Chief Executive Officer Full Time

Developing and forward thinking, Canary Wharf College (CWC) was formed in 2011 on the Isle of Dogs, East London. It has grown to be an academy of one secondary and two primary schools. The two primary schools, East Ferry and Glenworth, have been graded as outstanding by Ofsted and the secondary school, Crossharbour, as good, with a combined total of 1000 students and 100 staff. The Trust’s vision is for ‘all of our students to achieve personal success and develop the values and life skills that will allow them to lead happy and rewarding lives’. CWC is a non-denominational Christian Trust, our current schools embrace the founding ethos ‘To Live, Share and Celebrate the Love of Learning in a Christian environment whilst welcoming those of other faiths and backgrounds’.

Details of what this looks like in practice can be found on the CWC website: https://www.canarywharfcollege.co.uk/values-visions/4523.html

CWC’s founder, Sarah Counter, is retiring as CEO and the Trust is now looking to appoint a new CEO, who will work closely with the Board of Trustees on the management of strategic operations, on institutional development, and the delivery of its key strategic objectives. Creative in approach and an inspirational leader, they will provide vision and direction to the staff to achieve the highest levels of performance, the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning and horizon-scanning to identify growth opportunities for the Trust.

The successful candidate will be a sophisticated internal and external communicator with strong stakeholder management skills to ensure effective working with a range of external stakeholders, including the Regional Schools Commissioner, the Department for Education, local authorities, and Trustees. With relevant school leadership experience, they will be empathetic to the founding ethos. The Trust’s next CEO will require proven leadership skills and ability to drive change and grow the Trust. With an empowering style to support, develop and challenge leaders across the Trust, the successful candidate will ensure outstanding leadership within the academies and wider teams.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and references.

For further information and to apply click on the button below which will take you to our dedicated microsite. For an informal and confidential conversation please contact our advising partners at GatenbySanderson: Ross Highfield 07891 138 886 (ross.highfield@gatenbysanderson.com) or Karen Malia (karen.malia@gatenbysanderson.com)

Closing date: Monday 23th May 2022 at midday

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