Academy Principal

St Edmund’s is a Catholic secondary academy and part of the Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (KCSP), a multi-academy trust (MAT) established by the Archdiocese of Southwark for Catholic education across Kent. Currently a MAT comprising 24 academies (5 secondary and 19 primary), KCSP wishes to appoint an inspirational and dedicated Academy Principal from August 2020 due to the promotion of the current post-holder.

Reporting to the Executive Principal, the Academy Principal will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the academy and will lead a team that strive together for children under the academy’s motto of “ love, equality, justice, reconciliation, mutual respect and service.”

The successful applicant will take the lead role in ensuring inspirational Catholic education based on our shared Gospel values. They will be seen by students, parents and carers, and the wider parish as the person directing their learning, and as the academy’s pastoral leader. We are therefore seeking to appoint a practising Catholic to this role.

The successful applicant will take the lead role in ensuring inspirational Catholic education based on our shared Gospel values. They will be seen by students, parents and carers, and the wider parish as the person directing their learning, and as the academy’s pastoral leader. We are therefore seeking to appoint a practising Catholic to this role.

St Edmund’s is an inclusive academy. Its dedicated staff, helpers and Governors work hard to ensure that every student is supported and challenged to be their very best. In an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust and care, the St Edmund’s team works together in the spirit of the Gospel to serve the local community, wider parish and the Diocese as a whole. Through mutual respect, responsibility and self-discipline each individual is encouraged to grow spiritually and intellectually, so that unique and positive contributions can be made to society and the world.

St Edmund’s is a 4FE secondary academy located in Dover, serving the Parish of the Good Shepherd, Dover, the Dover Deanery and the local area, and enjoys spacious classrooms, large grounds and excellent student facilities. Its most recent denominational inspection (December 2019) judged it as ‘Outstanding’. Its most recent Ofsted inspection (May 2019) judged the academy as remaining ‘Requires Improvement’, though it was graded ‘Good’ for effectiveness of leadership and management, and for personal development, behaviour and welfare. HMCI, Amanda Spielman, wrote that she was, ‘delighted to read that Inspectors felt that leaders’ passion for improving pupils’ lives was inspiring’ and that is was reassuring to see, ‘with the support of the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership…a range of improvements including to teaching, learning and assessment and to middle management’.

St Edmund’s and KCSP are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and require all staff, helpers and Governors to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and section 128 check.

Please click here to view the full job description and person specification and to download an application form and all of the related documents. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Executive Principal, Mike Walters, on 07974 220838.

Please send your letter of application together with a completed Catholic Education Service (CES) Application Form, completed CES Recruitment Monitoring Form, CES Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Disclosure Form and CES Consent to Obtain References Form to Mike Walters at: mwalters@kcsp.org.uk

Your letter of application should be limited to 1,000 words max. and should outline why you are suited to this role, what you believe you can bring to the academy and also your experience to date, skill set and qualifications.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 1st May 2020
Shortlisted candidates to be notified: by Friday, 8th May 2020
Interviews will be held during the week commencing: Monday, 11th May 2020

St Edmund’s Catholic Secondary
Old Charlton Road
Dover
Kent, CT16 2QB
Contact: 01304 201 551
office@st-edmunds.com
https://www.st-edmunds.com/