The Pioneer Academy Trust, which is an academy trust with schools across London and the South East.  All our schools, ranging from small rural schools to large primary schools, work collaboratively, sharing resources and expertise to support staff development and wellbeing, and reducing workload.

At The Pioneer Academy, we take the wellbeing and mental health of our staff seriously, which is why we are committed to regular reviews of staff well-being and reducing staff workload. We create bespoke career pathways for every member of staff, identifying and growing talent, with outstanding professional development opportunities at every stage of your career.  We also have an Employee Assistance Programme with a range of resources to support wellbeing, which is available to all employees and their immediate family members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  

Our recent Ofsted inspections also noted that staff speak highly of the support and guidance they receive from leaders in the school and academy trust, and that leaders listen to their concerns and take decisive actions. Staff comment that our commitment to staff development, mentoring and coaching is impressive.

What we offer you:

• Friendly, dedicated staff teams who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school, the Trust and in the local communities.
• A supportive and collaborative working ethos, including extensive support from the Trust’s Central Executive Team and a range of experts in safeguarding, curriculum, EYFS, SEND, finance, estates and HR.
• A trust-wide curriculum with shared planning and resources, including adaptive teaching tools, to significantly reduce workload for teachers and subject leaders.
• High quality development programme with induction programmes for all new staff.
• Excellent CPD opportunities for staff in all roles, including outstanding ECT training and support, access to NPQs and role-specific training for all.
• Annual teacher conferences with keynote speakers, including experts from the EEF.
• Access to professional coaching.
• Regular forums across schools and regions to increase collaboration and reduce workload.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling, integrated GP and nurse services, and access to a range of other wellbeing services such as private physiotherapy, mindfulness and yoga sessions, bereavement support, menopause support, men's health support.
• Access to discounted wrap-around childcare for staff.
• Free academy-wide social events throughout the year.

How to apply for a vacancy:

If you are interested in working at a Pioneer school, you can view our current vacancies on the Career Opportunities page.

If you decide to apply for any of our vacancies, please complete the application form via My New Term, completing a full education and employment history since leaving school and indicating how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

If there are no specific vacancies of interest, but you would be interested in working for The Pioneer Academy or at one of our schools, then please see the information at the bottom of this webpage regarding our talent pool and speculative applications.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Safer recruitment and safeguarding statement:

The Pioneer Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Our Academy Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment policies can be found on the Policies section of our website. 

Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal disclosures and declarations form prior to interview. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.  In line with Keeping children safe in education 2026, online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publicly available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List.  Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2026 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment.  Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived and/or worked outside the UK, the applicant will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or other overseas police check.