Make a lasting impact on young lives

Lydiate Learning Trust is seeking three dedicated Non-Executive Directors (Trustees) who share our unwavering belief that every child deserves the very best opportunities in life.

Our Mission

Since 2015, we’ve been transforming lives through education. We’re a community of educators and changemakers united by one powerful vision: to engage, enable, and empower every child to reach their full potential.

Our proudest achievement is taking a struggling inner-city school with falling rolls and poor outcomes and transforming it into a thriving, oversubscribed center of learning that achieved “Good” in its last Ofsted Inspection. This is what happens when passionate people come together with a shared purpose.

We’re building something extraordinary:
• Growing our own teachers through our Primary and Secondary Teacher Training Centre
• Creating the future with our carbon net-zero, state-of-the-art school opened in 2024
• Expanding opportunities by bringing more Primary Schools into our Trust family

Why Your Experience Matters

Do you have primary teaching experience? We especially want to hear from you. Your classroom insights, understanding of child development, and passion for early years education are exactly what we need to shape our strategic direction and ensure every decision truly serves our young people. We also welcome experience in Educational Leadership, Senior Management, Community/Charity Leadership and Legal, HR, or Change Management.

How You Can Positively Impact Young Lives

As a Director, you’ll be at the heart of decisions that directly impact thousands of children across Merseyside. You’ll champion educational excellence, drive life-changing opportunities, and give back to your community in the most meaningful way possible.
Your role includes:
• Ensuring clarity of vision and strategic direction
• Holding executive leaders accountable for educational and financial performance
• Contributing to financial planning for sustainability and growth
• Helping expand our reach to serve more communities

The Commitment That Changes Lives

Time Investment: 6 meetings per year (twice per term) via Teams, 5:00/5.30pm start, lasting up to 2.5 hours
Preparation: Documents shared a week in advance through our user-friendly Governor Hub portal
Additional Opportunities: Face-to-face development events and school visits
Compensation: Voluntary role with immeasurable personal rewards
What you’ll gain:
• The satisfaction of directly improving children’s life chances
• Valuable board-level experience for career development
• Connection with passionate, like-minded professionals
• The knowledge that you’re making a real difference

Your Profile

We’re looking for people who embody integrity, accountability, and leadership. You’ll thrive in this role if you have genuine enthusiasm for improving education, can provide constructive challenge with emotional intelligence, and want to give back to your community in a meaningful way.

Ready to Make a Difference?

This isn’t just a Director role – it’s an opportunity to be part of something transformational. Every decision you make will ripple through the lives of thousands of children, helping them achieve and improving their life chances.
Join us in proving that every child can succeed.

How to Apply

Send us your CV and a passionate expression of interest explaining the skills and experience you’ll bring to transform young lives, why improving educational opportunities matters to you, and how your background will benefit our mission.
Contact: Deborah Moss, Senior Governance Professional
Email: d.moss@lydiatelearning.org
Deadline: Friday 26th September 2025
Enhanced DBS check and references required for all appointments.

We are not a Trust that wants to stand still – we are always striving to improve life opportunities for our youngsters and the community. If you feel you can give us some of your time and expertise, we would be so grateful.