About the Raedwald Trust

The Raedwald Trust is a partnership of Alternative Provisions and bespoke pathways serving children and young people requiring a different route to success.  The Trust is established to deliver its core purpose devolved by parliament: the advancement of education in the public interest.

Committed to the 7 Principles of Public Life:

• Selflessness
• Integrity
• Objectivity
• Accountability
• Openness
• Honesty
• Leadership

the Raedwald Trust uses compliance to drive a culture of ethics and probity.  Through this approach, the Raedwald Trust is able to unleash greatness by enabling bold, imaginative and innovative learning. 

Welcome from our CEO, Angela Ransby

Thank you for your interest in applying to work for the Raedwald Trust.   

 The Raedwald Trust is a thriving, inspirational Trust situated in the heart of communities across Suffolk and delivers exceptional education to pupils of all ages who require personalised bespoke education pathways. 

 I have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for learning and I am passionate about education and working with young people. Making a difference in the lives of young people is what brought me into this profession. It is my belief that all pupils should be successful in schools and that schools should serve the needs of their communities. Staff, governors and trustees at the Raedwald Trust are ambitious for every pupil, and this is evident in the day-to-day life of the Trust. 

 Learning and Teaching is at the heart of all we do. We believe that the Raedwald Trust should be a centre of excellence with high expectations, positive pupil attitudes, good behaviour and a clear focus on raising standards and ensuring progress for all. We do our utmost to create a culture where every pupil feels valued and where every member of staff is committed to pupils achieving their very best. This is achieved by fostering an ethos firmly rooted in social justice, civic values and lifelong learning.  

The Raedwald Trust values its staff as professionals and we provide them with access to a wide range of CPD and training opportunities.   We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all of our staff to share this commitment.  

Working with us

As a supportive place to work, the Raedwald Trust community commits to collaborative convergence: together, we know we are more than the sum of our component parts.

We believe in our children and are committed to ensuring they access the very best of what is available.  We work hard, together, to provide the ordinary magic that can break through barriers.

We value our staff and offer:

• a bespoke, high quality, professional development programme
• access to a range of employee benefits to support health and wellbeing
• flexible working patterns and part-time positions
• an organisation which is values driven and has children at the centre of everything we do
• the freedom to innovate practice and programmes benefitting children

As an equal opportunities employer, the Raedwald Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnerships.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Raedwald Trust.

Disability Confident Committed Employer  

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicate and promote vacancies 
• offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• anticipate and provide reasonable adjustment as required
• support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• complete at least one activity that will make a difference to disabled people