Education Director

We are looking for an Education Director who shares our values, ambitions and commitments to take our trust into the next chapter of its compelling story. The Education Director role makes up part of the trust's Executive Leadership Team, with responsibility for learners aged 2-19 and in both mainstream and specialised settings. At this time we are particularly interested in candidates whose background includes leadership of mainstream secondary schools.

As a member of the Executive Team, the successful candidate will help to define and lead the trust's strategic direction, and secure high performance in all aspects of CLF life.

Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the Education Director will line manage Executive Principals, Senior Principals and Principals as well as leaders of key cross-trust areas of provision. The postholder will also be responsible for a range of key pan-trust portfolio priority areas including both strategic development and operational delivery.

Education Directors have a 2-19 role and are responsible for the quality of educational provision across all phases and all types of settings within the trust. Education Directors guide and influence the CLF's educational philosophy and strategy, securing the trust's mission and upholding the HEART values.

Other responsibilities include implementing the trust strategy to secure improvement, growth and high performance, and acting at a trust-wide level to ensure the CLF remains effective, efficient and high performing across all areas., The CLF is an equal opportunity employer and is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. To ensure our leadership team is fully representative of the people we serve, we are encouraging applications for this role from global majority communities.

We are proud to be part of a diverse region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupils' needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.

The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within academies. While this role does not routinely work directly with specific students, your work will involve regular interaction with children and is therefore regulated activity.

The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse West Country multi-academy trust which is home to 35 schools operating in five clusters in Bristol, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Somerset.

The CLF is unique due to its tight geographical concentration, the diversity of the communities it serves, and the variety of educational provisions it offers. We are one of the largest and most respected trusts in the South West and hold national as well as regional recognition due to the breadth and influence of strong practice in our trust.

Our collaborative culture, driven by a strong moral purpose, is key to our success. We believe strong collaboration can drive school improvement and embed excellence in our academies. Our team is united with the common goal of delivering outstanding educational experiences and promoting the life chances of the young people in our academies now and in the future.

Following a recent period of growth, we are proud to serve circa 18,000 pupils who all attend one of our 10 secondary academies, 17 primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete post-16 provision, three special schools and two alternative provisions spanning the age ranges.