CST Senior Lead for School Improvement
Full time, one year fixed term contract
September 2025 start
Salary according to STPCD
Central Schools Trust is seeking to appoint a CST Senior Lead for School Improvement to join our trust, comprising Balsall Common Primary School Academy and Damson Wood Nursery & Infant School Academy.
Central School Trust has a friendly, hardworking and dedicated team of staff who are passionate about the learning of every child. The schools provide a caring, stimulating and purposeful environment in which every child may enjoy their work and find satisfaction in it, to develop positive attitudes, acquire a sense of achievement and develop self-confidence and self-discipline. Our values underpin all that we do.
If you are motivated by the prospect of making a difference, and possess the following qualities, we would like to hear from you.
• Enjoy working within an educational environment
• Be able to lead, motivate and inspire others
• Be innovative, creative and a strategic thinker.
Please see accompanying job description and person specification for further details.
Information about the Trust – Vision and Culture
Quite simply, children matter, therefore the experience that we provide for the children in our schools matters. We care about what happens to children and endeavour to provide learning experiences and emotional support that count towards their overall quality of life, now and into adulthood. There is no greater service, than our service to them. Our vision is that every child will achieve their personal and academic potential through targeted support and learning opportunities and that, throughout their time in our schools, every child will feel safe, happy, valued and included.
Education is for life, and we are relentless in our pursuit of the delivery of academic, social and emotional learning in order that we learn well, respect each other and, ultimately, flourish together as confident and stable individuals.
Teaching that is underpinned by sound pedagogical knowledge of the curriculum returns better outcomes for all. Therefore, CST provides all staff with opportunities for high quality professional and personal development as part of a drive for continuous improvement. Currently we have:
• a clear plan for developing employees through an Employee Development Programme, which sets clear guidelines for career advancement from entry level to coordinator, manager and leadership positions
• a package that offers employee benefits
• a well-being package to support staff emotionally and physically.
The exceptional outcomes reached by the children means that CST is recognised by the wider community as a high performing trust that is desirable to parents and carers.
Additional information and how to apply
We welcome anyone interested in the position to contact school to arrange a visit to see us in action. If you are interested in the position, and wish to discuss further, please contact Mrs Carlington at s2pa-cst@solgrid.org.uk or 01676 532254, who will be pleased to arrange this.
Successful candidates will be contacted shortly after the closing date with details of interview date and time.
Central Schools Trust is 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 an enhanced DBS check, barred list check, eligibility to work in the UK check, proof of identity, childcare disqualification check, qualifications check, on-line check and living/working overseas check. You will also be expected to provide two suitable references, one being your present employer.
Applications must be on a CST application form. A CV submitted without the application form will not be accepted on its own.
Completed application forms are to be returned by email for the attention of the Chief Executive Officer’s PA at s2pa-cst@solgrid.org.uk. The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 22 May 2025.
Attached documents
Application Form
Job Description
Person Specification
