Job profile

FIXED TERM: 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2026

Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment

We are looking to appoint Executive Head Teachers across the Trust (East Sussex & London) for the academic year 2025/26, this role is ideal for existing Head Teachers who are ready for the next stage of their development.  We are currently in a transitional model of leadership across the Trust and this is an exciting time to become part of a team shaping and developing the next stage of the Trust’s future.  The role will involve the successful candidate being Head Teacher of one academy and Executive Head Teacher of one other academy within the Trust.

You will provide strategic leadership and hold overall accountability for direction and high quality education which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement and well-being.  As an experienced professional, you will be able to demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent people management skills, together with a proven track record of success in raising standards.  You will be able to demonstrate that you can work with the wider Executive Team and drive the STEP Compass priorities within the remit.

The successful candidate must:

• Demonstrate a history of strategic leadership, particularly in relation to the leadership of people, curriculum and outcomes;
• Exhibit a fervour for enhancing educational standards and providing high quality leadership by motivating others;
• Demonstrate a commitment to growing your own leadership behaviours and the ability to learn from others;
• Forge robust partnerships with staff, parents and the wider community, steering transformative change and shaping the future direction of the academies they lead;
• Commitment to working as part of a wider team and an understanding and support of the Trust wide priorities and direction.

The Job Description and Person Specification fully outline the requirements of this post and can be found on our website: www.stepacademytrust.org . Supporting statements should be written in line with the Person Specification.  CVs are not accepted.

In addition, you are welcome to contact Cheryl Gilbert to arrange a visit, or for an informal discussion about this post prior to application: cheryl.gilbert@stepacademytrust.org 

Closing date:                24^th April 2025

Interviews:         W/C   28^th April 2025

STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities.  We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.    Applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.