Primary Executive Headteacher

We are looking to recruit a visionary Primary Executive Headteacher to join us on our journey to excellence, building on our Trust’s current success and inspiring both children and staff to work to their greatest potential. 

At DLT we believe that every child has the right to an education that gives them the best opportunity to succeed and prosper.  We know that this takes great people, hard work and attention to detail. This is a considerable responsibility and we take it very seriously. Everyone within our trust is fully committed to learning.  Our ethos is to be innovative in order to improve, to develop resilience in order to face challenges, and to strive for excellence in everything we do.

DLT is a growing multi academy trust currently comprising of five primary academies and one secondary, with other primary academies looking to join us in 2019.  Our academies sit in Nottingham and Derbyshire local authorities, geographically along the M1 corridor from J25 to J26.  All our academies with an Ofsted designation are judged ‘Good’, our two more recent sponsored academies have not yet been inspected.

We are looking for someone who:

• Puts children at the heart of everything they do
• Has been an inspiring headteacher with a proven track record in leading school improvement
• Can successfully lead change, preferably with experience of leadership across more than one school
• Is able to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Has experience in managing the performance of staff and cultivating highly-motivated teams, who recognises and rewards excellent practice
• Is an excellent communicator, who is personable, caring and passionate with high expectations of themselves and others
• Is committed to their own continued professional development and providing skilled mentoring and coaching to other potential future leaders.

In return we offer:

• A culture of trust, where all contributions are recognised and respected
• A senior leadership team with a strong ethos of mutual support and challenge
• An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development
• Academy teams who share our ambition for excellence
• Well established and embedded business support and processes
• A skilled and experienced central service team who proactively support our academies, enabling educationalists to focus on our core purpose – teaching and learning
• A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second!

If you think this sounds like you then come and visit us to see for yourself. Visits are positively encouraged.  Please phone or email to arrange a mutually convenient appointment.  Find out if we’re right for you!  Contact Holly Pickering on 0115 9421286 or email h.pickering@djanogly.org

Djanogly Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  We follow safe recruitment procedures & will require enhanced DBS clearance & references from past employers.

Closing Date: 12 noon Wednesday 9th January 2019

Interviews: Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th January 2019