Regional Improvement Director
Cheshire Academies Trust, Kelsall, CW6 0PU28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026 or by earlier agreement
Closing date
13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 February 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
- £80,655.00 - £91,158.00 Annually (FTE) Salary aligned with National Leadership Payscales based on experience L19-L24
Regional Improvement Director job summary
Cheshire Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced and compassionate Regional Improvement Director. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to influence the educational experiences across our community of schools. The successful candidate will play a critical role in leading and developing strategies to enhance the overall educational effectiveness of our schools, while importantly building the expertise and capability of our leaders and teams. This position involves working closely with the Chief Education Officer and other executive team members to ensure our schools not only maintain their current high standards, but also continue to improve, innovate and collaborate.
Key Responsibilities:
Executive Leadership: Spearhead the development and implementation of innovative educational strategies that align with the Trust’s vision and the broader objectives of Cheshire Academies Trust.
Academic Excellence: Uphold and improve the academic standards across our school, ensuring that all pupils achieve their fullest potential.
Wider School Outcomes: Foster a holistic and creative approach to education that encapsulates not only academic success but also the personal, social, and emotional development of our pupils.
Culture and Values: Embody and promote the Trust’s ethos to ‘inspire hearts and minds’ in order to support the Trust’s strategic objectives and growth plan.
Develop the Trust’s school improvement strategy: Work with executive team to develop the overall school improvement offer, support and challenge school leadership and report schools effectiveness to the board.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
A proven track record of highly effective, strategic leadership within an educational setting.
A robust understanding and experience of raising educational standards and school improvement ideally across more than one school.
The ability to engage, influence inspire, and motivate individuals and teams.
A commitment to inclusive education with a keen ability to provide advantage for our most vulnerable pupils.
Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an exceptional ability to identify and address details and opportunities that others may overlook.
A creative and innovative mindset, with the ability to implement forward-thinking, research based educational practices.
A knowledgeable narrative about the potential barriers and multipliers that support or hinder SI
An understanding about change processes and leading in a culture of change
We Offer:
The opportunity to build an overall educational experience for pupils which is world-leading
A supportive, committed Trust community
An opportunity to be a key part of Cheshire Academies Trust’s ambitious executive leadership team
A culture that values and nurtures leadership, professional growth and career opportunity
A permanent contract (subject to a successful 6-month probationary period)
Annual salary progression within a national pay scale (performance-related)
Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme
An annual flu vaccination
Access to our ‘green schemes’ including cycle to work, electric cars and white goods
Application Process:
Interested candidates are invited to speak to the CEO and CEdO as well as tour some of our school ahead of submitting an application on MyNewTerm.
Cheshire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
👉 Apply now and help shape the future of learning across our Trust.
Further information about the job
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.
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- Multi-academy trust
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