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Graduate Communications & PR Officer - Fixed Term

Thinking Schools Academy Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F40-187-S
  • Posted:04/11/2025
  • Pay:£25,000
  • Start Date:12 January 2026
  • App Close Date:16/11/2025 at 23:45
  • Interviews:3 December 2025

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Are you ready to write the playbook for marketing and comms in education and use your creativity to help Transform Life Chances?

We are looking for a graduate (or equivalent) who wants real responsibility from day one, coaching from experienced communicators, and a portfolio that grows fast. You’ll raise the profile of our schools and Thinking Solutions for Education through campaigns that build reputation, trust and community engagement - turning ideas into compelling content, insight into action, and results into stories that matter.

What you’ll do

  • Create content for websites, social, email and press- clear, plain-English stories for families, staff and partners.
  • Support campaigns mapped to the Trust calendar; help plan timelines, assets and delivery.
  • Optimise for discovery using SEO fundamentals; learn CMS and analytics to improve reach and performance.
  • Engage communities: schedule posts, track comments/queries, and capture insight from surveys/analytics.
  • Reputation & PR: draft media notes, identify story angles and coordinate with our PR partner.
  • Crisis comms (supported): help gather facts, prepare lines and manage approvals.
  • Income generation (supported): contribute to proposals, bids and sponsorship approaches.
  • Upskill others: assist with simple toolkits and how-to guides for school teams.
  • Tools: Microsoft 365; basic asset creation in Adobe/Canva (or similar).

We would love to hear from you if you are a graduate (any relevant discipline welcome) or equivalent experience who is organised, curious and proactive, and is comfortable juggling tasks and deadlines.

You will be a strong writer/editor who can turn complex or sensitive topics into accessible language.  You will be committed to confidentiality, safeguarding and academy policies, designing communications that are respectful, representative and accessible to all (EDI aligned).

 

We listen. We know our sector moves fast, so we adapt.

Your ideas will be heard, tested and shared. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

 

Thinking Creative is our in-house, sector-leading brand, marketing, and communications team, working exclusively within the education sector. Through our strong networks and partnerships, we proactively partner with schools and trusts to deliver impactful campaigns that drive pupil admissions, support rebrands, and enhance reputations.  Our work not only serves our schools but also has a growing external footprint with external school partners

Informal conversations are welcome, please email Lauren.Wilson@tsatrust.org.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

 

 

Information about the trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Essex, Portsmouth and Plymouth. We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life, regardless of their individual circumstances. Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

Think about their Thinking Be their Best self Shape their Success

Our recruitment team plays a key role in supporting this mission by helping our schools attract, engage and appoint talented people who can make a difference to children and young people across the Trust.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Tracy Pocock
  • Address:The Thinking Schools Academy Trust,
    Park Crescent,
    Chatham,
    Kent,
    ME4 6NR
  • Telephone: 0333 360 2000
  • Email: recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.