Head of Communications

Ivy Learning Trust, London, N14 4AD

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £68,250.00 - £68,250.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary: £40,950

Head of Communications job summary

Title: Head of Communications
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time (3 days per week / term time only)
Salary: £68,250 FTE (Actual salary: £40,950)
Location: London / Hybrid

Ivy Learning Trust is a group of 16 primary schools in Enfield and Hertfordshire dedicated to giving children the best possible education. At Ivy, we make it easier to make a difference: easier to learn, easier to teach and easier to lead.

We are looking for a Head of Communications to join our central team. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead Ivy’s communications and marketing function, developing and delivering impactful strategies, building on the strong reputation of the Trust and schools, and driving community engagement.

This is an exciting senior role for an ambitious communications professional who thrives on making a difference. Line managing a Marketing and Communications Officer, you will oversee content and campaigns, marketing, digital engagement and media activity for our Trust and schools. We are a small team and there is a hands-on element to this role as well as a strategic one.

We’re looking for an experienced communicator with a proven track record of creating and delivering high-impact communications and media campaigns, ideally in the education or non-profit sector. You will be professional, organised and approachable, with the ability to build strong, positive relationships with stakeholders within and outside the Trust.

This role is hybrid, with one day working in our head office in North London, and regular travel to schools. We welcome conversations about flexible working.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the voice and profile of our Trust and schools. If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Natasha Boydell at natasha@ivylearningtrust.org.

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 Ivy Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ivy-learning-trust

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