• Demonstrates deep expertise in curriculum, assessment and school performance and experience of system level thinking

• Is passionate about inclusion, safeguarding and improving outcomes for disadvantaged and SEND pupils

• Has the ability to inspire, influence and build strong partnerships across the system

Above all, you will bring moral purpose, integrity, and a relentless commitment to excellence for every child.

Why join St Clare CMAT?

• Be part of a Trust with a clear moral purpose and strong Catholic identity

• Shape the future of education across a growing and ambitious Trust

• Work alongside a collaborative and values-driven Executive Team

• Make a meaningful difference to children, families and communities

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-clare-catholic-multi-academy-trust

St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust was formed in response to the vision of the Bishop of Hallam for all schools in the Diocese to be part of high achieving Catholic MATs with a strong moral purpose to deliver the best possible experiences for all pupils with a particular commitment to those who are most vulnerable.
Our first 12 schools joined the Trust in September 2022 and our 13th school, Holy Trinity Barnsley, joined us in April 2024. We work closely with our wider family of 10 primary schools who we look forward to fully welcoming into the Trust in due course, at which point we will be a Trust of 23 schools across Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
We are built on a foundation of strong relationships between our schools, rooted in our shared Catholic Christian mission and passion for serving our communities across the Diocese. We have a strong commitment to enhancing the ethos and character of each individual school so that schools continue to be rooted firmly in the communities that they serve. We also have a commitment to the common good, harnessing our collective capacity for the benefit of all the children and young people who attend our schools.

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