Job title: Primary Academy Improvement Lead

Location: Cambridgeshire/Suffolk (Hybrid)

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: Leadership Scale L24-L30 (£91,158 - £105,595)

Closing Date: Monday 19 January 2026

Drive improvement and deliver excellence across our academies

We are looking for an experienced leader who can deliver measurable improvement and support our schools to achieve the highest outcomes for our pupils. This role is about strategic leadership, building capacity and ensuring excellence in teaching, learning and culture across multiple primary school settings.

What makes this role unique? 

• You will shape strategy and culture in addition to monitoring performance.
• You will coach and empower leaders, building capacity for long-term success.
• You will drive innovation in teaching and learning, ensuring our academies are Ofsted-ready and future-focused.

Our People-First Philosophy

At Active Learning Trust, everyone is valued in their role and we make sure that the right people have the right opportunities to find their purpose and progress within our Trust.

We love working with specialists that are passionate about shaping the future of education. Guided by our values of open dialogue, bold thinking and collaboration, we put our staff’s growth and well-being at the heart of everything we do - so that they can focus on making a real difference in our schools and our communities.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and teacher pensions.

Contact

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Rae Aldous, Director of Primary Education, at: rae.aldous@activelearningtrust.org.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date.  With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs.  It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent. 

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.