Trust Senior Leader

THIS IS AN INTERNAL SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.

The Active Learning Trust – Inspiring Excellence Across Our Academies!

Are you an outstanding classroom practitioner, emotionally intelligent leader and have experience of working in a school leadership role?

We have an exciting opportunity for an internal secondment as a Trust Senior Leader for the Primary phase, during the 2025/26 academic year.

The secondment will involve working in designated primary school(s) to give additional capacity to the senior leadership team when they need it. The secondment details will vary depending on the needs of the school being supported. It could involve being seconded full-time, or just a couple of days per week.

In order to be considered for this secondment opportunity, you must first obtain permission from your Headteacher and Academy Improvement Lead to ensure that there is the capacity for your release.

For an informal discussion, please contact Rae Aldous, Director of Primary Education (rae.aldous@activelearningtrust.org), who would be delighted to discuss this opportunity with you.

This is an exciting career development opportunity, which will allow you to make a significant impact within our Trust.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees’ alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.