Our client has an exciting opportunity foran Executive Headteacher to join a high-performing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust.

Submit your CV and any additional required information after you have read this description by clicking on the application button. Location: Essex Travel: Required across the region Salary: Competitive executive package Job Type: Full Time, Permanent About The Company: Our client is a dynamic and well-established Multi-Academy Trust supporting a network of primary schools across several diverse regions. The Trust has builta strong reputationfor transforming schools, including successfully improvinga number ofsettings previously judged Inadequate or Requires Improvement to Good and Outstanding.Ofsted has praised the quality of its curriculum and its commitment to ensuring pupils not only meet academic standards but develop the skillsrequiredfor future success. With a clear mission to provide every pupil with an outstanding education, the Trust combineshigh expectationswith strong pastoral support, ensuring children thrive regardless of socioeconomic background. Following the recent design and implementation of a new educational framework, this is an exciting time to join the organisation as it focuses on effective delivery,consolidationand sustainable improvement. Executive Headteacher The Role: Reporting to the Director of Schools, the Executive Headteacher will provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of schools within the Trust. This role is centred on delivery and implementation rather than framework design, offering the opportunity to focus on embeddinghigh standardsand driving measurable outcomes with reduced developmental risk. You will work closely with Headteachers and Executive Principals, ensuring alignment with Trust strategy, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement, and strengthening school communities. The role includes oversight of approximately five direct reports. Executive Headteacher Key Responsibilities: - Provide experienced leadership across multiple schools, driving continuous improvement and raising educational standards - Ensure adherence to safeguarding, legal and regulatory frameworks - Collaborate with executive colleagues to develop and review strategic plans aligned with risk assessment and quality assurance frameworks - Lead the delivery of Trust priorities, particularly improving outcomes for disadvantaged?pupil groups - Oversee teaching and learning standards, ensuring robust monitoring systems are in place - Encourage effective sharing of best practice and collaboration across schools - Support the professional development of Headteachers and Principals through mentoring,coachingand structured guidance - Oversee leadership appointments, staff performancemanagementand appraisal processes - Ensure effective communication with stakeholders, including governance bodies, localauthoritiesand parents - Prioritise complaint resolution and transparent reporting - Overseefinancial management, budgetoptimisationand resource allocation to ensure long-term school viability Executive Headteacher You: - Proven strategic leadership experience within a Multi-Academy Trust or comparable education group, overseeing multiple schools - Strongtrack recordof success in primary education settings - Experience implementing national and local educational frameworks and curricula - Demonstrable ability to lead schools through periods of change and transformation - Strong understanding of safeguarding, regulatory and compliance requirements - Financially astute with experience overseeing budgets and resource management - Confident in data analysis to inform decision-making and drive performance Executive Headteacher Personality Profile: - Exceptional leader with proven communication skills - Strategic thinker with a practical, hands-on approach - Data-driven and outcomes-focused - Adaptable and resilient in the face of change - Skilled mentor and coach - Strong stakeholder manager with excellent interpersonal skills - Passionate about deliveringequitableeducational excellence Executive Headteacher The Opportunity: - Join a Trust with a proven record of school transformation and curriculum excellence - Lead implementation of a newly designed educational framework - Provide meaningful strategic influence across multiple schools - Shape leadership capability and strengthen school communities - Contribute to a culture of high aspirations and continuous improvement This is a rare opportunity for an experienced educational leader to make a tangible impact across a regional portfolio of schools within a values-driven and ambitious Trust. Tosubmityour CV for this confidential? xehkeey Executive Headteacher opportunity, please apply in confidence.