Executive Director of Primary Education
Pontefract Academies Trust
Pontefract, West Yorkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
Executive Director of Primary Education
Salary – Highly competitive
1st September 2018 or by negotiation
Post Reference – P167
Pontefract Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust of two secondary and six primary academies. The Trust is offering a unique opportunity for an ambitious applicant to join the Trust at the start of our next stage of development.
The Executive Director of Primary Education will lead the support, challenge and improvement of the Trust’s primary schools. All primary academies will come under their remit and the post-holder will provide hands on leadership.
The Executive Director of Primary Education is accountable for ensuring the educational success of the primary cluster. The role will coordinate and monitor support for all the academies and should create a culture of constant improvement in each one. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO, the Trust Executive Director of Teaching and Learning and other members of the MAT Executive Leadership Team.
Strong leadership is vital to ensure the success of the Trust. Pontefract Academies Trust would like to appoint an ambitious and energetic Executive Director of Primary Education who will work alongside the CEO to secure progress, develop, share and embed systems across the six primary academies.
An application pack can be downloaded at www.pontefractacademiestrust.org.uk, or alternatively call Lisa Dodgson, HR Manager on 01977 707342.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post with Julian Appleyard OBE, CEO of the Trust, contact Human Resources on 01977 707342.
Completed application and declaration forms should be returned either by post or by email to:
Lisa Dodgson, HR Manager, Pontefract Academies Trust, c/o St Mary’s Community Centre, The Circle, Chequerfield, Pontefract WF8 2AY or by email recruitment@patrust.org.uk
Closing Date: Monday 21st May 2018 at 10am.
Interview: Week Commencing 21st May 2018.
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from everyone. The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare and expect all staff and volunteers to share this. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and any satisfactory pre-employment checks. Successful applicants will also be asked to provide criminal conviction information.
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About Pontefract Academies Trust
- Pontefract Academies Trust
- The Barracks Business Centre, Wakefield Road, Pontefract
- West Yorkshire
- WF8 4HH
- United Kingdom
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising of nine schools: seven primaries and two 11-16 secondary schools. We are a medium sized family of schools all located within Pontefract. We educate over 3500 children and young people across the town.
The Trust has undertaken a change management programme with a focus upon accelerating the performance of all our schools. The progress to date has been strong but there is more to come. Our collective work has seen one of our secondary schools shift from special measures to being rated good for the first time since 2009. In addition, in 2019 our six primary schools delivered their best SATs outcomes at Key Stage 2 in their history. Consequently, the Trust is in a strong position on which to build. We are honest about our progress as a Multi Academy Trust and whilst we have made great strides recently, we are humble enough to admit that we may not be where we want to be currently and there are things we can do better.
We believe that we have a strong, yet simple mission and vision as a Trust. We have a set of guiding principles that steer our daily work. It is not over ambitious to say that we aim to create something transformational in our schools in Pontefract. We want to be joined by people that share a passion for improving social mobility and who want to make a difference day in and day out. Our children and young people need the skills and qualifications to operate in an increasingly competitive global workplace. To this end, as educationalists, our role in improving the life chances of the children and young people in our communities should never be underestimated.
The ambition of the Trust is shared by our group of talented and highly dedicated support staff, teachers, leaders and SPRB members at our schools. We are equally grateful to our pupils and parents for their support and commitment.
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