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Trust Primary Lead

Castle Phoenix Trust, Coventry, CV2 5BD

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• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L1 - L5 (£51,773 - £57,137)

Trust Primary Lead job summary

Trust Primary Lead

Castle Phoenix Trust

Full time

Start Date: September 2026

 L1- L5

Opportunities like this are few and far between.

This is a rare and exciting role for an ambitious primary teacher at the start of their leadership journey who wants to extend their influence beyond a single school, without leaving the classroom behind.

Castle Phoenix Trust is seeking an excellent primary practitioner and aspiring leader to join our established School Improvement Team as a Trust Primary Lead. This deliberately designed role offers the best of both worlds: opportunity to continue to enjoy delivering high-quality classroom teaching alongside experiencing Trust-wide school improvement work.

You will spend approximately 50% of your time teaching in one of our primary schools, modelling excellent, inclusive and impactful classroom practice. This ensures that your Trust-facing work is credible, current and firmly rooted in the realities of learning and teaching. The remaining 50% of your time will be Trust-facing, working across our primary schools to support improvement in curriculum, pedagogy and professional development.

Who is this role for?

This role is ideal for a highly effective primary teacher who:

· Is an excellent classroom practitioner and passionate about improving outcomes for children.

· Is ready to broaden their influence and develop Trust-level leadership experience

· Enjoys working with and alongside others, building trust through integrity and credibility

· Can engage colleagues around shared priorities, balancing challenge and support

· Is skilled in delivering high-quality, practical and meaningful CPD

You will consistently model professionalism and strong practice, understanding that relationships, collaboration and culture are central to sustainable school improvement.

What will you do?

No two days are the same. This is a varied and fluid role that requires flexibility, strong relational skills and a genuine passion for working with others. You will:

· Shape and strengthen curriculum thinking across the Trust, balancing coherence and ambition with respect for each school’s unique identity

· Champion Trust priorities such as reading, oracy, digital creativity, impactful teaching, achievement and aspiration

· Lead and deliver impactful professional development across schools

· Support colleagues through mentoring, coaching and reflective professional dialogue

· Build and lead cross-Trust networks that promote collaboration, shared problem-solving and collective responsibility

· Lead or contribute to research-informed improvement initiatives

· Support quality assurance activities

· Confidently move between working deeply in one setting and leading across multiple schools as required

Why join Castle Phoenix Trust?

Leadership within Castle Phoenix Trust is morally driven, human-centred and ambitious. We strive for excellence and high outcomes for our children while valuing trust, openness and shared ownership.

Alongside continuing to develop as a classroom practitioner, you will join a collegiate and experienced School Improvement Team who work hard, think deeply and challenge one another professionally – while also valuing warmth, humour and enjoyment as part of a healthy, high-performing culture.

With our strong commitment to growing great leaders, we offer:

· A comprehensive induction programme, including a personal mentor or coach

· Access to expert coaching and leadership development

· Professional Growth underpinned by our CPT leadership competencies

· Opportunities to work alongside experienced system leaders

· Clear development pathways for the next step in your career

· A range of benefits, including iPad provision, cycle to work scheme, employee discount scheme and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing

In return, this role offers you the opportunity to:

· Make a difference to children in your own classroom and beyond

· Learn about yourself as a leader, developing and strengthening your leadership skills and competencies

· Lead meaningful improvement across multiple schools

· Develop Trust-level leadership experience

· Be trusted, supported and challenged to grow

· Be part of a Trust that values both excellence and humanity

If you are ready to take the next step, to lead learning at scale while remaining rooted in classroom practice, and to be part of a Trust that believes the best improvement happens through relationships, trust and shared endeavour – we would love to hear from you.

Closing Date: Thursday 14th May 2026 12 noon

Interview: Week beginning 18th May 2026.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.

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.

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About Castle Phoenix Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Castle Phoenix Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-phoenix-trust

Multi Academy Trust in West Midlands comprising of:
Caludon Castle School
Foxford School
Kingsbury School
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Richard Lee Primary School

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