Assistant Head Teacher - Teaching and Learning

We are delighted to introduce you to Havant Academy – a secondary school where we know every student as an individual and where the combination of quality teaching, pastoral support and extensive facilities provide students with everything they need to reach their potential and become happy, successful, high performing adults. At Havant Academy, we pride ourselves on ensuring our students are engaged and involved in their own learning so they feel an ownership of their school. We know that if students follow our ethos of Work Hard, Be Kind, No Excuses they will achieve their potential in their examinations but, just as importantly, will also develop life skills enabling them to be successful adults.

About the school

As one of six secondary schools within the ‘Coast’ region within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), we take pride in our geographic location and in our role as a ‘community’ secondary school.  With a current and growing role of 566  students (Years 7-11), we are a vibrant and diverse community with high expectations for all our pupils. Judged to be a ‘good’ school by Ofsted in June 2015 and again in December 2018, our vision is for every member of our school community to be successful academically, socially and morally.  We aim to provide a high quality, inclusive education ensuring that every student has the opportunity to fulfil their maximum potential.  Our curriculum is built upon a strong academic GCSE core and delivered through creative and engaging teaching.

We are very excited to be recruiting for a new Assistant Headteacher to join our school. We are looking for a strong, well-rounded individual who can drive significant improvements in their areas of responsibility but also for the whole school. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, positive, and charismatic leader who has proven leadership experience.

Amongst other things this individual must;

• Be a robust, resilient, and positive leader, committed to going above and beyond to ensure rapid school improvement. If your glass is ‘half empty’ we are not the school for you
• Be committed to working with pupils, parents and staff to raise standards
• Have the drive and unwavering belief to make a real difference to the lives of pupils in an area of disadvantage
• Be able to challenge, inspire, and motivate others to achieve outstanding practice
• Have the drive and experience to support senior and curriculum Leaders in robust self-evaluation of teaching and learning and be accountable for improving the quality of teaching and learning across the Academy.

Please read the job description for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Working for TKAT – ‘Achieving More Together’:

Leadership within TKAT schools requires passion, understanding, empathy and above all, a genuine love for the profession. Our role is to support you by giving you the flexibility to work how and when you need to; to open up opportunities to develop your career; to take care of your wellbeing at work; to enable you to flourish as an individual and to offer the kind of rewards you can only find from improving the prospects and life chances for literally thousands of children and young people.

TKAT has 3 values that underpin the education we deliver to our students.  The TKAT family:

Shared Voice

Shared Belief

Shared Success

Why work for TKAT?

A support network second-to-none: We passionately believe in the power of collaborative working and actively promote school-to-school support. This includes accessing support from our strong Learning Development Network which offers a range of high-quality professional development opportunities for staff at all levels.

Boundless opportunities for career progression: When you deliver and achieve, you will be rewarded for your success – and that could be from additional responsibilities that will impact across our Academy or wider across the region and Trust. If you are ambitious, we’ll help you succeed.

For further information on TKAT visit the Trust website https://www.tkat.org/

To apply for this post please visit the vacancies page on our website www.havant-tkat.org and complete the application form online. Alternatively, please post the completed form to Havant Academy, Wakefords Way, Havant, Hants, PO9 5JD.

For any questions or to book in an informal conversation or a school visit with the Headteacher about this position please contact the Heads PA Ashleigh Newland via email on Ashleigh.Newland@havant-tkat.org or 02393 063516

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Equal Opportunities

TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.