St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust Deputy Director of Education (Ref: SBMAT311) Permanent L24 to L32 depending on experience REQUIRED TO START: January 2026 Location: Any of the St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust’s schools with a base at Woodfield Primary School The Trustees of St. Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic Deputy Director of Education who has led at least one school to ‘Outstanding’/moved from a category to ‘Good’ and has proven expertise in significantly improving outcomes and creating educational excellence across one school or beyond. As part of our planned growth strategy, this post will work alongside the Strategic Executive Team (CEO, Director of Education and Director of School Improvement), supporting the Director of Education to lead on educational excellence, school improvement and quality assurance across our successful, highly regarded, growing Trust. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of outstanding primary school leadership. You will join a child-centred, outstanding team who are committed to the highest standards being achieved by all individuals within our Trust. We are looking for an outstanding leader with: Proven successful, outstanding Headship experience; a proven track record of successfully evaluating school performance and applying appropriate intervention strategies that rapidly enhance educational outcomes for all; high expectations for the achievement of every child, member of staff and leaders across the Trust; t he ability to be highly motivated and inspirational both individually and as part of a team; the ability to support, lead and inspire colleagues by example; a track record of leading complex changes; excellent interpersonal skills; and a commitment to the Christian distinctiveness of the Trust. We can offer you: An exceptional Strategic Executive Team (CEO, Director of Education, Director of School Improvement and Director of Finance and Operations); supportive, committed and effective leaders at all levels in a Trust that firmly places the child at the centre of all that we do; delightful children; a strong commitment to your professional development; further career opportunities as our Trust continues to grow; committed Governors and Trustees; and opportunities to provide CPD and support beyond our Trust in a local, regional and national context. For further information about the requirements of the post please access the candidate brochure here. For further information, please contact Katy Kent (CEO) on 07876 560125 or via email kkent@stbartsmat.co.uk. (please note fully available for email or telephone conversations throughout the summer holidays). To apply: please email your completed application form and equality and diversity monitoring form to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk Please quote reference SBMAT311 in the subject line of your email. Closing date: Friday 5 th September 2025, at 9.00 am. St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage. With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.