The Landau Forte Charitable Trust
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APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust Required for January 2019 or earlier lfct.org.uk APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust Introduction The Academies Established in 1989, the Landau Forte Charitable The Trust is stable with an historic focus and Trust operates 6 Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form strength in secondary schooling, expanded Academies across the Midlands, 2 based in Derbyshire into the primary sector in recent years. and 4 in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The Trust’s vision is to significantly contribute to the systematic improvement The trustees are interested in further expansion of of education in England through their Academies by the Trust to around 12 schools, in time. However, further raising the performance, hopes, aspirations and the priority is to ensure the best possible standards ambition of students, their families and local communities. of educational provision and outcomes for the children, pupils and students in the LFCT academies, Each academy has their individual specialism and their families and wider communities. with an expectation of high standards of learning, teaching, attainment and progress, and student This is a moment for the Trust to seek a CEO who will care, being common across the trust. take the Trust forward, enabling independent leadership and management of each school, within a common Each Academy serves the wider community providing set of values, ably supported and challenged by an opportunities for adult education and use of facilities executive team, led by the CEO. This is an adept piece of for teams, clubs, societies and community groups. leadership and moves away from the ‘template’ model that many sponsored academies have used in the past. page | 2 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust The location, the Trust and the Executive Team The trust was set up in 1989 and has Members and Currently, in the absence of a CEO, the Executive Team is Trustees who govern the work of the Trust. The most Chaired by the Chair of the Trust board, and includes the recent annual accounts are available on the Trust’s Executive Principal of Tamworth Secondary Academies, website, and these also give further information on the the Principal of Landau Forte College Derby, the Director Trust’s governance, organisation and impact here. of Primary and the Executive Director of Finance and Administration. All executive members have trust- The Trust sits across two RSC regions and is overseen wide responsibilities in addition to their ‘local’ ones. through the RSC’s Office for the East Midlands and Humber Region. The national MAT performance The group is working closely and have had the time to measures for 16/17 indicate that at secondary level reflect on the characteristics and skills of the next CEO. the Trust is around average, and, as yet, no data are available for primary as as the sample size is too low. There is great strength within the Trust - from Derby College, which includes a Teaching School and SCITT, to the individual areas of strength and success that can be identified in each of the six academies. There is significant work to be done in the both the primary sector and secondary sectors to continue to improve outcomes. page | 3 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust The post The Trustees are seeking an inspirational ● With others, develop and articulate a 5 year colleague who can build on the internal strengths, strategy for the trust, with clear strategic objectives develop further capacity for school improvement and KPIs to identify milestones, in order for the and lead the Executive Team forward, to bring trust to evaluate progress on this journey the aspirations of the Trust into reality. ● Ensure that there is clarity over the lines of It is vital that the new CEO leads by example and accountability and relations across the trust – adheres to the Trust’s stated values and principles. including between the trust board, local governing boards, the Executive Team, and academy This is a post for an experienced and credible Heads of School and their senior teams school leader or leader of a group of schools. You must have a track record of educational and ● Develop a cross-trust workforce strategy leadership success and understand the distinction with key trust benchmarks, and refresh between leading a school and leading leaders of and renew the ‘Landau Forte way’ schools, with and through an executive team. ● Lead the Executive Team ensuring high effectiveness The key tasks for this post: and performance as a team, leading by example and role modelling the values and principles of the Trust, ● Provide clear and inspirational leadership across and provide challenge and support for enhanced the Trust, and the wider academies’ communities professional impact to the individuals in the team ● Bring about a coherence and enhanced, systemic ● Lead the enhancement of the internal quality assurance collaboration, across all academies, with an processes, assured by appropriate external sources understanding of the value that each academy working together can bring to its children and ● Be a good and credible representative of the young people, and wider communities Trust – working with the RSCs, ESFA, DFE and Ofsted, and other external bodies page | 4 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust The key tasks for this post (continued): ● Have strong skills in influencing and persuading, ● Have due regard to the delegated powers and both within the Trust, in the communities the Trust instructions from the Trust Board, and report serves and to bring new schools to the Trust directly to the Board as CEO, providing high quality information and data in order to support its ● Develop good relationships with external effective working, and keep the Chair of the Trust bodies that can positively impact on the informed of any significant issues as they arise academies and the Trust such as businesses, local government officials, universities etc. ● Maintain own professional networks and contemporary understanding of effective practice in schools. ● Use a deep understanding of the current MAT landscape, the pressures of accountability on schools, their staff, pupils and parents to mitigate potential negative impact ● Provide leadership to enable talent to be identified and grown within the Trust in order to build leadership capacity, enhance pedagogy and outcomes; nurture staff in all areas of the trust and develop and enhance their unique contribution to the trust’s work ● Develop highly effective communication strategies both within and beyond the Trust ● Make strategic decisions based on evidence, information and data and respond quickly and incisively to urgent and immediate needs page | 5 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust Candidate specification The successful candidate is likely to have the following qualities: ● Have a first degree and QTS ● A track record of successful school leadership experience as a headteacher or principal ● Experience and current knowledge of primary and secondary sectors ● Skills for collegiate and collaborative working ● Outstanding team leadership skills ● Understanding of MATs and how ● Strong knowledge of effective school they work most effectively improvement strategies and the differences in supporting a school out of an Ofsted category ● Good knowledge of MAT finances and operations to maintaining outstanding performance ● Understanding of MAT-wide benchmarking in ● Have an orientation to ‘service’ to the communities curriculum, teaching and support functions etc.. that the trust serves and a strength of conviction and values that align with those of the trust ● Excellent communication skills - in all forms ● Possess strong implementation skills and ● Adept and productive use of ICT for the ability to delegate effectively professional working and influencing page | 6 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust Candidate specification (continued) ● Understand school and MAT-budgets, In addition to the above criteria, the successful accounts and how public sector funds are candidate is most likely to possess: scrutinised for impact and effectiveness ● Experience of successful leadership ● Have strong situational awareness, leading and of a group of schools managing adeptly according to need and context ● Have undertaken or currently taking a course or ● An understanding of how to use current expertise within programme in Executive Leadership in education the Trust and how to build capacity going forwards ● Further professional qualification or academic degree ● Maintain a persistent focus on children and young people across the Trust and on maximising the positive ● Training/experience as an Ofsted or ISI inspector impact of the Trust on their education and future lives ● Experience and knowledge of Alternative Provision ● Possess resilience, humour and the ability to manage one’s own professional and personal pressures effectively page | 7 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF CEO The Landau Forte Charitable Trust Remuneration The Landau Forte Charitable Trust has retained the services of Anthony Millard Consulting Ltd to help identify There will be a competitive salary for this role, which will the widest possible field of suitable candidates and assist be benchmarked against similar roles within the sector. in the assessment of candidates against the