Vice Principal
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, Middlesex, near Heathrow Airport
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L19-L24
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April/September 2018
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2018
Job overview
Vice Principal, Park Academy West London
Salary: L19-24
Start: April/September 2018
Looking for an exciting new challenge?
Park Academy West London is a new school for a new age, opening in September 2017, and has a very exciting future, with an ambitious vision to become outstanding in every respect.
We are looking for a passionate Vice Principal, who would help strategically and operationally lead the Academy on the start of its aspirational journey to be one of the leading schools in England. This role is critical to the continuing progress of the Academy. The post would be excellent preparation for a Principal role.
You will be a successful leader with a proven track record of school improvement at Assistant Principal level. You will have significant experience of raising achievement, leading change and have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate staff and students. You will have the potential to move to Principalship, and to be ready to immediately deputise for the Principal if required.
With students who have the desire to succeed, an aspirational team of staff, state of the art facilities, Park Academy West London offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career.
We teach a challenging academic curriculum for all students. We are driven by a desire, at the core of our mission, to get the best possible results for all of our students, no matter what their starting points or circumstances.
You would become part of a vibrant learning community that will offer you fantastic opportunities for CPD, career development and for you to be able to make your mark.
Park Academy West London offers an on-site staff gymnasium, catering facilities and a free car park.
We would be delighted to show you around our Academy in order to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment.
How to Apply
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 20th February 2018 5.00pm
Please complete the application form and provide a covering letter, maximum of 2 sides of A4, outlining why you wish to apply, your vision and how you best meet the person specification.
Please email your letter of application to recruitment@park-aspirations.org and for further information please contact Moira Canning on 01895 430066.
Learn more about Aspirations Academies at: www.aspirationsacademies.org
Park Academy West London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to all pre-placement checks including obtaining references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.
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About Park Academy West London
- Park Academy West London
- Park View Road, Yiewsley, Hillingdon
- London
- UB8 3GA
- United Kingdom
Park Academy West London is a new school for a new age, an 11-19 academy, based in Hillingdon Middlesex who joined Aspirations Academies Trust, from 1st September 2017.
Park Academy West London has a close working relationship with the Aspiration Academies Trust’s other academies in London. These are Rivers Academy West London, which was judged ‘Good’ in its recent Ofsted report, Space Studio West London, which specialises in space, aerospace, science and maths and, in the primary sector, Oriel Academy and Oak Hill Academy.
The Trust also operates the Aspirations Teaching School Alliance which provides high quality training and support for teachers. At Park Academy West London we aim to inspire young people to be adaptable, tolerant and prepared to work hard. We want them to take their place in the community and the wider world to be proud of their achievements and with the necessary skills, confidence and self reliance be successful learners.
We are passionate about excellence in education, giving students the very best start in life with a firm belief that excellent teaching transforms lives. As an Aspirations Academy, we aim to aid students to dream about the future and do something in their present in order to reach those dreams. Our core belief is that for all students to have high aspirations they must believe in themselves, be actively engaged in their learning and see the connection between what they learn today and who they want to become tomorrow.
The Academy is ideally situated ten miles from the centre of London and forty miles from Oxford in the London Borough of Hillingdon, with good transport links to the M4, M40 and M25. The impressive £26 million building opened in September 2005, offering state of the art facilities providing an excellent learning environment for the 21st Century.
Our impressive range of facilities includes: a suite of Science laboratories; Food Technology rooms and a garden; advanced Design and Technology workshops with industry-standard equipment; Art and Design suite with graphic design technology; the UK’s First LEGO Education Centre; a video editing suite; large drama studio; excellent music suite with advanced electronic music recording studio; individual practice rooms; a restaurant and fitness suite.
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