Headteacher

Heartlands Academy is looking to recruit an inspirational senior leader with a proven track record of delivering high standards in educational achievement for pupils and exceptional leadership skills.  

We are interested to hear from an experienced senior leader who shares the same vision of ‘opening minds, opening doors’ for all our pupils and has the confidence in leading our team of talented staff. As part of E-ACT, we are passionate about ensuring all pupils are educated to a high standard and experience outstanding opportunities, no matter their background. 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate how their leadership skills have made a difference in pupil achievement and staff development. Our headteacher needs to be dynamic and driven to achieve high standards for our Academy, not only for our pupils and staff, but for our parents and local community.  

Heartlands Academy is a truly inspirational secondary school to be part of, with phenomenal staff and pupils.

The successful candidate will: 

 Teaching and leadership 

• Inspire and motivate others 
• Provide strong, professional, compassionate leadership 
• Think and plan strategically 
• Promote and facilitate high quality teaching and learning which aims to ensure all pupils fulfil their potential 
• Maintain and develop the supportive culture of the staff team 

Stakeholder engagement 

• Involve parents in their child’s educational journey 
• Build on the positive relationships with the local community and work tirelessly to maintain the excellent reputation of the school and the high regard in which it is held 

 Experience 

• An exceptional record of being a headteacher or deputy headteacher 
• Promote high standards of behaviour based on fairness and mutual respect 
• Have significant experience of key stage 3 & 4
• Skills and experience to establish high standards of teaching 
• Knowledge and expertise to build on established processes and systems 

Our Academy - Heartlands Academy

An outstanding 11-16 academy in Nechells, Birmingham, we are committed to developing rounded, respectful, ambitious young people who are ready to succeed. We are also committed to developing our staff, and have a supportive culture of improvement which allows our talented staff to access accelerated career progression within Heartlands and the Trust.

We serve a community with high levels of deprivation; however, our expectations, standards and outcomes for students are exceptional. If you have the same high expectations of yourself and others, we would love to hear from you.

Come join our team

Leading the way in youth mental health through our very own Mental Health First Aid programme, we aim to train every teacher as a mental health first aider. E-ACT is a leader in the education sector for outstanding employee benefits including a generous maternity policy and opportunities for flexible working.

A great place to live and work

The largest British city after London, Birmingham is also home to six E-ACT academies. A city of great diversity, culture, history, art and design, and with HS2 in development, London will soon be just 49 minutes away.

Part of the E-ACT family

We are an E-ACT academy and proud to be part of a community that includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,300 teaching and non-teaching professionals across the country.

E-ACT multi-academy trust is responsible for 28 academies across the length and breadth of England. 

Our academies can collaborate and share ideas with one another in ways that schools may not be able to. Most importantly, we all feel part of something much bigger as our responsibilities go far beyond the four walls of a single academy, and extend to people and their communities across the country. 

We are always on the lookout for dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic people so we can continue to give every one of our pupils the opportunity to explore, solve, create and achieve. 

In return we offer the chance to work with amazing people and inspirational pupils, as well as a great salary and sector -leading work -life balance arrangements. 

Find out more at www.e-act.org.uk

Other information

We are holding open sessions where you are welcome to come and see the Academy. Please contact Simon.Cox@E-ACT.org.uk our Director of Academy Transformations to arrange a viewing. 

Closing date: 15th February 2023

Interviews: 27th and 28th February 2023

Salary: Competitive and dependant on experience.

Start date: Easter but negotiable 

Please read the supporting documentation carefully before completing and returning our application and equal opportunities form.

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.