The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join CfBT Schools Trust, a rapidly developing multi academy trust. We are looking to appoint an inspirational and highly effective Executive Headteacher to provide professional leadership to two schools – Meadow Park Primary Academy in Reading and Abbey Woods Primary Academy near Wallingford.

The Role

Each School has its own Headteacher, but you will help steer the vision of these schools and provide professional leadership, drive, passion and personality to take them from strength to strength. Utilising your strong values and moral courage, you will help create secure foundations from which to achieve the planned growth of student numbers at both schools and facilitate outstanding performance in all areas of the schools’ work.

Requirements

With your strong track record of sustained school improvement and understanding of the current educational climate you will be able to demonstrate an ability to build teams and create a learning environment that leads to outstanding success and inspired learners. Utilising your exceptional inter-personal skills and know-how to create learning communities that have the highest expectations of themselves and their pupils you will be able to lead these schools to rapid success and sustain this into an exciting future.

About CfBT Schools Trust

You will be joining an organisation that is passionate about professional collaboration between schools and is totally committed to evidence-based research. CfBT Schools Trust is a leading name in school improvement in the UK and overseas and we believe that the best way to achieve an outstanding school system is through a school-led model of improvement.

Our Schools Partnership Programme brings together over 130 schools who connect with one another on a local and national level, sharing their expertise and driving improvement across the school system. It will give you access to a wide peer support network as well as a range of support services and direct support from highly experienced CfBT professionals.

For an informal discussion about the role please call Tim Culpin, Director of Education, on 07932 625090

Apply

To apply and for further details please download our welcome letter, job description / person specification and our application form. Please email application form to cstteam@cfbt.com