Chief Executive Officer - St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, Leicestershire
Salary: £Competitive to attract the right candidate Location: Leicestershire Contract Type: Full Time Contract Term: Permanent Start Date: September 2018
The Diocese of Nottingham is rolling out a pioneering educational plan that will protect and develop the Catholic identity and mission of its schools by ensuring each school is part of a large diocesan Multi-Academy Trust opening in September 2018.
All 84 primary and secondary diocesan schools will join one of four Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts within the diocese (3 CEOs have already been appointed for September 2018). We are now seeking a Chief Executive Officer for the St Thomas Aquinas CMAT (covering the Leicestershire region) to play a key role in leading and shaping an outstanding Catholic education within the Trust and the diocese as a whole.
A practising Catholic with demonstrable experience of successful system leadership/school improvement across more than one school leading to rapid and sustained improvement is essential.
Now is a moment of real opportunity, which makes this role an extremely attractive and rewarding career opportunity.
Closing: Monday 22 January 2018 at Midday
Interviews: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 January
For an initial informal chat (in complete confidence) please call Liam Dowds, our Emmaus Advising Consultant, on 01737 652 043 or email him at ldowds@emmausleadership.me in the first instance.
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