Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal)
Strood Academy
Medway
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale commensurate with experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2024
Job overview
We are now recruiting for the role of Assistant Principal for Strood Academy; a truly rare leadership opportunity within a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success.
The successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education. We will expect the Assistant Principal to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with drive and commitment to excellence as well as strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate to a range of stakeholders. You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential.
We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent management, and a proven track record of success in raising standards, preferably in a non-selective setting. You will be expected to play a key role in developing the strategic vision for Strood Academy even further whilst ensuring that our students develop their potential, achieve academic excellence and develop our core values. The successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership team, with a specific area of whole school responsibility that will both develop and complement your existing skills and interests and will model our human scale approach to education by driving our small schools philosophy.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Vice Principal and will have management responsibilities for key subject areas. This post provides an outstanding career opportunity to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.
We wish to hear from you if you are committed to changing our education world and are:
- an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at secondary level;
- a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
- confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
- able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;
- approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
- able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.
For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at Strood Academy and the wider Trust means you’ll receive access to a great range of employment benefits from day one.Click here to view the current benefits package, and be mindful that the list is always growing.
Please click here for the full Recruitment Pack.
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
On the basis that interested candidates may be keen to visit the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Claire Mexter (PA to Principal) via: claire.mexter@stroodacademy.org
Visits will be hosted by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Please ensure you offer Claire a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a visit that works for both you and the academy.
Candidates wishing to have an initial conversation with the SLT about this role can also arrange for a telephone call. Those wishing to do so should also contact Claire Mexter (as above) in the first instance.
Application closing date: Tuesday 16th April, 2024
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 17th April, 2024
Interview date: Thursday 25th April, 2024
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 258 or rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
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About Strood Academy
At Strood Academy we are relentless in our mission to ensure that all pupils receive an excellent education that leads to real choice in life. We are committed to our pupils, supporting them to flourish as individuals ready for the 21st century. We offer our pupils a commitment to excellence based on high-quality teaching and a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.
Our collective mission through our small school model ensures our pupils receive a world class IB education which allows them to become highly ambitious, successful citizens who are well positioned to create a better world. We set unapologetically high expectations, challenging our pupils to believe in their ability and have the choice in life they truly deserve. We ensure our pupils are at the forefront of tomorrow.
- Our pupils believe in the value of their learning journey and are proud of their education.
- Our parents believe in our mission and work in partnership to achieve excellence.
- Our staff believe in the transformative power of education.
We explicitly teach our values which are embedded within the heart of our academy. They are central in everything we do. Our academy values provide our framework to enable our journey to excellence.
At Strood Academy we are working to achieve Vision 2028 which is underpinned by 10 foundations. These foundations are at the cornerstone of all that we say, we think and we do. Whilst we set upon our journey to excellence, our foundations will remain the key ingredients for success; they will remain constant and enable us to achieve Vision 2028. Vision 2028 has been developed in collaboration with LAT Vision 2030 to ensure a Trust approach to continuous academy improvement.
- We hold the highest expectations and embed positive engagement as part of our curriculum;
- We teach an ambitious and knowledge rich curriculum;
- We inspire every individual to become an active global citizen;
- We are relentless in creating a better world;
- We develop strong, collaborative community relations;
- We take pride in our safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment;
- We lead with expertise;
- We care about our staff;
- We harness the power of technology
- We promote social justice through excellent outcomes for all.
This is a happy, warm and welcoming school and we pride ourselves on the relationships that we have with our pupils, caring for them throughout their education at Strood Academy. We also work closely with families to ensure that all of our pupils are committed to learning and develop the character necessary to take advantage of all the opportunities in which we provide.
We deliver innovative teaching and learning through our broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum allowing our pupils to experience a rich variety of subjects. Our curriculum and lessons are sequenced to enable our pupils to build on their prior knowledge and further develop their understanding in order for them to achieve the highest outcomes regardless of their starting point.
We look forward to welcoming you to our academy.
Mr Jon Richardson
Principal
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