Why work for us?, TSAT Trust

At the Thinking Schools Academy Trust we are committed to providing our staff with high-quality professional learning throughout their career. At every level and in every position, we place a high priority on the development of our people.

Staff at our Trust have access to a variety of training sessions and professional growth opportunities, including nationally accredited development programmes, all designed to meet the needs of our schools and our people. So, whether you’re just starting your career in teaching or you’re an experienced senior leader, we’ll support you to be the best that you can be.

For any enquiries regarding our vacancies or to arrange an informal conversation about your future career prospects, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

You can also sign up to our Talent Pool to receive regular updates on opportunities to join our expanding Trust.

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Professional Development

Our Trust-led CPD provision, Thinking Horizons, offers pathways for professional development that each cater to different aspirations for how you wish to advance your career.

Whether you're at the beginning, looking to train-to-teach; maybe you're ready for that next step and want to develop leadership and management skills or perhaps you want to grow your skillset beyond the scope of your current role, our Trust is here to help you reach that next step.

Thinking Horizons

We Are One

As a family of schools we have an abundance of resources and accumulated knowledge, experts within education as well across our Central Solutions branches.

As a member of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust you will have access our shared network to support you.

'A Culture of Learning' Conference

Transforming Life Chances

Everything we do, is centred around 'Child First'. We truly believe in the necessity of providing equal opportunity for all our students and young people; to be part of our Trust is to be part of a collective that seeks to Transform Life Chances and ensure students have the opportunity to achieve their aspirations.

The work we do is transformative for young people, and if you are passionate about having a positive impact, then a career in our Trust might be the one for you.

Ethos & values

Frequently Asked Questions

This will vary from role to role and school to school, so please read the job description thoroughly. More broadly, we seek someone who has high expectations for our students, is results-oriented, and has demonstrated success in previous roles.

Please feel free to contact the recruitment team directly if you have any questions or want a confidential discussion about a role advertised.

recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Yes, you can save and exit your application at any time and come back to it later by clicking the Save & Exit button.

Yes! You can sign up to our talent pool by clicking here, we will keep you updated with vacancies that match your skill set and the role you are looking for.

As an organisation, we place a strong emphasis on continuing education and supporting our employees' professional development. Our employees have access to a variety of training options, including remote training, classroom learning, peer-to-peer learning such as shadowing and sharing best practices, accredited development programs, coaching and development from senior leaders, all of which are designed to meet the needs of our schools and develop our people.

We also have several leadership programmes to help our teaching and support staff at different stages of their careers, including our aspiring middle leaders programme and our senior leadership program.

One of the benefits of working for TSAT is that there are numerous opportunities to change jobs while remaining with the Trust. Many of our employees have worked in multiple schools or within our central solutions teams. There are also opportunities to work in network-wide or regional roles that span multiple network schools.

Where is my nearest Thinking Academy Trust School?

There are 26 Thinking Academy schools across Kent, Medway, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Torbay. You can view each school by clicking the button below.

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