Assistant Principal – Futures, Personal Development & Community

Assistant Principal – Futures, Personal Development & Community (Ref MAG35)

Full-time – September 2020

Salary: L10 – 14 (salary negotiable based on experience)

At Magna Academy we have a team of dedicated people who are all working together to achieve our mission of preparing our students for success in the 21st century. Our Academy is a vibrant and exciting place to work and was graded as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in December 2018. We are proud that our outcomes and progress are very strong across the school. 

The Assistant Principal Futures, Personal Development & Community is a multi-faceted role which draws together three key areas for development within the academy. 

Futures is Magna Academy’s Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) programme. The Assistant Principal Futures, Personal Development & Community will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of Magna Academy’s Futures programme providing a clear overview of the academy’s provision and making sure that the academy meets the Gatsby Benchmarks by the end of 2020. The Futures programme spans across all five-year groups and the sixth form. The Assistant Principal (F, PD & C) will line manage the Head of Careers supporting them to plan, implement and quality assure the Futures programme. This will include managing the delivery of careers guidance, networking with external partners, including employers; coordinating the contributions of careers teachers, subject teachers, tutors and the SENCO.  A key element of this role will be to ensure that the Futures provision continuously improves, which will require quality assurance mechanisms to aligns our provision with best practice, keeping good records, seeking feedback, evaluating impact and seeking external review of the Academy’s provision where necessary.

The Assistant Principal (F, PD & C) should work closely with the Head of Careers and be focused on what happens to students after they leave school. It is critical that the Academy has strong systems to monitor intended destinations and to track students after they leave the academy. They should also be familiar with the destinations measures published by the Department for Education and use this to review the impacts of the Academy’s Futures provision.

In addition, the Assistant Principal (F, PD & C) will further develop and lead a creative and inspirational Personal Development programme (PSHCE/SRE) from Year 7 through to sixth form. This will include organising its delivery, liaising with staff and ensuring the programme remains current. 

The Assistant Principal Futures, Personal Development & Community will report to the Vice Principal Learning, liaise directly, and regularly with the Futures link governor. 

Leadership 

• Leading a team of teachers, administrators, external partners and others who deliver the futures and personal development programmes
• Advising the senior leadership team on policy, strategy and resources for PSHCE/SRE and career guidance, showing how they meet the Gatsby Benchmarks.
•  Reporting to senior leaders and governors.
• Reviewing and evaluating programmes and providing information for academy improvement planning, Ofsted and other purposes. 
• Preparing and implementing a futures and personal development improvement plan and ensuring that details of the programmes are published on the academy’s website. 
• Understanding the implications of a changing educational landscape for PSHCE/SRE and career guidance, e.g. technical education reform.
• Ensuring compliance with the legal requirements e.g. to provide independent career guidance and give access to providers of technical education or apprenticeships to students in schools, including the publication of the policy statement of provider access on their website. 

Management 

• Oversee, be responsible for and hold to account the Head of Careers in regards to;
• Planning of the futures programme and supporting teachers involved. 
• Monitoring delivery of futures across the eight Gatsby Benchmarks, using the Compass evaluation tool. 
• Supporting tutors, providing initial information and advice. 
• Managing the work of others e.g. Careers Advisers and administrative and other staff involved in the delivery of career guidance.
• Monitoring access to, and take up of, guidance. 
• Ensuring colleges and apprenticeship providers have access to the school to share opportunities with all students. 
• Managing the careers budget as appropriate. 
• Managing their own CPD and supporting the ongoing CPD of colleagues in the futures team. 
• Utilising labour market information. 
• Managing the futures section of the academy’s website, ensuring information is accurate and up to date. 
• Liaising with tutors, SENCO and heads of year to identify students needing guidance. 
• Referring students to Careers Advisers. 
• Coordinating encounters with employers and work experience. 
• Communicating with students and their parents. 
• To be a member of the PSHE Association and attend the Annual Conference.
• To choose appropriate library books and other resources.
• To liaise regularly with students and staff to continually review and evaluate the personal development programme to ensure that it remains current, up–to-date and relevant to our students.
• To organise a programme of appropriate outside speakers including evening talks for parents.
• To present budget plans and to control the budget. 

Networking

• Establishing and developing links with FE colleges, apprenticeship providers, University Technical Colleges, universities and wellbeing providers
• Establishing and developing links with employers and wellbeing providers. 
• Negotiating a service level agreement with the local authority as appropriate. 
• Commissioning career guidance services where appropriate. 
• Managing links with the LEP and other external organisations. 
• Securing funding for careers related projects. 
• Building a network of alumni who can help with the career guidance programme.

Next steps: 

Magna Academy Poole offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career. Ordinarily, we would be delighted to show you around our Academy in order to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment, however due to the current exceptional circumstances this will unfortunately not be possible. If you do have any questions about the role before you apply then please contact zchallis@magna-aspirations.org  

How to Apply:

Please click on the “quick apply” button to submit an on-line application.

Closing date for applications: midnight Friday 24th April 2020 2020

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview via a virtual platform: w/c 27th April 2020 

Learn more about Magna Academy at:  www.magna-aspirations.org 

Magna Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before taking up the post.