We are seeking an exceptional Chief Executive Officer who will shape the next phase of our Trust's journey, strengthening our culture of belonging, driving standards, and ensuring long term school and Trust sustainability. Working alongside the Trust Board to build and develop our vision of "Growing Confident Learners by Leading Learning and Excelling Together", the new CEO will provide the strategic vision, ambition and operational clarity to take Castle Phoenix forward. About Castle Phoenix Trust Castle Phoenix Trust is a values driven organisation with a strong belief that "together we are stronger". We empower each school to maintain its uniqueness whilst each benefits from shared alignment, leadership development and strong systems and structures across the Trust. Our current strategic priorities focus on: 1. Creating a Culture of Belonging Through effective leadership, inclusive classrooms and high expectations to improve pupil outcomes and staff engagement. 2. Growth and Expansion Strengthening and scaling central services, onboarding new schools, and refining systems to support Trust wide excellence. 3. Financial Sustainability Embedding Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning (ICFP), strengthening financial systems, forecasting, and ensuring all schools set and maintain balanced budgets. You will lead a Trust with a clear mission and a well developed improvement model built on collaboration, leadership development, shared systems and high quality learning and teaching.
Responsibilities
* Leading the Trust's strategic development and delivering the ambitions and KPIs set out in our three-year strategic plans.
* Ensuring all schools, particularly those in challenging circumstances, improve outcomes, attendance and inclusion, with a focus on vulnerable learners.
* Strengthening Central Services and ensuring they are efficient, effective and have high impact.
* Driving the Trust's growth and expansion strategy, including due diligence, onboarding and succession planning.
* Securing the Trust's long term financial resilience through strong financial management, ICFP implementation and robust oversight.
* Championing our culture of belonging and continuing to refine leadership capacity across all schools.
* Senior Trust-level leadership.
Qualifications
* Education sector experience is desirable with a track record of improving standards in at least one school.
* Experience working in challenging circumstances, securing rapid and sustainable improvement.
* Experience of leading change and implementing organisation wide systems aligned to a strategic plan.
* Demonstrable impact on standards, inclusion, safeguarding and outcomes.
Skills & Knowledge
* Strong understanding of data, performance measures, and using analytics to drive improvement, reflecting the Trust's focus on data dashboards and performance KPIs.
* Desirable to have a comprehensive understanding of inclusion, SEND, and strategies to improve engagement.
* High level financial acumen, including Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning, budget setting, forecasting and risk management.
* Ability to lead and inspire a culture of belonging, collaboration, and high expectations across diverse contexts.
Personal Qualities
* Strategic thinker with strong moral purpose, integrity and resilience.
* Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders; Headteachers, Trustees, communities and external partners.
* Commitment to developing people, talent pathways and leadership capacity.
Benefits
* Pension contribution
* Free parking
* Employee discount scheme
* Laptop/iPad
* Access to on site gym/swimming pool
* Access to leadership development
* Wellbeing day
* Annual whole staff conference
* Employee assistance programme
* Access to a fully funded Health Care Cash Plan
* A committed team of staff across our central office and schools
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