Executive Principal - Primary
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Halifax, HX2 0TJ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 20 Nov 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
You will be an experienced Principal with a proven track record of leading a successful, high-achieving school and of leading change and improvement. You will be passionate about improving children’s life chances, hold high expectations of yourself and others, and have the presence, resilience and integrity to inspire confidence in staff, pupils, parents and governors alike. Above all, you will share our belief that every child can achieve something extraordinary.
What the school offers its staff
• The opportunity to shape the future of primary education across a progressive and forward-thinking Multi Academy Trust, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people.
• Valuable system leadership experience, supporting both established and newly joined schools at an important stage of the trust’s growth.
• An outstanding professional development programme, including the Trinity Institute of Education, with opportunities for development and career progression.
• The support of a dedicated team of leaders and central specialists across the wider trust.
• A proven suite of school improvement strategies e.g. Behaviour for Learning (BfL), which ensures a calm and productive learning environment.
Further details about the role
Trinity Multi-Academy Trust is a family of primary, secondary and post-16 academies united by a simple vision: to make a positive difference to the lives of as many young people as possible. We believe every child can achieve something extraordinary, and with more than 8,500 young people across our schools, we have a strong and proud track record of helping schools make a lasting, positive difference to children, families and communities. The Trust is also the home of White Rose Education, whose highly respected maths curriculum, resources and professional development programmes support our pupils and staff along with thousands of schools across the UK and internationally.
This is an exciting time to join Trinity. The trust is entering a new period of growth, including across our primary provision, and we are looking to appoint an Executive Principal (Primary) to play a central role on that journey. Working across both well-established Trinity academies and schools that have newly joined the trust, you will help build strong foundations, share what works and ensure every primary pupil benefits from the very best of Trinity.
It’s a rare opportunity for an ambitious primary leader to make an impact well beyond a single school, and to gain the breadth of experience that comes with leading in very different contexts.
We are now seeking an inspirational and experienced leader to lead and support our primary academies. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, as Executive Principal you will:
• Strategically lead the direction and development of your designated academies, ensuring the trust’s vision is clearly articulated, shared and acted upon by all staff.
• Lead, coach and hold to account Principals and senior leadership teams, raising standards and aspirations in every school.
• Have overall responsibility for raising standards of pupil attainment and achievement, with high-quality teaching at the centre of strategic planning.
• Support newly joining schools through their transfer into the trust, helping them to embed Trinity’s proven approaches and secure rapid, sustained improvement.
• Broker collaboration across our primary academies, sharing best practice and building effective learning communities.
• Work with trust leaders on the strategic development and growth of Trinity, including bids, plans and new initiatives.
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. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Enhanced DBS with children's barred list check Online and social media checks Qualifications Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Childcare disqualification Health assessment You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.