Trust Director of English (Secondary)

St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, Luton, LU4 0PF

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,918.00 - £73,819.00 Annually (Actual) L13-17

Trust Director of English (Secondary) job summary

This is an exciting time for the secondary schools in the St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust. We have come together to form a family of schools and together, school leaders and Trust leaders have determined the right next step is to work closely together in key areas of the curriculum. We are seeking to appoint to three new Director of Learning roles from September 2025 to drive this work through expert leadership. Our first Directors of Learning will be in RE, English, Maths and Science, with each Director responsible for creating a curriculum that is a national beacon for excellence, supporting teaching that is simply great, and inspiring the growth of other leaders through example. We are determined that through the work of this leader, our schools will all follow the very best practice at all times and that students we serve will have the best opportunity and experience through their education.

As part of a team of Directors of Learning you will not be alone. You will work in partnership with other experts to drive Trust-wide developments. Through that work you will grow towards whole school and other senior Trust leadership roles. Together, you will achieve something remarkable for the students and staff we serve.

Our schools are located in Luton, Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Slough. The role requires the post holder to have an in person presence at each school one day per week and it is essential therefore that the successful applicant is able to drive.

In your statement of application please set out the ways your experience will ensure you have the skills and knowledge to meet the requirements of the job description attached. We want to hear about your successes, the way you have implemented change successfully and that way that you inspire and lead others.

If you would like to visit our schools or discuss the role in more detail, please do get in touch - we would love to hear from you (admin@stcat.co.uk).

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure & Barring Service and a Prohibition Order Check. Online checks and Safer Recruitment guidelines will be adhered to.

Note: This advertisement is repeated on our pages for Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Luton, St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough and St Michael's Catholic School Aylesbury and High Wycombe. You only need to apply once and all applications received will be reviewed.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-catholic-academies-trust (opens in new tab)

The directors of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust (STCAT), are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer (Strategic Executive Leader) to build upon the excellent foundations already in place.

STCAT was formed with eight schools in 2020, and the planned expectation is that three more Diocesan schools in Luton and Slough will join in the near future to form a Trust of twenty schools.

Our new CEO (SEL) will have a strong track record and demonstrable leadership skills, as well as the drive and passion to take on this exceptional opportunity to lead STCAT and its schools in the next stage of the journey.

We hope you find the attached candidate information pack useful in understanding our Trust and the position of CEO (SEL), and encourages you to get in touch to find out more.

To have a confidential conversation about the position please contact our retained consultant Ross Laird at Academicis on 07901 585959 or via email at rlaird@academicis.co.uk.

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