West Midlands Academy Trust
About West Midlands Academy Trust
Founded in January 2025, West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) was created through Hall Green, Kings Norton Girls’, and Swanshurst Schools. With the vision “Achieving more together,” WMAT focuses on delivering high-quality education, personal development, collaboration, accountability, and financial sustainability, while respecting individual school identities.
At WMAT, we cultivate a culture of:
• Genuine collaboration between academies, where sharing expertise and providing mutual support is fundamental.
• Collective responsibility, ambition, and high expectations for all staff and students across the Trust.
• Supported accountability, driven by a collaborative, reciprocal and robust Trust Quality Assurance programme, to ensure we achieve our goals together.
• High-quality, tailored staff professional development to support continuous growth.
• A staff-focused culture, where the role of leaders is to facilitate exceptional provision, enabling staff to perform at their best for the benefit of our students.
West Midlands Academy Trust Vacancies
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
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West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
WMAT is a dynamic group of 3 secondary schools in South Birmingham; due to the retirement of our founding CEO, we are seeking an inspiring, values‑driven leader to join our Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £59,807.90 Annually (Actual)
L43 + Plus 4% in line with STCPD 2025 £147,769 @ 0.4 FTE (Actual Salary £59,807.90 per annum pro rata.)
HR Lead
HR Lead
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
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West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
As WMAT continues to develop in its second year as a multi-academy trust, we are pleased to invite you to be considered for the HR Lead position. Your experience, insight and leadership could make a r...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £43,505.00 - £47,354.00 Annually (FTE)
Term time + 2 weeks.
Headteacher
Headteacher
Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham, West Midlands
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Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham, West Midlands
WMAT is a dynamic group of 3 secondary schools, of which Kings Norton Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a Founding member. For the right person, this is an outstanding opportunity to build on this fan...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £103,030.00 - £119,350.00 Annually (Actual)
L29 to L35
Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.
Part of West Midlands Academy Trust
West Midlands Academy Trust Vacancies
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
-
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
WMAT is a dynamic group of 3 secondary schools in South Birmingham; due to the retirement of our founding CEO, we are seeking an inspiring, values‑driven leader to join our Trust.
- Permanent | Part-Time
- £59,807.90 Annually (Actual)
L43 + Plus 4% in line with STCPD 2025 £147,769 @ 0.4 FTE (Actual Salary £59,807.90 per annum pro rata.)
HR Lead
HR Lead
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
-
West Midlands Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands
As WMAT continues to develop in its second year as a multi-academy trust, we are pleased to invite you to be considered for the HR Lead position. Your experience, insight and leadership could make a r...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £43,505.00 - £47,354.00 Annually (FTE)
Term time + 2 weeks.
Headteacher
Headteacher
Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham, West Midlands
-
Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham, West Midlands
WMAT is a dynamic group of 3 secondary schools, of which Kings Norton Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a Founding member. For the right person, this is an outstanding opportunity to build on this fan...
- Permanent | Full-Time
- £103,030.00 - £119,350.00 Annually (Actual)
L29 to L35
Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.
Part of West Midlands Academy Trust
Are you looking for a different role at West Midlands Academy Trust? Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.
