Chief Executive Officer
Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent Contract Type: Full Time (could be flexible for the right candidate) Contract Term: Permanent
Are you an experienced, strategic educational leader that can build on our success, deliver growth and inspire excellence in all that we do?
Tenax Schools Trust is a Church of England multi-academy trust providing outstanding education in both primary and secondary schools in Kent and East Sussex, currently comprising 7 primary schools (including one school with no faith designation) alongside a large secondary school, Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, situated in Tunbridge Wells. The Trust also operates Teach Kent & Sussex SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) and the Kent Teaching School Hub; the DfE’s designated Teaching School Hub for East Kent and West Kent.
Now is a moment of real opportunity for Tenax Schools Trust. We are rightly proud of our achievements but are now at the start of an exciting new chapter in the life of our Trust as we welcome a new CEO and look to further grow whilst retaining our commitment to evidence-based pedagogy and delivering high quality education to all the pupils in our communities and positively influencing the practice of teachers across and beyond the Trust.
To take us on the next steps of our journey, we need an inspirational leader, who can motivate others and drive growth and improvement with the support of the high-performing teams across the Trust.
Applications from both practising Christians and those committed to protecting and enhancing the Trust’s distinctive Christian identity and ethos are warmly welcomed.
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 for a candidate pack and application form.
Closing: Mon 1 April at 12 Noon
Shortlisting: Tues 16 April
Interviews: Mon 22 and Tues 23 April
Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and all applicants are expected to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
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