Head Teacher

We are seeking to appoint a Head Teacher to work as part of our team at Eastfield Academy in Northampton - to join us as soon as possible.

About the role

• Being accountable for ensuring the educational success of the Academy on its journey towards Excellence.
• Ensuring that a high quality educational experience is available for all children and young people that attend the Academy.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing classroom practice, celebrating and promoting excellence, challenging under-performance at all levels and ensuring appropriate action.
• Ensuring that systems are in place to encourage all teaching staff to be similarly active in their personal and continuous professional development.
• Keeping abreast of educational developments and best management practice in order to introduce appropriate innovation, whilst building on the Trust’s ethos and vision.

About the Academy

At Eastfield Academy we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all children will be challenged in their thinking to achieve the best of their abilities and strive to become lifelong learners.

We aim to give children a really good start in life by developing their skills in literacy and numeracy while also giving them the chance to apply these skills in real life situations. We want children to leave our school as individuals who are able to get on well with each other and with memories they will keep for the rest of their lives.

About You

You will be able to show us your success story within a programme of rapid improvement, involving the local community.  If you can demonstrate outstanding effectiveness as a classroom practitioner and can also bring impressive skills in strategic and resource management, development planning and personnel and financial management, we would like to hear from you.

Your talents will cover high quality teaching pedagogy and practice, securing consistently good or outstanding teaching and learning for our pupils from a range of backgrounds, all within a dynamic and inspiring environment.  You will have secured successful management of monitoring and evaluation strategies of the quality of teaching and learning, student outcomes, quality of provision and efficiency.

You will have an In-depth knowledge and understanding of current educational priorities.

As an innovative, motivational leader, you will have a commitment to your own professional development as well as those who work in your team and will contribute to the wider life at the Academy.

You will have experience of promoting equality and diversity, inclusion and appropriate strategies for children with special educational needs and relating to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.

About Us
The David Ross Education Trust is committed to becoming one of the top-performing multi-academy trusts in the country. Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust works with 34 primary and secondary schools across the country, ranging from small rural primaries with around 50 children, to much larger secondary schools in urban areas. Working together, with a shared ethos and values, our close-knit family of schools allows pupils to begin and continue their world-class academic journey throughout primary and secondary school within the David Ross Education Trust.

Apply now

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion, please e-mail recruitment@dret.co.uk.

Closing date: midnight, Sunday 2 December 2018.

Interviews to be held week commencing 10 December 2018.

Please visit our website to complete our application form and submit your CV and covering letter.

Our Academies are committed to equality, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.