Our Trust needs a new CFO!
We are seeking a colleague that will be exceptional in their role and will enable our children to excel because of their strategic thinking, drive, rigour and ambition. We seek a wonderful unicorn, able to balance technical precision, meticulous and relentless high performance and robust effectiveness, while at the same time being kind, generous, sensitive, compassionate and a culture champion. We have great people who need a brilliant leader to guide, motivate and authorise their excellence. #One team is everything and our pervading ethos; people thrive from the generosity of others.
At Shaw Education Trust, high achievement is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to ensuring that no individual’s opportunities are limited by their background or ability. Our focus is on harnessing the power of people to create positive change for our children and young adults, and we work closely with students, leaders, teachers, and support teams to shape everyone’s best future—because one size fits one. We believe education should be an exciting, dynamic space buzzing with vibrancy and potential. Innovation and entrepreneurialism fuel our passion, allowing us to be creative, agile, and responsive to context and circumstance. We embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo to ensure that our students thrive.
Our values are, To Be Pupil and People Centred, To be Best in Class, To be Accountable, To be Innovative, To Act With Integrity
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
• Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Shaw Education Trust is a dynamic and rapidly growing multi-academy trust committed to improving the lives of young people by providing exceptional educational opportunities. Established in 2014, we have quickly expanded and now oversee 32 academies across the West Midlands and Northwest of England. Our academies include a diverse range of settings, including primary, secondary, and specialist schools, all of which work collaboratively to ensure that every student receives a high-quality education tailored to their needs. This diversity is a cornerstone of our approach, as we believe in the power of shared learning and the strength that comes from a united focus on excellence.
Since our inception, Shaw Education Trust has demonstrated a relentless commitment to driving educational improvement and ensuring that no student's future is limited by their background or ability. Our Trust is built on the belief that "one size fits one and being proud to be like nothing else" meaning we tailor our approaches to meet the individual needs of each learner. This ethos has fuelled our mission of ensuring brilliance in education, offering innovative solutions to raise standards and deliver exceptional outcomes.
Shaw Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy.
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online checks and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions.
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified. Therefore, we encourage early applications.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV’s alone will not be accepted.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.