Tapton School
Academy Trust
CEO
Welcome
Thank you for showing an interest in the post of Chief Executive Officer for Tapton School Academy Trust, Sheffield.
We were established in 2011 initially as two schools. We are now a Multi Academy Trust of two 11-18 schools, two 11-16 schools and five primary schools (4 with nurseries), with a sixth primary school in the pipeline. We are the largest MAT in Sheffield with about 7,500 learners and over 900 staff including a strong central services team.
The planned retirement of our present CEO means we are seeking to appoint a new CEO to lead the Trust into its next stage of development. We believe this is a time of opportunity for the Trust, building on firm foundations and going forward to address the future.
Our schools serve diverse communities some are characterised by significant disadvantage whilst others are situated in more affluent circumstances. We believe that this diversity makes the Trust both exciting and rewarding to lead.
If you share our vision to realise the life chances and dreams of every child, and to secure the highest quality education and learning experience for all learners regardless of their individual needs and circumstances then I warmly encourage you to contact Martin Blair at Hays Leadership on 07736791138 or at martin.blair@hays.com for a private and confidential discussion about the opportunity.
I look forward to hearing from you and learning how you would work with the Trust Board, Executive Team and our headteachers to deliver our vision, achieve our aims and go forward confidently into the future.
Sarah Draper
Trust Board Chair
About Tapton School Academy Trust
TSAT is a multi-academy trust operating a family of nine schools across Sheffield. The schools are from early years (age 2) to sixth form, working across a diverse range of communities.
Collaboration is at the heart of the trust. The aspiration, with distributed leadership across TSAT, is to be greater than the sum of its parts.
- Provide a safe place to be
- Provide great teaching and learning
- Create an environment where all opportunities are in reach.
- High quality education and experience for all (effective schools and outstanding outcomes)
- Sustainable trust
- Great place to work
- A culture of professionalism
- A focus on nurture as well as achievement
- Involvement of the family and wider community in everything we do
- Making visible those who feel invisible through disability, poverty, ethnic or cultural disadvantage
- Mutual support and development
- The health, wellbeing and safety of all our people.
There is lots of additional information available at www.taptontrust.org.uk
Trust Schools
Secondary
Primary
The Role
TSAT’s next CEO will be a leader who is both inspirational and aspirational and who can build on the strong foundations developed over the last 12 years, taking TSAT forward into its next stage.
First and foremost our new CEO must be committed to our vision as a Trust – to realise the life chances and dreams of every child. We believe every learner should have a high-quality education and learning experience within a safe, inclusive learning environment.
The world of education is ever changing and challenging - our new CEO must be an agile thinker, able to convey confidence, common sense and positivity, who will act with honesty, professionalism and integrity in meeting and addressing these challenges. They must be able to be a problem solver and team player as well as a first class leader.
Salary – £165,498 - £191,927 (plus any confirmed national pay award). Starting salary negotiable dependent on experience
Recruitment timeline
Closing date – 8am, Monday 6th November
Final Interviews – 15th and 16th November
Start date – September 2024
Key Documents
Safeguarding
Tapton School Academy Trust value equality and diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment practice including satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check for the appointed candidate
How To Apply
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role or to discuss the application process please contact Martin Blair at Hays Leadership Appointments.
Martin Blair
Hays Leadership Appointments
Tel: 07736791138
Email: martin.blair@hays.com
