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Job Title
Commis Chef
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
7th March 2025
School
Mercia School
Salary

Grade 3 (£24,790-£25,183 FTE)
Hours
Full Time
Description
Salary FTE Grade 3 (£24,790 - £25,183 FTE) Actual salary £21,322 - £21,660 (with under five years' service) Contract term 37 hours, 39 weeks, permanent Start date As soon as possi ...

Job Title
Deputy Headteacher
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
7th March 2025
School
Newfield Secondary School
Salary

L17 – L21 £73,819 - £81,441
Hours
Full Time
Description
Deputy Headteacher Salary: L17 – L21 £73,819 - £81,441 Contract term: Full time, 1.0FTE, permanent Start date: September 2025 Closing date: 8am Friday 21 March 2025 Mercia Learnin ...

Job Title
Behaviour Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
28th February 2025
School
Woodlands Primary School
Salary

Grade 6 £32,115 - £36,124 FTE
Hours
Term Time
Description
Behaviour Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Salary: Grade 6 £32,115 - £36,124 FTE Actual salary: £27,623 - £31,071 (with under five years' service) Contract t ...

Job Title
Head of French (TLR1b - £12,038)
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
28th February 2025
School
Mercia School
Salary

MPS1 to UPS3 (£31,650 to £49,084 FTE) + TLR1b
Hours
Full Time
Description
Head of French (TLR1b - £12,038) Salary: Teachers’ pay scales + TLR1b Contract term: Full time, 1.0FTE, permanent Start date: 1 September 2025 Closing date: Midnight Thursday 13 M ...

Job Title
Teacher of Science
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
24th February 2025
School
Mercia School
Salary

MPS1 to UPS3 (£31,650 to £49,084)
Hours
Full Time
Description
Teacher of Science Salary: Teachers’ pay scales Contract term: Full time, 1.0FTE, permanent Start date: 1 September 2025 Closing date: Midnight Thursday 20 March 2025 Mercia Schoo ...

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Welcome from the CEO

A successful partnership of Outstanding and Good schools in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Joining Mercia Learning Trust means being part of an exceptional team of staff committed to continuous improvement, partnership and securing positive outcomes for every pupil. Our multi-academy trust is one of the strongest and most effective in the region.

You will work in an exceptional school, alongside a strong team of professionals, with great pupils.

We share the same mission and moral purpose to ensure every pupil, whatever their background, will attend an exceptional school.

We believe pupils should enjoy school, feel safe and fully supported, be inspired to learn, develop character and aspiration, and realise their full potential.

We are so committed to pupil success and well-being that we choose to think of every pupil as if they are our own, and to measure our actions and impact against this.

Neil Miley, CEO

Work at Mercia Learning Trust

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Life at Mercia Learning Trust

WHO WE ARE

Meet the Team

Neil Miley

CEO

Dean Webster

Executive Director of Secondary Standards

Charlotte Chance

Director of Finance & Operations

Claire Pender

Trust Improvement Director

Ann Farrar

Headteacher, Anns Grove Primary School

Paul Haigh

Headteacher, King Ecgbert School

Joshua Fisher

Headteacher, Mercia School

Michele Nott

Headteacher, Nether Edge Primary School

Ruth Hollingsworth

Headteacher, Newfield School

Ben Paxman

Headteacher, Totley Primary School

Mark Bennett

Headteacher, Woodlands Primary School

Benefits of working for Mercia Learning Trust

Shared mission and values
Ethical leadership
Great schools
Induction
CPD
Partnership working
Regular developmental coaching
Wellbeing & workload prioritised
Career progression
Up to date IT equipment
Access to a secure and flexible pension
Well-equipped and maintained buildings

What We Offer

You will work in an exceptional school, alongside a strong team of professionals, with great students.

Flexible working opportunities
Substantial partnership opportunities to work with other staff and schools
Occupational health and counselling services
Reduced rates with Westfield Health
Cycle to work scheme
Annual flu jab
Eye-care scheme

Vision & Values

We believe that an exceptional education can help every student reach their full potential and transform their lives, regardless of their background. We are committed to this belief and summarise it with the statement "Realising Potential. Transforming Lives."

Staff Values

Our staff adheres to six core values, which we summarise with the MERCIA acrostic.

These values underpin everything we do:

Moral Purpose: We exist to inspire students to realise their full potential and lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Expectations: We set exceptionally high standards for ourselves and our students, and we strive for excellence.

Relentless Focus on Learning: We prioritise our time, energy, and resources to ensure exceptional learning environments and curricula that help every student succeed.

Culture: We demand consistency, kindness, tolerance, and respect in all our relationships, and we expect every staff member to go above and beyond to achieve student success.

Impressive Staff: We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining outstanding staff and helping them maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Alignment: We believe that partnerships bring profound benefits to each school and that we are stronger together.