Principal
North Durham Academy
County Durham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £82,000 - £95,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 17 March 2019
Job overview
New College Durham Academies Trust, (NCDAT) comprises two academies, Consett Academy and North Durham Academy, located some six miles apart in North West Durham. New College Durham is our lead sponsor and both academies are located in multi million pound new builds, offering unrivalled state of the art facilities for our students and communities in Consett and Stanley.
North Durham Academy, (NDA), is a rapidly improving school which aims to deliver excellent education from Year 7 to Year 13. “Decisive action from the executive principal and other senior leaders has brought about urgent and necessary improvements in the quality of teaching." NDA Ofsted inspection, October 2018.
Principal £82,000 - £95,000 per annum
Following the promotion of the former Director of School and Curriculum to another institution, the Trust has taken the opportunity to consider the needs of the Academy and an exciting opportunity has arisen. We wish to appoint a Principal. Our purpose is clear; we are looking for an outstanding, motivated and inspirational leader who can build on the rapid progress made so far and can take the Academy to good at its next inspection.
If you are passionate about ensuring all young people receive the highest standard of education and have a proven track record of whole school improvement, we’d like to hear from you.
To apply, you will need experience of working within a school/academy where you are able to demonstrate significant experience in driving improvement and impacting positively upon all student outcomes. You will have presence and expertise to deliver credible leadership, build networks and raise ambition across the whole Academy community. You will be financially astute, possess the skills to interpret and use data to drive performance, and be a champion for the welfare and behaviour of students while ensuring our friendly, caring culture is maintained. You should also be a positive communicator who is able to motivate staff, students and parents/carers.
We pride ourselves in offering all our students the opportunity for high academic achievement and personal fulfilment through a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities. We also have very strong guidance and pastoral care systems which ensure that all students are valued and supported.
You will join an ambitious Executive Leadership Team and will support Senior Leaders in providing a high level strategic, management and operational direction for the Academy.
This role provides the opportunity to make a considerable impact on the future direction of the Academy and shape the educational experience and outcomes of all children.
Interested candidates are invited to an Academy Visit from 4pm on Thursday 7th March 2019 - please email our HR Team at hr@ncdat.org.uk to confirm your attendance. To download an application pack, including job description, person specification and application form, please visit www.northdurhamacademy.co.uk/vacancies
Please do not attach copies of CV's. Only the information detailed on the application form will be used as part of the short-listing process. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Email completed applications to HR@ncdat.org.uk by Midday, 17th March 2019.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th March 2019.
Applicants should assume they have been unsuccessful if we have not contacted them within 28 days of the post-closing.
New College Durham Academies Trust is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and will undertake the appropriate employment checks to meet this commitment
Attached documents
About North Durham Academy
.jpg%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
.jpg%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
.JPG%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
.png%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
.JPG%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
.png%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
-(2).jpg%3Fprofile%3Dh-320&w=1080&q=75)
Please visit our Recruitment Portal for more information on our current vacancies within the Trust Recruitment (accessacloud.com)
New College Durham Academies Trust (NCDAT) is an ambitious Multi Academy Trust based in North Durham. We have ambitions to grown but wish to remain a Durham MAT for local schools. The trust currently has 3 large secondary schools; Consett Academy and North Durham Academy and Wellfield School.
Our schools are at the heart of their local communities and strive to deliver on our founding principles of Inclusion, Progression and Excellence which supports a central vision of ‘Students First’.
The principle of inclusion provides opportunities for students of all abilities, aspirations and backgrounds and involving staff, governors, students and the wider community in determining the direction of our Trust. Our curriculums are broad and challenging, with the academic success of students at the heart of what we do.
To encourage progression, our schools provides effective advice and guidance. This enables learners to make informed and appropriate decisions for future study and employment, encouraging them to take on new challenges and reach higher levels of achievement.
The focus on excellence underpins all we do whether in learning areas, working in the community or governing and leading our schools.
The Trust recognises that safeguarding our children and young people is core to all our activities, and we expect all staff, volunteers and wider stakeholders to share this commitment.
Our Aims are:
- To ensure our schools are centres of excellence with a focus on the nurture and achievement of all their members;
- To promote mutual support, encouragement and benefit between our academies;
- To develop, as the core foundation of academic achievement, a strong culture of professional development amongst our staff;
- To celebrate and maintain the unique identity of communities we serve with each school at the heart of its community;
- To recognise and enable all those who often remain invisible, through ethnic or cultural disadvantage, or through disability or poverty to achieve their full potential.
At North Durham Academy, we are openly focused on the educational outcomes of our students and firmly believe that placing the student at the centre of everything we do will ensure that they leave with both the best possible grades and having had the best possible experiences throughout their time with us.
In order to realise this, we work with our vision in mind at all times:
“For all students and staff to want to learn and work at a good school; and for all parents/carers from our community to want to send their children to a good school.”
There are a number of key principles that underpin the vision, which are:
- Outstanding care for each and every individual
- A relentless drive and focus to ensure that each and every student achieves their true potential
- A focus on the quality of education and on high standards
- A broad and balanced curriculum
- A range of in-school and extra-curricular experiences to prepare our students for life in modern society
- Superb facilities which support and enhance learning at all levels including achievement and engagement
Ofsted
Message from Linda Rodham, Chief Executive Officer
It gives me great pleasure to be able to share our news with everyone, especially our students and community. For the first time since its creation in 2011, North Durham Academy has received Ofsted grading of “Good” in all categories. I am so proud of the students and staff who have worked so hard to achieve this recognition. North Durham Academy is a wonderful school and inspectors clearly recognised this. We have made improvements in every part of the school and we will continue to go from strength to strength, I am truly proud to be associated with our school and its community.
For interested candidates, I would encourage you to visit our fantastic campus to see for yourself the superb learning and working environment that we have. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email our HR Team at recruitment@ncdat.org.uk whereupon a mutually convenient date and time will be arranged.
For further information regarding our Academies and Students please visit our websites | North Durham Academy | Consett Academy (consett-academy.org.uk) Home - Wellfield School
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.