Head of School (2 posts available)

Raleigh Education Trust, Nottingham, NG8 5PN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £75,049 - £82,654 per annum

Head of School (2 posts available) job summary

The role in a nutshell

The Trust is seeking two highly skilled and experienced leaders to work in close partnership with the Willowfield Academy Principal and the Trust’s Director of Education to provide strategic and operational leadership for one of the two Willowfield Academy sites (Willowfield North- KS1 and 2 or Willowfield West – KS2 to 4).

Upon appointment, the Head of School will become a member of the Trust’s Extended Leadership Team (ELT), joining the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Education, Finance Director, Human Resources Director, and Academy Principals. As part of this collaborative team, the Head of School will play a key role in delivering the Board’s vision and securing the best possible outcomes for all children.

 

The candidate

The successful candidate will be an influential and reflective leader who can demonstrate:

·    Proven leadership experience within an educational or comparable setting, demonstrating strong professional credibility, sound judgement, and the ability to lead improvement.

·    A deep and unwavering commitment to inclusive education, with the ability to lead provision for children with diverse and often complex needs.

·    Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, families, and external partners.

·    A collaborative leadership style, demonstrating a strong commitment to teamwork, collective problem‑solving, and working effectively within a wider Trust leadership structure.

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly 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.

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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 Raleigh Education Trust

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

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