Assistant Principal
The High Weald Academy
Kent
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L10 to L14 - £49,199 to £54,250 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Start date: April or September 2019
- Apply by:
- 25 January 2019
Job overview
The High Weald Academy
We are excited to be seeking an exceptional leader to join us in pursuit of life changing excellence for our students. In preparation for the opening of our brand new building at The High Weald Academy, we would like to hear from experienced motivated and ambitious leaders ready to make an even more impressive impact.
Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and flourish as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for the university or careers of their choice and also ready for the world in which they will work and live.
We know that central to achieving our ambitious vision is high quality teaching underpinned by exceptional pastoral care and development. We would very much like to hear from talented and committed leaders with successful experience in being creative in their approach to ensuring students have everything they need to thrive. You will be able to take a strategic approach to sharing a passion and vision that inspires the academy community and brings our vision to life through students’ everyday experience. We hope our new colleague will also bring their successful experience in championing progress for all students especially those who need us even more.
In being appointed to this post you will join an exceptionally committed team who believe in doing whatever it takes to ensure our students achieve great things; because they deserve the very best. We are more interested in your passion and ability to make a difference than the length of your career so far.
The High Weald Academy is a small, non-selective co-educational academy that serves the communities of Cranbrook, Staplehurst and the surrounding areas. Every student on roll, is supported and challenged to reach their own personal excellence.
Brook Learning Trust
Brook Learning Trust is proud to have The Hayesbrook School and The High Weald Academy as part of our family of academies. As a Trust, we bring together our unique academies in our belief in the power of education to change lives and communities.
It is our steadfast purpose to challenge and defy the barriers that constrain the educational progress of any child. We set high aims for aspiration and secure collective responsibility for all our children’s achievements. Our work is underpinned by the values of Integrity, Respect, Courage, Optimism, Excellence and Accountability.
A strong focus on teaching and learning as well as high standards and expectations has led the Brook Learning Trust to become recognised as one of the strongest multi-academy trusts in the county. Learning and growing with us, children in our academies make great progress. Brook Learning Trust, working with The Hayesbrook School and The High Weald Academy, brings energy, passion and expertise to the education of our children. For more information about the Brook Learning Trust visit www.brooklearningtrust.org.uk.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks including an Enhanced DBS check and references. An overseas police check will be required by candidates who have worked or resided outside of the UK.
Application information:
Completed application forms should be sent to careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk by 10am, Friday 25 January 2019.
To arrange a school visit and/or an informal telephone call with the Executive Principal, please contact Amanda Lee, HR Manager for the Brook Learning Trust on 01580 712754 ext 333 or leea@brooklearningtrust.org.uk.
Date for interviews to be confirmed.
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About The High Weald Academy
High Weald Academy is a small school serving a widespread rural area. There is a calm and orderly environment and a commitment to excellence in all aspects of academy life. The welcoming and family ethos is reflected in our Aspire and Achieve values and in our cohort structure which promotes a strong sense of community and belonging and supports students to develop and flourish both academically and as young people. It is a school completely connected to the local community. High Weald Academy has high expectations of all students and aims to ensure that students achieve the highest possible academic results as well as support them to develop as good citizens able to take their place in the world. We have an active and supportive parent body who are advocates of the work we do and promote the academy positively in the local area.
The academy currently has just under 300 students. The School Farm is outstanding and wins a range of accolades and prizes as a result of the work we do with the community and local primary schools. It also gives opportunities to learn in a different context within and beyond the curriculum.
THigh Weald Academy is on a trajectory of improvement. Our key priority and focus are to remove the barriers to learning in order to secure good and better progress and outcomes for all students no matter what their starting points or challenges. We are an academy that is committed to ensuring that children achieve well and are given every opportunity to develop a diverse range of skills and abilities that will serve them well in adult life. The Trust provides opportunities for collaboration between both staff and students across the three schools it works with. At a time of flux in education, we have a strong belief that schools can no longer exist in isolation and that partnerships of this kind are a way of providing stability, support and innovation.
The school’s motto is PRIDE. This stands for personal excellence, respect and friendship, inspiration, determination and courage, equality. Being a part of the community and cooperating with parents is viewed as important. No matter what background each child comes from, the school aims to help them reach their full potential. The academy hopes to mould the pupils into caring, young adults.
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