Trust Lead for School Improvement
Enrich Learning Trust, Norwich, NR4 6DJ52 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 April 2027
Closing date
31 December 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 16-20
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced senior leader or school improvement professional who is passionate about improving the quality of education and helping schools achieve their very best
We are looking for a Trust School Improvement Lead to join Enrich Learning Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our Director of Schools and Education supporting schools to raise standards, strengthen leadership and develop excellent teaching and curriculum.
We are particularly interested in hearing from secondary specialists with significant experience of school improvement focusing on quality of teaching and curriculum. There will also be opportunities to contribute to cross-phase projects across the Trust with our primary leaders.
This is a role where you can make a real difference.
You will work closely with Headteachers and leadership teams, providing the combination of support, expertise and constructive challenge that help our schools to continuously improve.
Depending on the needs of our schools, you could be:
- Supporting a school through a period of rapid improvement
- Working with senior and middle leaders to strengthen leadership at every level
- Providing expert advice on teaching, learning and curriculum
- Leading professional development and networks across our secondary schools
- Supporting schools to use data effectively to identify priorities and improve outcomes
- Developing and sharing effective practice across the Trust
- Taking on school leadership responsibilities, including deputising for a Headteacher where required
- Contributing to Trust-wide school improvement projects and outreach activity.
You will also lead and support collaboration across our schools, helping colleagues learn from one another and ensuring that effective practice is shared and embedded.
Why Enrich Learning Trust?
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. We believe that deliberate collaboration defines our Trust, so that we are all always learning, and that our children should experience great teaching so that they all make exceptional progress.
Our central trust team works alongside schools rather than simply telling them what to do. We empower Headteachers to lead their own improvement while providing the expertise, challenge and support they need to succeed. As part of the team, you will have the opportunity to work across a group of schools in Norfolk, sharing ideas, developing leaders and contributing to improvement across the Trust.
About you
You will be an experienced and highly motivated educational leader who can quickly establish credibility, build strong relationships and make a positive difference.
You will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status and a good honours degree
- Significant senior leadership experience, particularly in schools requiring rapid improvement
- A strong track record of improving teaching, curriculum and outcomes
- Experience of developing and coaching leaders and teachers
- The ability to use data effectively to identify priorities and inform action
- Experience of providing effective challenge and securing sustainable improvement
- A strong understanding of current educational priorities and effective teaching
- A commitment to inclusion, social justice and improving life chances for every child.
Experience as a school senior leader or within a school improvement service would be particularly valuable.
Most importantly, you will share our commitment to collaborative leadership and ensuring that every child is supported to achieve their full potential.
This role would suit an experienced senior leader looking for a new challenge, a school improvement professional wanting to broaden their experience, or who wants to make a difference across a wider group of schools.
If you have the experience, energy and expertise to help our schools continue to improve, we would love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
• Competitive salary.
• Enrolment to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• The chance to make a significant impact in a supportive educational environment.
• Training and Mentorship – we provide robust professional development opportunities, including leadership training, specialised workshops, and access to mentoring from experienced colleagues across the network.
• A role within a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the safeguarding of our students and staff.
• Networking – the wider network of professionals within our MAT provides excellent opportunities for networking with colleagues from diverse educational backgrounds.
• Work/life balance - family friendly policies, including flexible and hybrid working.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Childcare Vouchers.
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24-hour helpline, 365 days a year and 6 free counselling sessions.
• Wellbeing portal.
• Access to Discounts for Teachers
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
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About Enrich Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- sfurze@enrich-learning.org
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