Head of IT and Business

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Leeds seeks passionate individuals committed to fostering student success and inclusivity. The role emphasizes building high-performing schools and values diversity in the workplace. Interested candidates can learn more about our innovative working policies and community values by visiting our careers site.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Free on-site parking

Salary sacrifice schemes including private health and discounts

Qualifications

• Aligned to values of hard work, trust and fairness.
• Committed to ensuring all students succeed at university.

Responsibilities

• Maximise attainment and develop character.
• Establish high performing schools within the community.

Job description

Overview

What skills and experience we're looking for. Please see the job advert.

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Dixons Trinity Chapeltown?

• We believe that people, more than strategy, create value - we all belong and grow together
• '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing greater flexibility and agency
• Culture of high expectations; teachers can teach and students can learn
• Focus on feedback NOT marking
• No off-the-shelf strategies; weekly coaching
• Schemes of work fully resourced and ready

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of hard work, trust and fairness and completely committed to our mission: the academy will ensure that all students succeed at university (or a real alternative), thrive in a top job and have a great life.

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every student to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource YouTube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Interviews will take place on 19 November 2025.

Please visit our careers site at join-dixonsat.com for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 0113 512 5510 and speak to Joe Manuel, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focused on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Dixons Academies Trust takes seriously its ‘duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of students at the school’ (Children Act 1989 and Education Act 2004). The welfare of the child is paramount and we adhere to all aspects of Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022) and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018). Nothing is more important than children’s welfare and we will always work in the best interests of the child. All children must have equal rights to protection.