Trust Executive Headteacher

Thank you for your interest in the post of Trust Executive Headteacher (Secondary 11-19) at Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking, values-driven Trust committed to providing the very best education for all our students. We are seeking an experienced and aspirational Headteacher to play a pivotal role in driving excellence across our secondary schools and shaping the future of our Trust.

As Executive Headteacher, you will be the Headteacher at St Clere's Secondary School, leading the senior leadership team in its daily operations and overseeing an extensive DfE-approved new build and site remodelling. Beyond this, you will work collaboratively with our secondary Headteachers to further raise standards, ensure consistency, and deliver the Trust's aspirations across our secondary phase. You will also lead in embedding our co-operative values, strengthening our 16-19 provision, and enhancing the partnerships between our schools and the wider community.

Our Trust is built upon the international co-operative values and ethical principles. We are proud to provide an inclusive and aspirational environment where students and staff thrive. We are looking for an individual with a track record of successful school leadership, the ability to inspire and develop others, and the strategic vision to drive sustained improvement across our secondary schools.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the educational experience of students across our Trust, working alongside a dedicated and passionate central trust school improvement team. If you share our commitment to educational excellence and values-driven leadership, we would be delighted to receive your application. As a Trust, we recognise the value of and seek to achieve a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please refer to ​our recruitment and selection policy statement (www.osborne.coop/working-with-us) for more information.​

We hope you feel your skill set makes you a good fit for this exciting opportunity and ​ I look forward to receiving your application.​

St Clere's School is a secondary school and Co-operative Academy with an ethos that promotes excellence for all. Everything we do is underpinned by Co-operative values that guide and develop our students through their education to become successful, responsible and confident adults. We work in partnership with a family of schools including East Tilbury Primary School, Stanford-le-Hope Primary School, Thameside Primary School, Arthur Bugler Primary School and Brentwood County High School. Due to our excellent Science facilities and results, we were awarded Specialist Science College status in 2010. We have since been awarded a second specialism in Sport because of our outstanding amenities and standards.

We have over 1100 students here, who are busy finding out that learning can be enjoyable and will bring them greater opportunities in life. Our well-qualified staff teach with great energy and expertise in an environment that has exceptional standards.

St Clere's School is located on the edge of Stanford-le-Hope, a short distance from the A13, and is surrounded by a large expanse of playing fields, which enable us to enjoy a vast array of sports. We have a range of facilities including a state of the art Drama studio, an Apple Mac suite, fully refurbished Science labs, Sports Pavilion, 3G all weather floodlit pitch, tennis courts and an exceptionally well-stocked Library with research and quiet study space. In addition, we have classrooms with up-to-date ICT resources, which enhance the teaching for all students and provide a comfortable environment in which to learn.

Our reputation is one of very high academic standards and outstanding pupil conduct. St Clere's School has gone from strength to strength and the past few years, St. Clere's School pupils have achieved significantly above national results. The Maths department have continued their trend of results, high in the 80s where one third of pupils left with a top grade of 7 to 9. The English department has also mirrored that success with results high in the 80s and significantly above national. Additionally, our progress score continues to be a solid positive and our Ebacc results are above national. Both ICT and separate sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) were 100% A* to C. These results are significantly above national figures and some of the best results in the history of our school, demonstrating: high quality teaching and learning; continuous dedication of staff and the engagement for learning of our pupils. All of this is evident on a daily basis at St Clere's School.