Chief Executive Officer Full Time

The Wings’ CE Trust is committed to providing the best educational experiences for children and young people. Rooted in Christian values, we are focused on achieving excellent outcomes and creating environments where pupils can thrive and create a better future for themselves and others.

We are seeking a Chief Executive Officer who will serve as the strategic leader of The Wings’ CE Trust, shaping the vision, values, and strategic direction of the Trust and its academies. Your mission will be to ensure that our schools consistently deliver good or better outcomes and maintain financial sustainability. This role requires a dynamic leader with a proven track record in school leadership, a deep understanding of school improvement systems, and the ability to manage complex partnerships across educational and community stakeholders. We are seeking for a CEO who can take our trust into its next strategic growth phase.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Guide the Trust’s strategic direction to grow the Trust further and ensure excellence in education and the sustainability of our schools.
• Christian Vision & Values: Uphold and champion the Trust’s Christian vision and values, inspiring our community to achieve ambitious educational goals.
• Partnership Management: Cultivate effective relationships with key stakeholders, including the Department for Education, Local Authorities, the Church of England dioceses, and others.
• Educational & Operational Leadership: Oversee teaching and learning standards across the Trust, ensure quality school improvement strategies, and manage resources to support continuous improvement.
• Finance & Compliance: Act as the Trust’s Accounting Officer, ensuring financial sustainability and adherence to all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Candidate Requirements

• Professional Qualifications: Degree and professional teaching qualification essential, including NPQH; post-graduate educational or management qualifications desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a headship role with proven school improvement outcomes and experience in schools, governance, strategic planning, and budgetary management.
• Skills: In-depth knowledge of Ofsted criteria, resource management, data-driven strategic planning, and governance in an academy setting.
• Personal Qualities: Inspirational leader, committed to high standards, collaborative yet decisive, and capable of building a positive organisational culture.
• Faith Requirement: A practising Christian and a strong commitment to promoting and strengthening the MAT’s Christian vision and values.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to lead a mission-driven Trust, contributing to the growth and success of schools in the Manchester and Liverpool dioceses. The CEO will play a vital role in shaping future generations, ensuring The Wings’ CE Trust is a place of both spiritual growth and academic excellence.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role

In addition, offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references, including a faith reference
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Please submit the application form which can be found via the website link below and a supporting personal statement [Max. 1000 words] either via email to the Chief Finance Officer: nwinstanley@thewings.org.uk

Or Post to: The Chief Finance Officer, St Mark’s CE Primary School, Alexandra Street, Newtown, Wigan. WN5 9DS

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

View advert on the Trust website: www.thewingstrust.org.uk/about-us/vacancies

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £99,067.00-£109,275.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Education:

• Bachelor’s (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester M46 0HJ

Application deadline: 12/06/2025
Reference ID: CEO Vacancy

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