TrustEd Director: Standards

Trusted Schools Alliance, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L29 to L33

What skills and experience we're looking for

The TrustEd Director: Standards will be employed to work Trust wide leading assigned work linked to improving standards and other aspects of improvement across our schools. In the first instance, the postholder will be responsible for leading Trust wide work on inclusion and inclusive practice. This is alongside working with other Trust Executives and Headteachers on aspects of school improvement as required.

They will work within our Trust Executive Team, on improvement strategies, with other Trust employees, and our Headteachers / SLTs. This team works together well, and headteacher teams are established as being involved in appropriate collective decision making, within a secure Trust framework. The TrustEd Director: Standards will be educationally and strategically focused on achieving the highest standards, providing clear leadership and direction for school improvement.

They will support, develop and deliver targeted school improvement intervention through the development of professional learning. The specific responsibilities of the TrustEd Director: Standards will change in line with the needs of the Trust and our schools. Therefore the TrustEd Director: Standards will be someone who is flexible and willing to adapt to the areas of which they are asked to lead.

They will support, develop, and deliver targeted school improvement interventions through the development of professional learning.

What the school offers its staff

• An important role, working alongside an established central executive team in a MAT with a strong reputation and proven track record in school improvement.

• An opportunity to work in a role that is focussed on making a real difference to the education of our learners to ensure that they flourish and are ready for their next steps in education and their future lives.

• An exciting opportunity to work collaboratively within a MAT supporting our schools in educational practices and school improvement.

• A committed and pro-active trust who provide strong support and guidance, with a collaborative and strong team ethos.

• A local trust, whose schools serve the communities and market towns of south and central Shropshire where stewardship is a key value and at the heart of our work.

• To join a highly effective TrustEd Executive Team and Board who have ensured business and financial security, and who have brought transformational change to our sponsored schools.

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 Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people within our schools. The Trust complies with the statutory legislative requirements and guidance that seeks to protect children in accordance with statutory guidance e.g. ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (September 2022). To meet this responsibility, this includes a rigorous recruitment & selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Trust Job descriptions and persons specifications make reference to safeguarding and child protection and that all posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service certificate. All advertisements include our safeguarding statement and commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Trust Application for Employment.docx - 116 KB (opens in new tab)

TrustEd Director Standards.pdf - 865 KB (opens in new tab)

About Trusted Schools Alliance

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Trusted Schools Alliance website
• Email address: scarlett.beach@trusted-schools.com
• Phone number: 01746 760509
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trusted-csat-alliance

Trusted is a highly successful multi-academy trust of four primary schools and five secondary schools across south and central Shropshire, with our main Trust offices in Bridgnorth. We are an inclusive mixed MAT, serving both secular schools and a Church of England school.

Arranging a visit to Trusted Schools Alliance

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email scarlett.beach@trusted-schools.com.

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