Partnership Director: Primary


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Partnership Director: Primary. This role is of great importance to our work as an organisation.

GORSE has been extremely careful regarding its growth over the course of the last decade. Taking into account projects which have been approved by government, we know that our trust will be made up of 16 establishments in the near future. In addition to this, we also operate GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub, important establishments in their own right. Ensuring that each element of the trust, including the central team, performs at its best to ensure all children, especially those whose who are disadvantaged, have the opportunity to secure the Gift of Choice, is the central mission of GORSE. Within our organisation we have established a long standing culture of excellence where ‘high challenge, high support’ is commonplace. You will be joining an established team of highly-skilled Partnership Directors, overseen by our Senior Partnership Director. The team provides essential leadership support, giving strength to our work as a central team, ensuring that we are able to achieve excellence in all areas of our practice throughout the trust. The successful candidate will work collaboratively as part of the established Partnership Director team and will report directly to the Executive Principal: Primary and the Senior Partnership Director.

The Partnership Director: Primary’s remit will be centred on ensuring that our primary schools are increasingly effective and enjoyable places to learn and to work. In order to achieve this the successful postholder will have well established expertise in all aspects of primary education. Strong experience in early education and foundational skills and knowledge and teaching strategies for Special Educational Needs will be very important in this role along with a detailed understanding of how to expertly develop children’s confidence and ability in English and mathematics. The ability to be dynamic, resilient, tenacious and passionate are a necessity in the role of Partnership Director alongside working within GORSE’s values of Diligence, Integrity, Rectitude and Kindness.

It is essential the successful candidate is appropriately experienced and already operating at a senior level within education. Furthermore, the successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage positive change and will have a strong track record of performance. This will include positively impacting upon the work of other professionals over a sustained period of time.

The role is advertised at a salary level that is significant, which is a strong indication as to the level of expertise required to fulfil this invaluable role.

An application pack which provides further details of the role is available to download directly from our website at www.tgat.org.uk/jobs or by email to info@tgat.org.uk. If, after looking in further detail at the application pack, you feel that this role could be of interest to you, then we would love to hear from you.

Should you wish to apply for the post, please complete and return the attached application form via email to info@tgat.org.uk with ‘Partnership Director: Primary’ in the subject line, along with a covering letter addressed to Helen Townsley (Executive Principal: Primary) which meets the criteria specified in the application form.

Should you require more information regarding the post, then please contact Helen Townsley or, Senior Partnership Director, Debra Seekings in the first instance. Please do this via emailing info@tgat.org.uk.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.

• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

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