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🌟 Join Leigh Academies Trust and Be the Change You Want to See! 🌟

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey where every day brings new opportunities for personal growth and societal impact? Look no further than Leigh Academies Trust - where diversity, sustainability, and community engagement aren't just buzzwords, but the driving forces behind everything we do.

We believe in the power of every individual to make a difference, regardless of background or experience. As part of our inclusive and supportive culture, you'll find yourself surrounded by like-minded peers who champion diversity and celebrate individuality. Here, your unique perspective is not only valued but essential in shaping our collective vision for a brighter future.

At Leigh Academies Trust, we understand that job satisfaction goes beyond a paycheck. That's why we're committed to providing unparalleled opportunities for development and growth. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to take the next step, our comprehensive training programmes and mentorship initiatives are designed to empower you to reach your full potential.

But it's not just about personal success - it's about making a meaningful impact on the world around us. With our focus on community engagement and sustainability, you'll have the chance to contribute to projects that tackle pressing social and environmental issues head-on. From promoting equality and inclusion to reducing our carbon footprint, every action we take is driven by a desire to create positive change.

Join us and become part of a team that's not only shaping young minds but also shaping the future. Together, we can build a more inclusive, sustainable, and compassionate society for generations to come.

Apply now and unleash your potential with Leigh Academies Trust. Your journey towards job fulfilment, personal growth, and societal impact starts here.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.

Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.