• Permanent

• Leadership 1 – Leadership 5

• Salary £53,586 - £59,137

REQUIRED TO START: January 2027

Location: Trust-Wide, based in Wolverhampton, Stafford or Walsall dependent upon the successful candidate. The successful candidate will be based at a location that best reflects their experience, expertise and geographical location. This will be discussed and agreed during the appointment process. Regular travel across multiple Trust schools will be required.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, highly driven leader to join our Central School Improvement Team and play a pivotal role in raising standards across our growing Trust.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced middle or senior leader seeking to influence educational outcomes beyond a single school. Working alongside school leaders and the Trust's School Improvement Team, the successful candidate will support the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-informed strategies that improve teaching, learning, inclusion, curriculum and leadership across our schools.

The role combines direct school improvement support with strategic Trust-wide development. It offers dedicated time for professional enquiry, engagement with current educational research and the design of initiatives that can be implemented at both school and Trust level. The successful candidate will help ensure that our approaches remain innovative, evidence-informed and focused on improving outcomes for all pupils.

The successful candidate will:

• Raise standards in quality-first teaching through coaching, planning support, implementation guidance and modelling highly effective practice.

• Support school leaders in curriculum design, implementation and evaluation.

• Audit provision, identify strengths and priorities, and contribute to precise improvement planning.

• Develop and support subject, phase and middle leaders to strengthen leadership capacity across the Trust.

• Design, deliver and evaluate high-quality professional development and training for staff at all levels.

• Research, develop and implement evidence-informed initiatives that address key Trust priorities and improve outcomes for pupils.

• Work collaboratively with leaders across schools to develop and refine Trust-wide approaches, systems and resources.

• Evaluate the impact of school improvement initiatives and use findings to inform future strategic development.

• Contribute to the development of innovative practice through engagement with current educational research and professional networks.

• Support the Trust's commitment to inclusion, ensuring all pupils receive the highest quality educational experience.

Schools in the Trust

Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire and Dudley:

• St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

• St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire

• Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

• All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire

• Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton

• Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley

Stafford/Telford:

• Gnosall CE Primary Academy, Stafford

• Haughton CE Primary Academy, Stafford

• Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, Stafford

• St. Paul’s CE Primary School, Stafford (Associate Member School from January 2024)

• Tibberton CE Primary School, Newport

• St Lawrence CE Primary School, Telford

Walsall:

• Christ Church CE Primary School, Bloxwich, Walsall

• Old Church CE Primary School, Walsall

• Abbey Primary School, Walsall

• Little Bloxwich Primary School, Walsall

We are looking for a good/outstanding child-centred practitioner with:

• Proven, current success at raising standards;

• Proven good/outstanding teaching and learning;

• High expectations of children and a proven commitment to raising standards;

• Proven skills of organisation and leadership;

• The ability to support, lead and inspire colleagues by example;

• Excellent interpersonal skills;

• The ability to secure consistently strong teaching, learning and progress across schools;

• A strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring the needs of all learners are met with ambition, high expectations and compassion;

• Commitment to the safeguarding of children; and

• Commitment to the distinctive Christian nature of the Trust.

We can offer you:

• A strong commitment to your professional development and structured career progression opportunities;

• A unique opportunity to shape educational practice across a successful and growing Multi Academy Trust.

• Dedicated professional enquiry and development time to engage with educational research and develop evidence-informed approaches.

• Opportunities to lead Trust-wide projects, initiatives and professional development programmes.

• Collaboration with highly skilled school leaders across a diverse family of schools.

• Access to extensive leadership development and networking opportunities both within and beyond the Trust.

• The opportunity to see your work influence practice, provision and outcomes across multiple schools.

• Potential opportunities to raise standards and provide support beyond St. Bart’s Multi-Academy Trust;

• A highly successful and growing Trust;

• Outcomes across the Trust that are above national figures;

• Friendly, hardworking staff and children;

• Exceptional behaviour for learning;

• An opportunity to join a happy, caring team who work together, to take the schools forward, placing the child at the centre of all we do.

Katy Kent (CEO) 07876 560125 / Rachael Kilmister (Director of School Improvement) 07736 038366 rkilmister@stbartsmat.co.uk / Frazer Smith (Deputy Director of Education) fsmith@stbartsmat.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 19th October 2026, at 8:00am

To apply, please send your completed application form and recruitment monitoring form to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk including job reference SBMAT443 in the subject line of your email. 

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.