Executive Headteacher/CEO (Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust & The Talking Trust)
The Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust (TaSMAT)
East Sussex
- £123,506 - £138,265 per year
- Quick apply
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 3 March 2025
Job overview
Executive Headteacher/CEO The TaSMAT Group of Schools
(Torfield & Saxon Mount Academy Trust & The Talking Trust)
We are seeking an outstanding person to be our Executive Headteacher/CEO and to lead our mission to improve the educational outcomes and life chances for all of our pupils, students and their families. This is a genuinely rare opportunity to lead the two organisations that comprise the TaSMAT Group of Schools:
- Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust (a small Multi Academy Trust of two special academies, Torfield School and Saxon Mount School)
- The Talking Trust (a charitable trust that operates St. Mary’s School and College, a Non-Maintained Residential Special School)
Our schools are very different, but they are all highly successful. Based on four sites across Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill, collectively we support around 450 pupils (including a small number of residential pupils/ students) who experience special educational needs and disabilities including Autism, Speech Language and Communication Difficulties, Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties.
As Executive Headteacher/CEO, the successful candidate will work closely with the Trustees of TaSMAT and TTT and the wider Trust and School leadership teams, to develop and implement our Trust strategy, focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for all our learners in each of our provisions. We are committed to supporting pupils/students to be as independent as possible and to be well prepared for their next steps in learning and ultimately, life beyond school and college. Our focus is on making excellent provision that enables pupils/students to thrive. Our values of kindness, respect and tolerance underpin everything we do.
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the drive, ambition and ability to ensure the continued success of the Trust. They will have highly successful school/trust leadership experience and a proven track record in leading high performing educational provisions for children and young people with a wide range of additional needs, preferably in a range of sectors. They should have a demonstrable experience of strong financial, business and estates management and success in building effective partnerships and links with a range of organisations including Local Authorities and similar schools/trusts. The ability to think and plan strategically with the ability to motivate others and work collegiately, the Executive Headteacher/CEO will build and develop the Trust’s staff and provide leadership for our entire community creating a positive organisational culture that priorities quality of provision, professional development and continuous improvement.
Visits are a requirement. To arrange a visit and subsequent application pack, or for an informal discussion please contact our Governance Professional Karen Haskell-Crozier (khaskell-crozier@tasmat.org.uk)
For more information please visit our websites:
https://www.torfieldschool.org/
https://www.saxonmountschool.org/
https://www.stmarysbexhill.org/
We do not accept CVs. References will usually be taken prior to interview. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Employment will be subject to pre-employment checks including satisfactory DBS Enhanced clearance and references.
• The closing date for applications is: 3rd March 2025
• Short listing will take place: 7th March 2025
• The selection process will take place: 17th & 18th March 2025
Attached documents
About The Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust (TaSMAT)
- The Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust (TaSMAT)
- C/o Saxon Mount School, Edinburgh Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea
- East Sussex
- TN38 8HH
- United Kingdom
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