Thank you for your interest in the position of Director of Primary across University of Lincoln Academy Trust (UoLAT). I am delighted that you are considering joining the wider family of schools and I hope that this pack that is attached gives you a clear sense of who we are, the values that guide us, and the exciting opportunities ahead.

Our family of schools currently stands at seven: one special school; four primary schools; and two secondary schools. We serve over 3100 pupils and more than 550 staff. We also are unique in that we educate more than 132 apprentices and are our own apprenticeship provider. This provision is also based and operates from University Academy Holbeach (UAH), a secondary school where the trust offices are also based. 

We believe that this is a unique opportunity to serve a local community who value and hold our schools and our trust in high regard for the work that it does. The work of our schools is critical to helping lift aspirations in the local area but by also creating opportunities for our young people to flourish. Above all you will be committed to our three values of Ambition, Inclusion and Integrity, demonstrating these in your work throughout.  As the Director of Primary, you will also be part of the UoLAT Executive Team for the trust and will play a critical part in the strategic direction of the trust and all of its schools, helping to drive change and have genuine influence at scale. 

There are lots of great staff to support the journey for improvement.  The successful candidate will bring a strong understanding of assurance mechanisms and a desire to help accelerate outcomes further by supporting staff development across all levels. This is what our staff and our pupils deserve.

The successful candidate will be able to lead teams and develop wider relationships too.  We hope that we will be able to grow in the primary sector as we move forward. This person will play a critical part in that development, by demonstrating that our schools are doing well and that we have developed the capacity of our teams, and their skills, to help support others in a meaningful way as part of that system leadership.  

There is also great variety to the type of school within this position. Each school is unique, though all of course play important roles in their communities. This role will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work across schools, school types and phases to deliver improvement. You will help identify further talent and strength in schools and harness this to help others grow and improve from it.

Please see our Director of Primary job pack for full information regarding the post. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, which will be requested, prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service

(DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

We will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.