Chief Executive
Aldridge Education
London/National
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive remuneration package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2018
Job overview
Aldridge Education is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), established by the Aldridge Foundation to fulfil the Aldridge ambition of providing the best education to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, regardless of whether they are academically or vocationally inclined. Formed in September 2016, we have been supporting schools since 2010 and have eight schools and one adult education community interest company. Our passion for high quality, inclusive education drives our work and we have shared goals and approaches which are tailored for the local context. We seek to help each of our schools and colleges define how best to achieve those goals for their community.
Unafraid to challenge conventional thinking, at Aldridge Education we believe there are no limits to what young people can achieve. In this next phase of our development, we are seeking to appoint a Chief Executive who will ensure that we are maximising our impact and adding value across the MAT by embracing innovation and sharing best practice whilst responding to local needs. Responsible for the educational and financial performance of the MAT, the Chief Executive will be a highly visible leader across the MAT, working collaboratively with our Principals to ensure that every Aldridge school and every student achieves the best possible educational outcomes.
As Chief Executive, you will work with a geographically dispersed team of Principals to deliver a cohesive and united vision of excellence. You will navigate complex stakeholder relationships at a local, regional and national level with ease, demonstrating sound political awareness, integrity and transparency. With a track record of successful leadership in secondary education, you will have further developed your experience at a regional or national level. You will bring strong financial acumen and experience of leading good governance along with a proven track record of raising school standards and outcomes. You will also recognise the value of a curriculum that supports entrepreneurship and enterprise skills.
Above all, you will believe in the values and vision of Aldridge Education; that each Aldridge graduate will have experienced an outstanding and enjoyable education and will be able to sustain the life of their choice. They will be independent, thriving economically and making a real, positive contribution to their communities.
For more information please visit https://andersonquigley.com/aldridge-education
For a confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultants at Anderson Quigley: Elliott Rae on +44 (0)7584 078 534 or Kassie McKnight on +44 (0)7808 648 559.
The closing date for applications is noon on 1st October 2018.
About Aldridge Education
- Aldridge Education
- 8 City Road
- London
- EC1Y 2AA
- United Kingdom
Aldridge Education
In joining an Aldridge school you’ll be joining a family who share a strong sense of values. We are passionate about attaining the highest standards of achievement and welfare for all of our students. We are unafraid to challenge conventional thinking and work collaboratively with all the schools in our family and are committed to securing for our students the opportunities, experiences and networks that will help them to succeed, be ‘life ready’, ‘work ready’ and independent. In addition to this we encourage sharing best practice and learning from others within our family of schools and beyond.
We are extremely proud that our schools have won numerous awards which showcase their achievement and facilities in recent years, just a few examples of which are:
• Portslade Aldridge Community Academy won Community School of the Year 2016, at the annual awards hosted by The Argus. In addition to this it emerged victorious by winning the STEMNET STEM Club Award 2015 and was awarded the Charity Achievement of the Year 2015 in The Argus Youth in Action Awards.
• Darwen Aldridge Community Academy was East Lancashire School of the Year 2015 and was named one eleven schools from eleven countries across Europe to have won the Entrepreneurial School of the Year Award 2015, a national and European recognition of the best schools championing entrepreneurship education. In November 2016 the Academy received a British Council International School Award recognising its “outstanding development of the international dimension in the curriculum”.
• Brighton and Portslade Aldridge Community Academies’ joint Digital Media Academy won the Academy Partnership Award 2016 at the National Education Business Awards.
• UTC@harbourside’s riverside campus won a Sussex Heritage Trust Award 2016 for the quality and excellence of its design.
Our developing national multi-academy trust is organised in regional clusters to ensure that our schools retain their individual community identities, and that we can attract and support new schools to strengthen the family. Each school has its own Local Governing Committee including parent and staff representatives to ensure the local community is engaged with the academy and that it is properly meeting its community’s needs.
Working together as a family of schools supported by a central team means that we can:
• Grow and retain our key leaders and teachers
• Provide greater opportunities for staff secondments and promotions
• Share curriculum development and specialist resources, such as subject leaders, across our schools locally and nationally
• Give our school leaders more time to focus on school improvement and the classroom by pooling and improving school support functions
What do our teachers see as the advantages of working in an Aldridge Education school?
“We have received excellent coaching support and advice from experienced individuals. Aldridge has provided support when capacity/time has not been available internally.”
“It’s about the expertise and support received, being part of a brand which has clear goals and vision, being part of an educational organisation which is so innovative and forward thinking.”
Sarah Dench relocated from Brighton to London after teaching at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy for five years and knew she wanted to stay working at an Aldridge school. In September 2015 she joining Kensington Aldridge Academy, you can read her story in full here.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Aldridge family then please take a look at our opportunities.
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