Assistant Principal (Inclusion)
Chelsea Academy
Chelsea, London
- Expired
- Salary:
- INNER LONDON LEADERSHIP SCALE + Private Healthcare + Chelsea Academy Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 16 March 2018
Job overview
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (INCLUSION)
INNER LONDON LEADERSHIP SCALE
Overview
We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join us as AP Inclusion. You will be an excellent teacher that wants join a welcoming and collegiate leadership team who aspire for every student, no matter their background, to succeed at school and in life.
Chelsea Academy is a high performing, inspirational community of learning with high expectations, underpinned by a culture of “no excuses”. We are currently graded Outstanding by Ofsted and Statutory Inspection Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS), are one of only 20 World Class Schools and are a member of the SSAT Leading Edge network. We are significantly oversubscribed at Year 7 and Year 12 and currently have over 1100 students on roll.
This is an exciting and newly created post for an ambitious and experienced middle leader who is ready to take the next step into school leadership. We are looking for someone to lead key aspects of the pastoral system and work closely with the Vice Principal (Inclusion) to ensure that our students are happy, safe and confident young people. The successful post holder will have a range of responsibilities and training will be provided to ensure they are confident across all areas of the remit. However, the ability to relate to students and parents as well as the desire to ensure that even our most vulnerable and challenging students succeed is key to this role. You will need to demonstrate at interview that you have the resilience for the role and have a track record of improving the life chances of inner-city young people. You should be able to demonstrate that you are a high profile, reliable member of staff that is committed to inclusion.
The role is varied and has been designed to prepare the post holder for a Vice Principal role in three to four years’ time. There is a mix of whole school responsibilities, statutory duties and line management of pastoral and curriculum areas which will allow the post holder to develop and excel in the brief. Specifically you will be responsible for:
● The pastoral curriculum including thought for the week and coaching notes (with our Academy Chaplain), SRE (with our Curriculum Leader for Personal Development) and drop down days for KS3 and KS4.
● Line management of the Chaplain
● The extracurricular programme (after school clubs and all activities that take place out of school time)
● Trips and visits including becoming the Educational Visits Coordinator
● Line management of the Chelsea Champion and Kick London programmes
● Student Voice and leadership at KS3, 4 and 5
● Anti-bullying and anti-discrimination work.
● The pastoral QA cycle
● Responsible for the House System and House Leaders
● Named Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
● Deputising for the VP Inclusion when needed
● Line management of some Heads of Year and Department Areas.
● Member of Core Leadership Team.
To apply, you need to show evidence of being a successful middle leader and have a minimum of two years of middle leadership experience including relevant pastoral experience.
How to apply
You need to write no more than 3 sides of A4 explaining why you are suited to the role and the impact that you have had in your current or previous roles. You will also need to complete an academy application form.
If you have any further questions about this post, then please feel free to contact Anisha Yatally (HR Adviser) on recruitment@chelsea-academy.org, who can put you in contact with the relevant staff member. We are also offering the opportunity for you to visit the Academy before making an application for the role. Please contact my PA, Lauren Allen, to arrange a place on either 0207 376 3019 ext. 0002 or lauren.allen@chelsea-academy.org. A tour will take place on Thursday 8th March 2018 at 4pm.
If you want to work in a happy, purposeful inner city academy with a strong Christian ethos and commitment to helping every student go on to university or meaningful employment, then we would welcome your application.
Closing Date: Friday 16th March, 12 noon
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd March
Matt Williams
Principal
Equal Opportunities and Safer Recruitment
Chelsea Academy is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from suitable candidates no matter their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, however, we do expect all our staff to note and follow our Christian ethos which is outlined on our website. Please note that Chelsea Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to satisfy successful references, an enhanced police / Security Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and right to work in the UK prior to starting employment with the Academy.
Attached documents
About Chelsea Academy
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in joining Chelsea Academy as a member of staff. We hope that the information below, our website, corporate video and careers video will give you a flavour of our Academy. We are a warm and inclusive place to work and have a settled and happy staff. We invest time, energy and resources into all our staff so that they feel happy and professionally stimulated as well as supported as employees. Everyone who works at Chelsea Academy gets the following benefits:
- Private healthcare
- A laptop
- A free lunch
- Access to employee assistance
- Flourish Wednesday activities
- Bespoke professional development
- Access to a cutting edge learning platform
- Relentless focus on pedagogy and curriculum development
- Working in a fabulous building with amazing facilities
As well as taking care of you as a person we also offer fantastic students and embedded behaviour and teaching and learning policies. We know our students well and we know what works in the classroom and what doesn't. Through a network of support we ensure that all staff have an induction period and are given training and development on how we do things at Chelsea Academy. Whilst there is no 'one way' of doing things here, teaching staff work collaboratively to ensure a rigorous focus on teaching, learning and assessment. Our approach works, our results improved year on year and at both GCSE and A level we are now in the top 20% of schools nationally.
As well as a commitment to academic success for all of our students we also ensure that we have an Extended Curriculum programme. We work with many agencies and organisations to support our students and have strong links with both local and national employers. We want all our students to flourish and be prepared for their next steps.
Our vision, mission and values
Chelsea Academy is Anchored in Christ
Our Vision: Learning together to flourish
Our Mission: Work Hard, Be Kind, No Excuses
Our Values: Servant Leadership, Perseverance, Joy, Forgiveness, Charity
Throughout their time at Chelsea Academy each student will flourish, benefitting from a rich academic curriculum and strong pastoral care. Learning will excite, inspire and challenge. Beyond the taught curriculum there will be many opportunities for students to develop their interests and passions. We aspire to acknowledge and embrace vulnerability. All students will develop: resilience, wisdom, hope and skills with which to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.
Further Information
Chelsea Academy is sponsored by the London Diocesan Board for Schools and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We are a warm, friendly and inclusive school with a strong Christian ethos and have a track record of excellent examination success and first class staff development. We combine traditional values and high standards with an innovative approach to learning and teaching and a strong commitment to staff development. The Academy’s specialism is the sciences and we also offer 10% of our places to students with a musical aptitude. Visitors to the school have consistently commented on the high standards of behaviour, enthusiasm for learning and confidence of our students, as well as the Academy’s stunning new £43m building.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023, saw us being judged strongly good in all areas. Our current SIAMS grading is outstanding. Recent outcomes at GCSE and A Level demonstrate strong progress for all students with the Academy’s GCSE results this summer being the highest the Academy has ever achieved. However, we are much more than a successful, academically focused school. We believe in educating the whole child and our Christian values of joy, perseverance, servant leadership, charity and forgiveness underpin everything we stand for. It is important that all of our staff, whether they are teachers or not, work closely with our young people and ensure that they are successful in all that they do. We are looking for staff who will always go the extra mile for our young people and believe that education happens both in and out of the classroom.
Chelsea Academy is an excellent place to work and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you don't see a post that you are interested in then please do contact us and ask to be kept on our recruitment database.
Current Awards and Accreditation
We are currently the proud holders of the following awards or accreditation:
- SIAMS Outstanding - July 2012 and July 2017
- Investors in People Gold - expires 2020
- SSAT TEEP Ambassador School
- Quality in Careers Award - July 2018
- NACE Challenge Award - 2021
- Rolls Royce Science Finalist 2018-2019
- Ofsted Good - September 2023
You can find further information about the Academy on our website. Links from this section of the website include our SIAMS report, Ofsted report and performance data.
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