Excelsior Multi Academy Trust

🌟➡️ As we look ahead to the rest of the academic year, Excelsior remains focused on what matters most: supporting pupils, valuing staff and strengthening school communities. February is a reminder that progress is built day by day, through commitment, collaboration and care.

Every step forward, no matter how small, contributes to a stronger future for pupils across the trust. With shared values and a clear vision, Excelsior continues to build environments where pupils can flourish academically and personally.

Find out more about Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust and our work here: https://www.excelsiormat.org/

🌍🤝 Equality sits at the heart of Excelsior’s work. We are committed to creating inclusive environments where every pupil feels safe, respected and supported to succeed. Across our schools, this commitment is reflected in daily practice, from inclusive teaching approaches to celebrating diversity and fostering a sense of belonging.

By embedding equality into school culture, we help pupils develop understanding, empathy and confidence, ensuring they feel valued for who they are. This work supports not only academic outcomes, but the development of respectful and resilient young people.

Read more about our commitment to equality and inclusion here: https://www.excelsiormat.org/about-our-mat/our-vision/

🌱🌤️ As the days slowly start to get lighter, February is a good moment to reflect on growth. In education, progress is rarely instant, but it is always meaningful. Across Excelsior schools, pupils are encouraged to take small steps, develop resilience and celebrate achievements, knowing that every milestone matters.

From creative subjects to core learning, pupils are supported to explore, question and develop confidence in their abilities. This focus on aspiration and innovation helps pupils see what they are capable of, both now and in the future.

Discover more about our schools and the opportunities they provide for pupils: https://www.excelsiormat.org/about-our-mat/our-schools/

⏰ One week left to apply!

Just one week remaining to apply for the role of Chief Executive Officer at Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a growing Trust of primary schools, driven by strong values, a commitment to equality and a belief that every pupil can succeed. We are seeking an ambitious and values-led leader ready to build on strong foundations and shape the next chapter of our Trust.

📅 Closing date: 1st March 2026
🗓️ Interview date: 20th March 2026
📅 Start date: 1st September 2026

If you are considering applying, now is the time. Full details and the application pack are available via our website at https://www.excelsiormat.org/vacancies/ceo-vacancy/

🏫💬 Excelsior schools are proud to be rooted in their local communities. Strong relationships with families, carers and local partners enrich school life and help pupils see learning as part of the world around them. Whether through shared events, collaboration or everyday engagement, community connection plays a vital role in pupil success.

By working closely with communities, our schools create welcoming environments where pupils feel a sense of belonging and purpose, supporting both learning and wellbeing.

Learn more about how schools can get involved with Excelsior and our wider community work: https://www.excelsiormat.org/join-in-with-us/join-our-mat/

🌟 We’re recruiting a CEO 🌟

At Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust, we know that great leadership is supported by the right environment. That’s why our Chief Executive Officer role offers not just the opportunity to make a real difference for pupils, but a genuinely supportive and rewarding professional experience.

As CEO, you’ll join an established and ambitious executive leadership team, working alongside skilled and dedicated staff who are passionate about improving outcomes for every pupil. In return for your commitment, we offer sector-competitive pay, access to the LGPS pension scheme, excellent CPD opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

You’ll also benefit from a strong wellbeing offer, including access to our ExcelWell mental health and wellbeing platform and a 24/7 advice and helpline, all within a Trust that places real value on collaboration, respect and staff satisfaction.

📅 Start date: 1st September 2026
⏰ Closing date: 1st March 2026
🗓️ Interview date: 20th March 2026

If you’re an ambitious, values-led leader ready to make a lasting impact across our schools, we’d love you to find out more here: https://www.excelsiormat.org/vacancies/ceo-vacancy/

👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 Behind every positive pupil experience is a dedicated team working together. Across Excelsior schools, staff collaborate daily, sharing expertise, supporting one another and maintaining high expectations for every pupil. This isn’t about working harder in isolation, but about working smarter together so that no school, or pupil, is left behind.

Our trust-wide approach means schools benefit from shared leadership, professional development and a strong network of colleagues who understand the challenges and opportunities of education. It’s a culture built on trust, support and collective responsibility.

Learn more about how Excelsior works collaboratively to support schools and staff: https://www.excelsiormat.org/about-our-mat/

🌟🏫 We are incredibly proud to share that two Excelsior primary schools, Colmers Farm Primary School and Parkfield Community School, have been recognised nationally for their exceptional outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.

Both schools have received personal letters of congratulations from the Secretary of State for Education, recognising that their outcomes for pupils facing additional barriers to learning are among the strongest in the country. This recognition follows a significant milestone for Excelsior, with disadvantaged pupils across the trust’s primary schools achieving in line with national all-pupil averages for the first time.

As a result of this success, Colmers Farm and Parkfield will now become hubs of effective practice through the Department for Education’s RISE programme. This will see both schools supporting others across England on their improvement journeys and sharing expertise more widely across the education system.

This achievement reflects sustained effort over time, strong leadership, high-quality teaching and a shared commitment across school communities to ensuring every pupil is supported to achieve well and thrive, whatever their starting point. We are hugely proud of the pupils, staff and families whose collective work has made this possible.

💡 Leadership with purpose. Impact that lasts.

Are you a dynamic and successful leader ready to shape the future of a growing Multi-Academy Trust?

Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust is appointing a new Chief Executive Officer to build on strong foundations and lead our schools into the next chapter. This role is about more than performance - it’s about values, community and giving every pupil the chance to excel.

📅 Start date: 1st September 2026
⏰ Applications close: 1st March 2026
🗓️ Interviews: 20th March 2026

We’d love to hear from leaders who share our belief in equality for all and succeeding together.

Find out more about the role and how to apply here: https://www.excelsiormat.org/vacancies/ceo-vacancy/

⏰ Last chance to join us tomorrow! ⏰

Headteachers - if you’ve been meaning to book a place at Inclusive Voices, this is your final reminder before we meet tomorrow morning.

Inclusive Voices: Ofsted’s Deep Dive into Inclusion
🗓 Tomorrow: Tuesday 10 February 2026
🕣 8.30am – 12.00pm (brunch included!)
📍 Holiday Inn Birmingham – Bromsgrove
💷 £150 per delegate

We’ll be talking honestly and practically about:
✅ the SEND challenges schools are facing right now
✅ provision for disadvantaged pupils
✅ how high-quality oracy strengthens inclusion and outcomes

Plus you’ll leave with strategy documents and a book to support your work back in school.

If you’d value a supportive space to reflect, connect and leave with real next steps, we’d love you to be there.

👉 Click here to book your place today: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-voices-ofsteds-deep-dive-into-inclusion-tickets-1976620697716

🌟 We’re recruiting a Chief Executive Officer 🌟

Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust is seeking an inspiring, values-led leader to become our next CEO.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a growing Trust of primary schools where equality, aspiration and innovation sit at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for someone with integrity, ambition and the drive to ensure every pupil succeeds, while creating a culture where staff feel happy, valued and supported.

📅 Start date: 1st September 2026
⏰ Closing date: 1st March 2026
🗓️ Interview date: 20th March 2026

Find out more about the role and how to apply here: https://www.excelsiormat.org/vacancies/ceo-vacancy/

📣 February is here, and our Inclusive Voices roundtable is just around the corner! 📣

Headteachers from across the region will be coming together this month for a morning of meaningful discussion, practical ideas and shared leadership around one of the most important priorities in education right now: inclusion.

Inclusive Voices: Ofsted’s Deep Dive into Inclusion
🗓 Tuesday 10 February 2026
🕣 8.30am – 12.00pm (brunch included!)
📍 Holiday Inn Birmingham – Bromsgrove
💷 £150 per delegate

We’ll be exploring:
✅ Solutions to the current SEND challenges
✅ Provision for disadvantaged pupils
✅ The impact of high-quality oracy

Delegates will also take away key strategy documents and a book to support next steps in school.

If inclusion is high on your agenda this year, we’d love you to join the conversation.

👉 Click here to book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-voices-ofsteds-deep-dive-into-inclusion-tickets-1976620697716