Chief Education Officer | Brigantia Learning Trust
Chief Education Officer
Brigantia Learning Trust
Salary: Leadership / Trust Executive Scale (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Full time, year‑round
Location: Multi-site across the Trust (with regular travel), Central Office Sheffield
Accountable to: CEO
Our ambitious multi-academy trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Chief Education Officer to help realise our vision of delivering excellence through a culture of care, equity, inclusion and ambition.
Brigantia Learning Trust is a thriving multi-phase Trust serving a diverse community of schools across Sheffield, educating children and young people aged 2–19 across nursery, primary, secondary, all-through and post-16 provision. Our mission is to improve life chances, promote social mobility and ensure that every learner is supported to achieve their full potential.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly effective Chief Education Officer to provide strategic educational leadership across the Trust, driving improvement in standards, outcomes and the quality of education in all academies.
You will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to shape and deliver the Trust’s educational vision, strategy and priorities. You will play a central role in leading school improvement, strengthening leadership capacity across academies, and ensuring consistently high expectations for all pupils.
We are looking for a highly experienced education leader with a strong and proven track record of delivering sustained school improvement across multiple settings. You will bring strong strategic insight, excellent leadership skills, and the credibility to operate at executive level within our trust.
To find out more and register your interest for the role, please visit www.joinbrigantia.co.uk
If you have any questions or queries about the role, please contact Laura McGunigle at Satis Education on 07931 384683 or email laura@satiseducation.co.uk
· The closing date for applications is: Tuesday 30th June, 9am
· Shortlisting: Wednesday 1st July 2026
· Interviews will take place on: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July 2026
Brigantia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we will check the suitability of staff to work with children. Applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and overseas police checks (where applicable). As part of the shortlisting process, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
- Locations
- Sheffield
Sheffield
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