Chief Executive Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Tees Valley; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ad Astra Academy Trust in the Tees Valley seeks a Chief Executive to lead the Trust forward and drive improvement across ten schools. The role requires a strategic thinker who can unite schools, staff and pupils around a shared vision.

The successful candidate will guide a workforce of around 500 employees and 3,000 pupils, delivering excellence in teaching, inclusion and personalised learning across our academy network.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within the Education Sector with demonstrable recent achievement.
• Strategic leader able to develop a vision and hold a long-term strategic view.
• Experience leading large organisations with staff and pupil teams (approx. 500 employees, 3,000 pupils).

Responsabilités

Description du poste

What skills and experience we're looking for

Permanent, to commence 1st September 2027.

Ad Astra is an Academy Trust made up of ten diverse primary schools across the Tees Valley and County Durham.

As the current Chief Executive Officer retires, the Trust Board now seeks to appoint a talented individual to lead the Trust forward.

The ideal candidate will be someone with significant experience within the Education Sector, with successful, demonstrable recent experience and achievement.

The Trust are seeking a strategic leader, who has the ability to maintain focus on the long-term issues by developing and holding a vision and strategic view. A leader who can harness the skills and enthusiasm of 500 employees and 3,000 pupils.

Ad Astra has a strong reputation for school improvement, developing staff and providing an increasingly personalised offer for the pupils who attend our schools, the Trust works hard to ensure that the children who attend our schools love learning and do well.

The key to Ad Astra is the core principles of excellence in teaching and learning, inclusion and developing a love of learning. This is a rare opportunity, with a chance to shape lives, and lead meaningful change.

Candidates are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the post.

What the school offers its staff

Our strapline ‘STARS IN THE MAKING‘ is equally resonant with employees as with our pupils, they can all be the best they want to be within Ad Astra. Our purpose is a singular statement that defines what we do and why we do it.

Further details about the role

The closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 2nd November 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

Ad Astra Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).