King's Adventure Leader

The Great Schools Trust, Warrington, WA1 4PF

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn Term 2025

• Closing date

  15 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  1 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 5 points 12-17 Full Time All-Year Round

King's Adventure Leader job summary

King’s Adventure Leader - Lead a Legacy. Inspire Generations.

• Hybrid Role - WFH with regular North West England travel required (Liverpool, Warrington and Bolton) | Full-Time, Year-Round

• Salary: Scale 5 points 12-17 £28,598 - £31,022 (FTE) | Start: Autumn Term 2025

At Great Schools Trust, we don’t outsource character; we build it deliberately and systematically. The King’s Adventure is our unique, trust-wide programme that equips every student from EYFS to Year 11 with the life skills, leadership attributes, and ethical compass needed to thrive in school and beyond. We’re recruiting for a King’s Adventure Leader to join our team of highly skilled and experienced leaders.

This role is central to advancing the Great Schools Trust’s ambition for an unsurpassed enrichment entitlement, being part of the King’s Adventure programme to promote personal growth, build social capital, and nurture future-ready citizens.

The postholder will deliver high-impact enrichment experiences across all academies, embedding them in curriculum and culture, aligned with the Trust’s ASPIRE values and leadership blueprint. They will ensure every pupil accesses a rich entitlement offer, including social action, Cadets, and the Duke of Edinburgh Award, while teaching and supporting the 18 pledges from ages 4-16.

About the Role

The postholder will support on the delivery of the King’s Adventure programme, coordinating the 18 pledges across primary and secondary academies and embedding enrichment within the curriculum. They will oversee and support the Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh Award, including training, expeditions, and equipment management, as well as act as Educational Visits Co-ordinator, ensuring safe and high-quality trips and events.

The role also includes delivering the Leadership curriculum and residentials, working with staff and pupils to promote ASPIRE values, and collaborating with partners to secure funding and expand opportunities. A commitment to safeguarding, equality, health and safety, and professional development is essential, alongside flexibility to support Trust-wide enrichment and out-of-hours activities.

Who We’re Looking For

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in cadet or outdoor education programmes

• Experience teaching groups of pupils (primary and/or secondary age)

• Proven leadership and mentoring of cadets and instructors

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Full UK Driving Licence

• Strong ICT skills, including Microsoft Office and Cadet MIS (e.g. Bader, Westminster)

• Highly organised with strong diary and logistics management

• Ability to collaborate effectively with external partners and agencies

• Team player with energy, resilience, and the ability to inspire young people

• Willingness to upskill and commit to ongoing professional development

• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and health & safety

What We Offer

• Weekly protected CPD through our Institute of People, Character & Leadership (IPCL)

• CredimusAI tools to reduce admin and enhance planning

• Flexible working and cycle-to-work scheme

• BUPA EAP wellbeing support for all staff

• A values-driven culture that nurtures leadership, not management

Meet our Team

Join us at King’s Leadership Academy Warrington on Wednesday, 10th September at 1:00 PM for an exclusive group tour and discover why our Trust is such an inspiring place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore our outstanding facilities, meet our passionate staff and leadership team, and see first-hand the values and culture that make us unique. We’d love to welcome you and share how joining our team could be the next exciting step in your career. To secure your place, email Hayley Fenlon at h.fenlon@greatschoolstrust.com

How to Apply

Apply via MyNewTerm.

Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

All offers of employment are subject to a robust set of pre-employment checks, which may include (as applicable):

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Prohibition from teaching check
Childcare disqualification declaration
Verification of right to work in the UK
Medical fitness to work
Online and social media screening
Receipt of two satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children assessment

Applicants are required to declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings as outlined 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 The Great Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Great Schools Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-great-schools-trust

At Great Schools Trust, we don’t just build schools, we forge futures. We are a high-performing, values-driven multi-academy trust committed to delivering transformational education for over 4,000 students across our academies in the North West of England. Our vision is simple yet bold: to develop a family of Great Schools where every student, regardless of background or starting point, flourishes, is happy, and achieves their full potential.

GST academies combine the rigour and ambition of independent education with the inclusivity and moral purpose of the state sector. Each school in our trust instils our core ASPIRE values; Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Endeavour into everything we do. These are not just words; they’re the foundations of a culture where excellence becomes a habit.

As a National Behaviour Hub and leader in educational technology, we are proud pioneers in innovation and character education. Our King’s Adventure Programme develops young leaders of tomorrow through robust character-building, leadership experiences and a "King’s CV" that evidences every student’s growth journey. From AI-powered learning platforms to industry-leading CPD, we ensure our staff and students thrive in environments that champion curiosity, resilience and progress.

Our track record speaks volumes. From transforming schools in special measures into oversubscribed centres of excellence to closing the Progress 8 gap for disadvantaged students, GST is a beacon of social mobility and community transformation.

We are not just a trust, we are a movement. A movement powered by belief. *Credo-Credimus.* I believe, we believe.

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