Executive Principal - Primary

The Methodist Church in Britain; Halifax; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Trinity Multi Academy Trust is seeking an Executive Principal to lead its primary academies, both established and newly joined. You will set strategic direction, coach principals, and drive attainment while guiding schools through their transfer into the trust.

This cross-school role demands resilience, integrity and a clear vision, with opportunities for system leadership across the trust, including growth, bids and new initiatives, backed by a strong professional development programme.

Competenze

• Proven track record of leading a successful, high-achieving school.
• Experience of leading change and improvement.

Mansioni

• Strategically lead the direction and development of the designated academies, ensuring the trust's vision is shared and acted upon by all staff.
• Lead, coach and hold to account principals and senior leadership teams, raising standards and aspirations in every school.
• Have overall responsibility for raising pupil attainment and achievement, with high-quality teaching at the center of strategic planning.
• Support newly joining schools through their transfer into the trust, embedding Trinity's approaches and securing rapid, sustained improvement.
• Broker collaboration across the primary academies, sharing best practice and building effective learning communities.
• Work with trust leaders on the strategic development and growth of Trinity, including bids, plans and new initiatives.

Descrizione del lavoro

This Executive Principal post sits with Trinity Multi Academy Trust and leads its primary academies, both established schools and those newly joined to the trust. The core of the role is setting strategic direction, coaching and holding principals to account, and driving attainment while supporting schools through their transfer into the trust. What sets it apart is the cross-school remit across very different contexts, alongside work on the trust's growth and bids. Visa sponsorship is not available, so candidates must already be eligible to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Strategically lead the direction and development of the designated academies, ensuring the trust's vision is shared and acted upon by all staff
• Lead, coach and hold to account principals and senior leadership teams, raising standards and aspirations in every school
• Have overall responsibility for raising pupil attainment and achievement, with high-quality teaching at the center of strategic planning
• Support newly joining schools through their transfer into the trust, embedding Trinity's approaches and securing rapid, sustained improvement
• Broker collaboration across the primary academies, sharing best practice and building effective learning communities
• Work with trust leaders on the strategic development and growth of Trinity, including bids, plans and new initiatives

What's required

Experience

• Proven track record of leading a successful, high-achieving school
• Experience of leading change and improvement

Skills & knowledge

• Presence, resilience and integrity to inspire confidence in staff, pupils, parents and governors

Checks & eligibility

• Full enhanced DBS check
• Eligible to work in the UK

Other

• High expectations of self and others
• Passion for improving children's life chances
• Shared belief that every child can achieve something extraordinary

What's offered

• Outstanding professional development programme, including the Trinity Institute of Education
• Valuable system leadership experience across established and newly joined schools
• Opportunities for career progression within the trust
• Support from a dedicated team of leaders and central specialists across the wider trust
• Access to proven school improvement strategies such as Behaviour for Learning