Executive Head Teacher

Step Academy Trust, Thornton Heath, CR7 6DL

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  24 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: STEP Leadership Pay scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate must:

• Demonstrate a history of strategic leadership, particularly in relation to the leadership of people, curriculum and outcomes.
• Exhibit a fervour for enhancing educational standards and providing high quality leadership by motivating others;
• Demonstrate a commitment to growing your own leadership behaviours and the ability to learn from others
• Forge robust partnerships with staff, parents and the wider community, steering transformative change and shaping the future direction of the academies they lead.
• Commitment to working as part of a wider team and an understanding and support of the Trust wide priorities and direction.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
• excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
• free school lunch, freshly cooked each day in our Academies;
• membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
• 50% reduction to Benenden Health Care subscriptions;
• A friendly and welcoming working environment.

Further details about the role

We are looking to appoint Executive Head Teachers across the Trust (East Sussex & London) for the academic year 2025/26, this role is ideal for existing Head Teachers who are ready for the next stage of their development. We are currently in a transitional model of leadership across the Trust and this is an exciting time to become part of a team shaping and developing the next stage of the Trust’s future. The role will involve the successful candidate being Head Teacher of one academy and Executive Head Teacher of one other academy within the Trust.

You will provide strategic leadership and hold overall accountability for direction and high quality education which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement and well-being. As an experienced professional, you will be able to demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent people management skills, together with a proven track record of success in raising standards. You will be able to demonstrate that you can work with the wider Executive Team and drive the STEP compass priorities within the remit.

Commitment to safeguarding

STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

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About Step Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Step Academy Trust website
• Email address: cheryl.gilbert@stepacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/step-academy-trust

STEP Academy Trust a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) based in South London and East Sussex.

The name, an acronym, reflects the aspirational nature of the organisation – Striving Together for Excellence in Partnership. Inspired by the commitment to improve children’s life chances, STEP Academies work together to provide high quality learning experiences for all their pupils.

As a mission, vision and values driven Trust, STEP prides itself on delivering a high standard of education to all of our children, regardless of background. Delivering rapid educational transformation is essential, indeed, taking schools from Special Measures to Good is one of our Unique Selling Points.

STEP very much works around the notion of a family, guided by the STEP Compass. Collectively we believe that we can achieve things which wouldn’t be possible on our own.

We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 and aim to promote a positive and welcoming culture where all forms of discrimination are actively challenged and a systemic approach to eradicating discrimination is seated at the heart of our organisation. STEP policies reflect our commitment to ensuring unbiased treatment that pupils, parents, carers, employees and prospective employees are entitled to expect. We believe that every individual has the right to be valued, respected and offered equal opportunities, access and treatment. STEP Academy Trust is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse culture and to eradicating discrimination and stereotyping to make our Academies truly inclusive and promote high achievement for all.

Arranging a visit to Step Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cheryl.gilbert@stepacademytrust.org.

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