Deputy Chief Executive Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established, successful, and growing Multi Academy Trust. Trustees are looking to appoint a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to enhance the already substantial and successful INSPIRE team.  Established in 2016, INSPIRE Academy Trust is a group of nine primary academies currently operating within the Wakefield area.  We are also involved in supporting schools from neighbouring Local Authorities. 

Our vision is to Build a Community of Schools – Inspiring Excellence in Everyone.  

We have four strategic aims:

• Inspiring Excellence 

• Inspiring Partnerships 

• Inspiring Individuality 

• Inspiring Futures 

Our four core values of:

• Respect 

• Recognition 

• Responsibility 

• Resilience 

Are at the heart of all we do. 

We are a truly collaborative Trust where the uniqueness of each school is valued. We are one professional community. 

We are looking to recruit an exceptionally talented individual with the insight to identify and promote best practice, and the courage to challenge our schools to improve even further, by leading School improvement and partnership work across the Trust’s academies.  You will be outward facing and readily engage with professional networks such as the Teaching School hubs, English hubs, Maths hubs etc.  The successful candidate must be able to work with neighbouring Local Authorities and schools and academies within these Authorities. 

This role is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding and inspirational primary school improvement professional who has the aspiration, integrity and ability to help support the ongoing improvements across the Trust’s academies and the willingness to engage in National Support School work. 

The Trust is committed to the continued improvement of teaching and learning and aims to achieve this through adopting research led practice.  The Deputy Chief Executive Officer will be at the heart of this work and will work closely with the CEO as the Trust continues to develop.  The ideal candidate will be an ambitious professional with a track record of successful school improvement leadership within the primary sector.  

The Trust prides itself on having a working environment where everyone is valued and where opportunities and successes are shared.  It is important that the successful candidate can enhance the team with his/her drive and energy, strong interpersonal skills and passion for excellence

Should you wish to discuss the post further, please contact: Mrs Joanne Batty via email: jbatty@ipmat.co.uk or telephone 07768 137524 to arrange an appointment to speak to the CEO Mrs Sue Vickerman.

For an application pack please visit www.ipmat.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 9th July 2021 – 12 noon.

Interviews will be held week commencing 19th July 2021. 

Please return completed applications by email to Joanne Merritt at hr@ipmat.co.uk

Inspire Partnership Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.  Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.