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Are you seeking a change from Headship?
Do you have the skills, leadership experience and passion to develop the quality of education across our three Trust primary schools? Would you like to be part of the Senior Executive Team that shapes our ambitious strategic agenda to nurture talent and improve pupil outcomes in our school community?
This exciting new post, created as part of our growth, will work closely with our CEO, Senior Executive Team and Primary SLTs to champion excellence in education and leadership across our three primaries.We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record of school improvement who is ready for the next step in their career progression. If you share our passion and purpose and want to inspire others to share in achieving our goals, then we would like to hear from you.
If you are interested, the next step is to have an informal conversation with our CEO, Ryan Duff. Please contact rduff@discoveryeducationaltrust.co.uk.
The start date for this role is September 2024, or January 2025 will be considered for preferred candidates.
Interviews will take place at one of our primary schools in Brentwood.
Information about the School
Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 students and 500 staff, across 5 schools.
Our schools are:
- Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
- St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
- Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
- Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)
We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum.
Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do.
We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion.
We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment, along with the following employee benefits:
• Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
• Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational
Trust
• Two-week October half term
• Employee savings and discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential wellbeing support for employees and
dependants
• Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue
to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
• Bike2Work scheme
• Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender re-assignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.
The Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our students against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.