Vice Principal
Darton Academy
Barnsley
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L18 to L22 (£62,426 - £68,851)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2019
Job overview
Darton Academy are looking to appoint a Vice Principal to join our academy in January 2020. The successful applicant will provide high quality leadership and management commensurate with the needs of the academy and the Delta Academies Trust group.
Since joining Delta Academies Trust in May 2018, significant improvements have been made and Darton Academy had record breaking results this summer. Students are now achieving over half a grade better than their peers nationally. This will see the school as one of the most improved in the country.
This role would be a wonderful opportunity for any candidate with senior leadership experience, who wishes to take their career to the next level and who has aspirations of headship. You would be joining an academy that places learning at the heart of everything it does and with high quality CPD being available to all staff.
We continually reflect on our practice and that of the school as a whole and look for ways in which we can improve the experience of our learners. You must be able to demonstrate the same level of passion and commitment. As a Senior Leader you will be a highly visible part of our school community and must therefore model the highest levels of professionalism, whilst being able to develop strong working relationships with staff and students.
If you believe you have the experience, vision and drive required for this role then we would like to hear from you.
For an informal chat about this position please call Elaine Briggs, Associate Principal, on 07539 379091.
For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at http://recruitment.deltatrust.org.uk/jobs
Closing Date: Monday 14 October 2019 at 12 noon
Delta Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
About Darton Academy
- Darton Academy
- Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S75 5EF
- United Kingdom
Darton Academy is an exciting place to learn and as soon as you enter the building you can feel a buzz of enthusiasm. There is a sense of purpose, and the academy is calm and orderly, with state-of-the-art facilities. We are a close-knit community, and we pride ourselves on knowing our pupils well and doing our utmost to ensure everyone fulfils their true potential.
We aim to ensure that our pupils can learn in a safe and supportive environment, where everyone values academic achievement and has a positive attitude to learning. As a result of our journey of continuous improvement, our pupils secured an amazing set of exam results in the summer of 2023, with 55% of pupils achieving a grade 5 or higher in maths and English, and 75% achieving a grade 4 or higher. We continue to go from strength to strength and our unvalidated progress 8 score is 0.38 which far exceeds expectations for pupils of similar ability nationally. Darton Academy is yet again one of the highest performing schools in Barnsley. In February 2023 Ofsted graded us Good with an outstanding personal development offer.
We strongly encourage our pupils to take part in enrichment activities so they can discover all their strengths and talents, and run over forty clubs, as well as pupil support sessions and interventions. We also regularly organise whole school events and educational visits so that our pupils have a broad experience of learning beyond the classroom.
We believe in rewarding pupils for good behaviour, attendance and achievement and run a number of celebration events throughout the year, from “Super September” to our summer “DartFest”. We place learning at the heart of everything we do and use our core values of respect, responsibility, and resilience to build a positive ethos.
Ultimately, we understand that our pupils are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged, and supported to achieve their very best. We believe this also applies to our staff. We are passionate about giving people the chance to develop and progress their careers, and also offer an extensive range of opportunities, incentives and benefits.
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