Director of Education

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Director of Education

Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with skills and experienceContract: PermanentLocation: London (serving the boroughs of Merton, Croydon, Sutton and Lambeth)Reporting to: Chief Executive OfficerWorking pattern: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing date: 23:59, Monday 13 April 2026

About Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust

Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust is a cross-phase family of Catholic schools serving communities across South London.

The Trust currently comprises seven schools (six primary and one secondary) educating more than 3,500 pupils and employing almost 700 staff.

Rooted in the values of love, service, humility and faith, our mission is to provide an excellent education for every pupil, every day.

The Trust has ambitious plans to grow to around 30 schools in the coming years, strengthening Catholic education across the region.

About the Role

The Director of Education will provide strategic leadership for education across the Trust, ensuring consistently high standards of curriculum, teaching and pupil outcomes.

Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Heads and Headteachers, the Director will help shape and deliver the Trust’s educational strategy and support strong collaboration across all schools.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading Trust-wide educational strategy and school improvement
• Strengthening curriculum coherence across primary and secondary phases
• Ensuring high-quality teaching, learning and assessment
• Supporting and challenging senior leaders to secure strong outcomes
• Embedding the Trust’s Catholic ethos within educational practice
• Providing oversight of quality assurance, safeguarding and inclusion

The Director will play a key role in delivering the Trust’s ambition to become internationally recognised for excellence in faith formation, service, personal development and academic progress by 2030.

How to Apply

To apply, candidates must complete and send the following documents to Nichole Burley-Burton, Head of HR and Culture:

• Application form
• Consent to obtain references form
• Disclosure form

Email: [email protected]

Closing date: 23:59 on Monday 13 April 2026.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Safeguarding

Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

As a Catholic Trust, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who share our commitment to our mission and values.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

We value our leaders and are committed to creating an environment in which you can thrive both professionally and personally.

As Trust Director of Education, you will benefit from:

• Leadership Group Pay Range in accordance with the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD)
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• 35 days’ annual leave across the year (excluding bank holidays)
• A generous benefits package, including reduced gym memberships and virtual GP access
• Access to a strong professional development offer to support executive leadership growth
• The opportunity to shape educational strategy across a growing family of Catholic schools
• Executive-level influence within a Trust with clear ambition and strong moral purpose

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.