Trust Lead - (Executive Head Level) Inclusion and Safeguarding in Bradford

Due to the re-location of a current team member, Beckfoot Trust is seeking an intrinsically motivated and values-driven trust leader to join our executive team and lead on our one trust inclusion and safeguarding strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a locally serving yet nationally focused trust that believes deeply in true inclusion where standards and belonging matter most for those with the greatest barriers to overcome.

The successful candidate will:

• Live our values of enjoy, learn, succeed and embrace our mission of 'creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind'
• Build strong professional working relationships with adults and young people and communicate effectively and persuasively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Be driven to make a difference in both mainstream and special through working with school leaders
• Have a deep love of all things learning and be passionate about putting the research-informed inclusive classroom at the heart of all we do
• Be intellectually curious beyond belief and prepared to be challenged to think about how mainstream and special are 'the same but different'
• Share our commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity and a relentless drive for continuous improvement, investing in people yet leaving no child behind
• Have the confidence and adaptability to line-manage Headteachers in a phase that might be different to the one you have gained your experience in (particularly Special)

On application and at interview, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a measurable and sustained record of building a purposeful and inclusive culture with exceptional pedagogy at the heart. You will have evidence of leading and implementing strategy with rigour and clarity, investing in people, and demanding remarkably high standards. The right candidate will be highly ambitious for our trust and work with the CEO and the central team in supporting and challenging leaders in our diverse family of schools. You will be passionate about creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind and have the aptitude and experience to work at an executive level, yet the humility to be highly visible on the 'front line' so that schools can deliver great learning in every classroom for every child and young person.

A full trust induction programme will be put in place for the successful candidate. Whilst the successful applicant will need significant mainstream experience, you will be expected to develop the knowledge to support and challenge across our three phases (secondary, primary and special), therefore an interest in your own ongoing professional growth and particularly in relation to special schools, is vital.

Beckfoot Trust is different to many Trusts. We are geographically close yet diverse in our composition, bringing together schools across primary, secondary and special phases and serving quite different communities. This diversity gives us a unique strength and a shared sense of purpose, as we learn and grow together.

We are deeply committed to making a positive difference to our local community. We work closely with our schools and are focused on supporting the frontline where impact matters most. We are collegiate, inclusive and professional, with strong relationships at the heart of our work. We have clear roles and responsibilities, creating a culture of trust and psychological safety. As a medium sized Trust, we work closely together as one team, where everyone belongs. The strategic direction of the trust is clear, supported by regular briefings and high-quality training from senior leaders, including the CEO.

About Beckfoot Trust: Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another to be better tomorrow than we are today.

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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Working Pattern: Preferably Full Time although flexibility up to 0.8 will be considered for the right candidate.