Principal
Springwest Academy
Feltham, West London
- Expired
- Salary:
- L35 to L41 (Outer London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2020
Job overview
Springwest Academy is a successful 11 – 16 school with over 900 students operating in a complex but compelling setting. We make a difference every day in a community that deserves the best on offer.
Part of the Tudor Park Education Trust, Springwest Academy works hand in hand with our other Trust provision Logic Studio School (14 – 19) sharing a large green field site in Feltham. Both schools are rated Good by Ofsted. As a Trust we are rooted in our community, future focused and passionate about education. We share a common purpose of delivering excellence and strongly believe in the benefits of working in partnership with others. We work with Reach for KS5 and have very good relationships with Hounslow schools through Hounslow Education Partnership (HEP).
As Principal, you will lead the school for a community that has a high level of generational deprivation. It is important that our students are well cared for and achieve. Our curriculum is designed to close literacy gaps and increase our students' cultural capital. We give them the confidence, they so desperately need, to believe in their own success.
As part of the leadership of the Trust. You will work with the CEO, Director of Learning and Principal of Logic in a tight supportive team. Together, we drive forward a vision for both schools and rely upon each other to spread the load during busy or more challenging times and share each other’s success.
We are looking for an intelligent, creative leader who feels ready to step up to a role at this level but also wishes to work in a supportive team. You will be passionate about delivering for the community we serve and will be an ambitious leader for their success. Your personal value set and “can do” attitude will be key to you playing a key role in the next stage of our development. We have much more to say and show about our approach, our context and the opportunities ahead.
For more information, download the information pack from www.pentir.com/springwest. For a confidential conversation about the role, then contact Mike Phillips at our advisors Pentir on 07830-313915 (mike.phillips@pentir.com).
How to apply
To apply, please forward a completed application form and write a letter of no more than 3 sides of A4 outlining your suitability for the role. Your statement should outline how you satisfy the qualification and experience elements of the Person Specification.
For candidates invited to interview, these responses will be explored further, together with the other elements of the Person Specification. Please send your completed application by e-mail to apply@pentir.com
All applications will be acknowledged. We will treat all enquiries, formal and informal, in confidence.
Timescales
The closing date for applications is 27th April. Final Interviews are planned for 13th/14th May.
Further information
Should you have any queries or issues with the dates outlined above or would like a confidential conversation, then please contact our advising consultant at Pentir: Mike Phillips on 07830 313915 (mike.phillips@pentir.com).
Alternatively to visit the Academy or for a confidential discussion about this post with Victoria Eadie, CEO of Tudor Park Education Trust, please contact Penny Davies via email on - p.davies@tudorparkeducation.org
Please contact Penny Davies for any information you need – by telephone on 0208 831 3007 or by email at p.davies@tudorparkeducation.org
About Springwest Academy
- Springwest Academy
- Browells Farm, Feltham
- Middlesex
- TW13 7EF
- United Kingdom
Here at Springwest Academy, part of Tudor Park Education Trust, we’re always seeking to better our best. We strive to provide outstanding teaching and abundant opportunities in a wonderfully diverse and compassionate community. We lead by example, providing the inspiration and encouragement needed to nurture fledgling aspirations, confidence and motivation. There is a culture of working together with an At Springwest we… approach to everything we do. Students can focus on making strong progress in a safe and happy environment because they know this is how we do it here. In turn you can plan outstanding learning knowing that students accept that this is how it is done here at Springwest. Our recent Section 5 Ofsted inspection (March 2023) judged the school to be a Good school and these are some of the highlights of what they observed:
“This is an inclusive school. Staff support pupils well so that they can succeed.”
“Teachers have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils work well in class and are keen to learn”
“Low-level disruption in lessons is rare. Staff use the behaviour policy consistently in classrooms. As a result, pupils know how to behave in class and they follow the school rules.”
Our pastoral structures and systems are excellent and each year group has an attached Pastoral Mentor and Achievement Coordinator. In addition the academy is recognised as having some of the highest quality provision for supporting vulnerable students. We look for every opportunity to celebrate our successes and involve our staff in all aspects of improvement.
We benefit from fantastic sporting facilities and excellent ICT, that allows us to continually develop a more imaginative and modern curriculum. All members of our teaching staff are issued with a laptop and there are interactive boards and projectors in every teaching room. The entire site is covered for wireless access allowing all in our community to learn wherever they may be. We have a very experienced ICT managed service which offers us excellent support.
We offer a cycle to work scheme and free annual flu jabs. All our staff are entered into pension schemes (Teachers’ Pensions or the LGPS). We take staff wellbeing seriously and have an Employee Assistance Programme which offers free counselling and advice.
We also benefit from having a day nursery and a preschool located on our school site, both of which are open 7.30 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday. They are called Little Georges Nursery (www.littlegeorges.co.uk ) and Georges Preschool (www.georgespreschool.co.uk ). They can offer discounts and flexibility for staff working in our school, depending on the hours needed.
Springwest is located on a large green site less than 30 minutes from Waterloo and only 7 minutes’ walk from Feltham station. With easy access to the M3 and M4 we are also well located for staff looking to live outside of central London.
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