Executive Director of Education

Join us as a Executive Director of Education at Consilium Academies, where a strong sense of collaboration, honesty, and a commitment to excellence and equity with integrity underpin everything we do.

Are you passionate, driven, and committed to delivering exceptional support? This is your chance to be part of an enthusiastic team at Consilium Academies, where we strive to provide the highest quality education for our students.

We are seeking a dedicated, experienced, and approachable Executive Director of Education to join our team.

We are looking for a visionary and dedicated Director of Education to oversee the quality of education across our Trust, ensuring accountability for the educational success of our schools.

The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring that our Trust delivers exceptional service to the communities we serve.

With a strategic focus on enhancing educational standards in the North West and Yorkshire, the post-holder will take ultimate responsibility for the performance of academies in these regions, driving the school improvement strategy to achieve the Trust’s strategic aims.

You will lead Headteachers in these areas, ensuring that every pupil reaches their full potential and that educational outcomes consistently improve.

In addition, you will provide strategic leadership to increase capacity and contribute to shaping the direction of the Trust and the wider school-led education system. Monitoring the quality of education across all schools, you will offer professional leadership and support as part of the Executive Team, ensuring that our educational vision is realised across the North East, North West, and Yorkshire.

Begin your journey with a team dedicated to empowering every student to achieve their full potential. If you share our values and have the vision and ambition to drive excellence, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will present the best possible example of professional standards to colleagues.

Please ensure that within your application you provide the names, addresses, and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

The closing date for applications is Friday 29th November 2024 at 9am.

Interviews will take place on Friday 6th December 2024

Consilium Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Consilium Academies is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Consilium Academies might want to explore with you. Further information on online searches can be found in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.