Trustee

Dixons Academies Trust, Bradford, BD5 7RR

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £0.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full details of this role can be found in the job description.

Applications ar by CV and cover letter to be sent to info@dixonsat.com

Please visit our careers site for more information about our trust, or call Angela Skinner, Business Support Administrator, HR on 01274 085526, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

What the school offers its staff

We are seeking to appoint exceptional trustees to join our board at Dixons Academies Trust, bringing valuable expertise in finance, audit and risk, primary education and SEND, and helping to shape the future of our trust.

As a trustee, you will play a vital role in providing strategic leadership, challenge and support, ensuring that the trust remains true to its mission of challenging educational and social disadvantage in the North through exceptional education.

We are looking for someone who:

• brings strategic thinking and sound judgement
• has a strong moral purpose and commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people
• demonstrates integrity, curiosity and the confidence to provide constructive challenge
• shares our values and our ambition to make a lasting difference in the communities we serve
• is committed to equality, inclusion and opportunity for all

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Greater Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

By joining our board of trustees, you will have the opportunity to:

• make a meaningful contribution to the life chances of thousands of young people
• support and influence the strategic direction of one of the country's leading multi-academy trusts
• work alongside experienced trustees and senior leaders who are passionate about educational excellence and social mobility
• help ensure strong governance, sustainable growth and effective stewardship of trust resources
• contribute your expertise to an organisation with more than 30 years of experience in challenging educational disadvantage

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Dixons Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: askinner@dixonsat.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dixons-academies-trust

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