Director of Standards at Venn Academy Trust

5 Days Remaining

Job Reference #

EDV/2026/VAT/60136

Location

Building C (First Floor), Willerby Hill Business Park, Beverley Road, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU10 6FE

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£113,644.00 - £131,576.00 Annually (FTE)
L33 - L39

Closing Date

9:00am, Mon 20th Apr, 2026

Start Date

1st September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Driving licence required

Interview Date(s)

27/04/2026

Interview Date(s) 27/04/2026

About this Role

We are looking for an exceptional leader to join our multi academy trust, as a Director of Standards.

This role provides an opportunity for experienced and ambitious leaders to play a central role in the next stage of development for Venn Academy Trust. The organisation is entering a period of continued growth and is strengthening its executive leadership capacity to ensure that schools across the trust benefit from strong improvement support while maintaining the highest standards of education.

The Director of Standards will lead the trust’s quality assurance and inspection readiness framework, ensuring that the organisation maintains an accurate understanding of school performance and that all schools are supported and challenged to achieve strong outcomes for pupils.

For further information, please see the accompanying recruitment pack.

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Simon Witham, CEO by emailing info@vennacademytrust.org or telephone on 01482 505030

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.