Tailor CV
☰ Menu
Back to jobs
Teaching Jobs

Director of Secondary Education

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust • French Walls, Smethwick

Salary
£109k – £127k
Posted
18 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is hiring a Director of Secondary Education in French Walls, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £109k – £127k. Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is seeking an exceptional Director of Secondary Education to lead school improvement, standards and educational excellence across our secondary academies. This is a significant executive leadership role at an important moment in the Trust’s development. Building on strong foundations, distinctive curriculum approaches, technology-rich education and a deep commitment to inclusion, the successful candidate will help shape the next phase of secondary improvement …
Apply on Adzuna← More roles
Before you apply

Applying for this sponsor role?

Get your CV, cover letter, or full sponsor-job application pack prepared before you apply — or let our dedicated application team apply for suitable roles on your behalf.

Tailor my CVApply for me
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is confirmed on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker visa route (Worker (A rating)). Always confirm sponsorship availability for this specific role directly with the employer when you apply.
Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £109k – £127k
  • How this salary compares: about 306% above the £31,200 median across 1,486 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: French Walls, Smethwick · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in French Walls — browse them
  • Posted: 18 September 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.

Other sponsorship jobs in French Walls

View all →
Learning Support Practitioner - Focus provision pupils
Aspire People
£21k – £24k
Consultant Neurologist
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
£114k – £151k
Medical Director
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
£52k – £52k
← Back to all jobs