Headteacher

At Pioneer Educational Trust, we believe in providing an exceptional education to all children and young people. This means preparing our learners to thrive at intrapersonal, interpersonal, societal, and global levels. Through an outstanding curriculum, strong pastoral systems, and meaningful personal development, our learners' experience is inclusive, relational, and empowering. 

It is never dull, often challenging and demanding in the best possible way at Trevelyan. It’s an exciting and extraordinarily worthwhile and fulfilling place to be.  The team is passionate, professional and deeply committed to its pupils and the ethos of inspire, challenge and grow runs through everything they do to ensure an exceptional education for all. 

Trevelyan Middle School is delighted to be opening a new resource base in September 2025 which will provide children with an EHCP with cognition and learning as their primary need with the best possible environment and education to thrive and belong.   

If you want to be part of a community that is knowledgeable, empowered and committed to taking principled action in service to others, then please read on.  If you want to lead ethically and work with local, national, and international educational communities, then this role is for you. 

You will have the opportunity to:

• Deliver an exceptional school culture where all pupils thrive and reach their full potential
• Implement and sustain a consistent and effective behaviour policy that fosters a respectful and safe learning environment
• Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Be part of a wider Trust team and bring your expertise and knowledge to ensure all pupils thrive and reach their full potential

And when you join us, you will have access to a number of excellent benefits:

Professional development: We are committed to the growth of all our colleagues. With our CPDL Wednesdays, staff have dedicated time for professional development and collaborative working, ensuring continuous improvement and shared best practices.

Positive work environment: Enjoy a supportive and enriching working environment with free refreshments, free annual flu vaccinations, and an Employee Assistance Programme offering advice on wellbeing, and more.

Exceptional leadership opportunities: Our vertical leadership principles provide exceptional leadership development opportunities, enabling all colleagues to flourish and be fulfilled.

Pioneer Summit: All staff attend our collaborative annual Pioneer Summit. A fun packed day of keynote speakers, workshops and activities. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues across the Trust and to recognise and celebrate our achievements.

Flexible Working: We have been at the forefront of pioneering a flexible working in schools since 2019 focusing on the presumption that flexible working can work unless there is a genuine operational reason that it cannot. This is achieved through our unique, transparent and inclusive flexible job design process.  As a Department for Education Flexible Working Ambassador MAT, we share our expertise regionally and nationally. 

All you have to do bring is your authentic self.  You will be a successful, innovative leader with a track record of raising standards in teaching and learning with values aligning with ours:

Our core values

• we pioneer: We prepare the way for others to follow, transcending barriers through aspiration, merit, and risk. We are determined, committed, and responsible, never accepting mediocrity.
• we inspire collaboration: We believe in working in partnership. In a culture of high trust and intelligent risk-taking, collaboration exists at all levels and between all stakeholders.
• we invest intelligently: We provide high-quality professional development for all staff and a positive, enriching work environment. We offer high support and challenge that enables all colleagues to flourish.
• we consciously liberate: Providing equal access to an outstanding education is central to our aims. We champion the vulnerable and disadvantaged, breaking down barriers to learning.

Apply now to be part of a community that is knowledgeable, empowered and committed to taking principled action in service to others. 

Assessment & interview dates (two-day process): 03/04/2025 and 04/04/2025

* Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact Mrs Bhamini Lynn, People Partner on blynn@pioneereducationaltrust.org.org.uk or 01753 546376 to arrange a convenient time

**This is a two-day process (a first full assessment day, with the final interview for successful candidates on day two).

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more innovative, more creative and gets better results. We want our workforce to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our workplace to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

This means that when we are recruiting, we actively seek to reach a diverse pool of candidates. It also means that we are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working.

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if there are options you’d like to explore with us.

Pioneer Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to satisfactory references, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and evidence of essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.