Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Waterton Academy Trust is looking to appoint an exceptional individual to join our Executive Team from Easter 2023 or earlier. 

Established in 2014, Waterton Academy Trust is a group of thirteen primary academies operating within the West and South Yorkshire regions. Our vision is to create a family of schools that work together to deliver excellence. We are a collective where teaching and learning is paramount and children enjoy and engage in a rich and relevant curriculum. We strive to foster a culture of high aspiration amongst all our students and to create an environment where everyone reaches their full potential, regardless of their social, economic or cultural background.

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) is a new role and part of our strategic approach to increasing our leadership capacity. Reporting to, and deputising for, the CEO, this is an exciting opportunity to lead across the trust, with a strong focus on standards, safeguarding and our education offer. The successful candidate will also work alongside the CEO and Trust Central Team to ensure that Waterton meets its statutory and ethical obligations and continues to deliver the strategic aims set out by the Board of Trustees. The DCEO will be a key player within the organisation and take a lead role in developing our work within the trust and wider partnership areas.

The DCEO will be responsible for all areas of the education offer. The primary focus of the role will be to lead and effectively deploy our school improvement and inclusion teams. The DCEO will also be responsible for supporting our academy leaders in delivering excellence throughout our thirteen academies, specialist provisions and preschool settings.

We wish to appoint positive people who want to make a difference. Achievement focused, with a strong belief in inclusive education, the post holder will be passionate, highly driven and will play a significant role in the next phase of the Trust’s development.