Assistant Head teacher (Pedagogy)
Pyrland School
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Scale L11 - 15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2019
Job overview
The Taunton Academy is looking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational professional to join the Senior Leadership Team. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record in raising standards and who is committed, caring and hard working. We are seeking an exceptional candidate with a passion for improving life chances for all students through leading high quality Teaching and Learning.
The academy is on a rapid improvement journey and has a strong staff team in place to ensure every child is enabled to fulfill their potential. We have excellent pastoral support and our students report that they feel very happy and safe at the school. We are proud of our students. The relationships between staff and students are strong and behaviour is excellent. Community engagement is also an important feature; a recent poll showed a very high degree of parental satisfaction.
If you want to work in an inspiring, fully inclusive environment with students who want to succeed and friendly, supportive staff, then we want to hear from you. You will join a passionate and dedicated team, praised for their strong leadership, and a Trust who is committed to providing professional development and opportunities for all colleagues.
The Taunton Academy, sponsored by the outstanding Richard Huish Trust, is an 11-16 academy in the north of Taunton. With modern, impressive facilities, the academy currently caters for approximately 700 students, with an increasing roll anticipated to see numbers rise to in the region of 1200 over the next few years. Taunton is Somerset’s county town and has easy access to the M5. Somerset is a lovely place to live with the stunning Somerset Levels, Quantock Hills and Blackdowns on your doorstep.
For more information about the Taunton Academy, please visit our website www.thetauntonacademy.com. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please call the Head teacher, Mrs Veal on 01823 348200 or email jveal@thetauntonacademy.com . A Taunton Academy Application Form must be completed to apply for this post. Completed applications should be submitted to Mrs Greenslade by emailing agreenslade@thetauntonacademy.com .
Closing date: 8am on Monday 1st April 2019
Interview date: Thursday 4th April 2019
The Taunton Academy is part of the Richard Huish Trust and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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About Pyrland School
Pyrland School (formerly The Taunton Academy) is a secondary school (11 – 16), located on the outskirts of Taunton with approximately 830 students on roll. We are rapidly growing in terms of pupil numbers and this is forecast to continue over the coming years until we reach capacity (1200). We are the first academy to have joined the Richard Huish Trust, with exceptionally close links to the Richard Huish College – an outstanding sixth form college at the heart of the Taunton community. The Trust’s vision is to provide exceptional education. This is underpinned by the Huish values, which shape our behaviour, our approach to work and decision making at all times.
The team at Pyrland are uncompromising in their ambition to see every student achieve their full potential, working creatively to nurture high levels ambition in everyone at the school, including both students and staff.
Whilst we have modern buildings and great facilities we are clear that it is ambition, skills, creativity, commitment and dedication which make the biggest difference to the experience and achievement of students at Pyrland.
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