32 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    23 February 2026 at 7am

  • Date listed

    22 January 2026

Job details

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£75,049.00 - £86,803.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale L16-L22

Secondary Improvement Lead job summary

Secondary Improvement Lead

Salary Range £75049 - £86803 (Leadership Scale Points 16-22)

Required for September 2026

Be Our Next Inspirational Leader...

Are you an inspirational senior leader with a proven track record of driving exceptional teaching quality that leads to demonstrable outcomes for pupils?

We are seeking a dynamic and highly effective Secondary Improvement Lead to join our Trust and champion teaching and learning across our secondary phase. This pivotal role is your opportunity to shape the future and ensure every student achieves their full potential!

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Elevating Teaching Quality: Strategically lead and implement school improvement initiatives that directly enhance the quality of teaching and learning, with a specific focus on our core values: achieve, belong, and contribute.

  • Driving Measurable Outcomes: Develop and embed professional development and coaching programs that result in clear, measurable gains in student attainment and progress.

  • Building Capacity: Mentor and support school leadership teams to foster a culture of continuous improvement and build sustainable capacity across all schools.

  • Embedding Priorities: Champion key Trust priorities, including the effective use of oracy and independent learning to transform classroom practice.

What We're Looking For:

  • An experienced senior leader with a compelling vision for school improvement in a multi-academy trust context.

  • A leader who excels at building strong professional relationships with all stakeholders to foster a collaborative culture.

  • Expertise in curriculum design and ensuring consistency and quality of delivery across multiple secondary settings.

Closing date: Monday 23rd February 2026 (8am)

Interviews: Wednesday 25th February 2026

If you would like to hear more about the role, Colette Lamb, our Director of Education, will be available for a telephone call on Wednesday 4th February 2026. Please contact Naomi Hinkins, HR Manager, nhinkins@pyramidschoolstrust.org to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Pyramid Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people.

All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Online checks will be completed in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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

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About The Pyramid Schools Trust

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Multi-academy trust

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