Assistant Principal
Harris Academy Battersea
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale (Inner London Competitive) + Health Cash Plan + Harris Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2017
Job overview
Harris Academy Battersea opened in September 2014 to replace a school that was in special measures, and serves an intake of 80 per cent pupil premium. After only two years, it has achieved a Progress 8 score of +1.14 in the Summer 2016 examination series, placing it as the top school in London and fourth in the whole country. The academy is also in the top 10 per cent of state school nationally for Post-16 academic attainment as opposed to the bottom 10 per cent two years ago. Our results are nothing but a reflection of the exceptional dedication with which everyone in the academy applies themselves on a daily basis.
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In response to an increasing student numbers, Harris Academy Battersea is seeking an inspirational leader of both staff and students to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Principal.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will be superb in the classroom as well as having a proven track record of driving change at all levels. They will have an absolute intolerance of mediocrity and will be willing to challenge under-performance no matter how difficult the conversation.
We have a truly outstanding group of students who are led by an inspirational group of teachers: they are brilliant people who do brilliant things.
The very best teachers are those people who drive their classes forward with an unwavering care of their students and a relentless pursuit of success. It is our aim to make sure that teachers are as well supported as they can be in this endeavour; we have a zero-tolerance approach to anything that interrupts the learning in a classroom to make sure that our teachers are as free as possible to do the three things that matter most: mark, plan and teach. Teachers do not make behaviour phone-calls, they do not run detentions and they do not do duties. The Senior Leadership Team works tirelessly to ensure that every system is as efficient as possible and that every interaction between teachers and students is as purposeful as possible.
Any position in education is inevitably laden with values and ideals and we are a school built on a shared ownership of these. We wish to give our students the very best start that we can in life and, through hard work and determination, the words of our values and ideals take shape as something recognisable in the futures that we help build. Should you wish to find out more about what we do or would like to talk to the Principal directly, then please feel free to do so using d.moody@harrisbattersea.org.uk
Why work at Harris Academy Battersea?
- One of the top 10 schools in the country for the new national measure of Progress 8 at GCSE, with 96% of students achieving A*-C in English
- The highest performing Sixth Form in Wandsworth, with well over 80 per cent of grades at C or above and more than half at B or above
- A modern, innovative and socially inclusive Academy with old-fashioned values, preparing students for the 21st century and developing their qualities of 'Head, Heart and Heroism'
- Generous Harris benefits package
- Exceptional opportunities for personal and professional development
To arrange a visit to the Academy, please email Nicki Rollings, PA to the Principal, n.rollings@harrisbattersea.org.uk
Closing Date 27/02/2017
Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with our commitments to safeguarding, the Harris Federation uses preferred agencies and is unable to work with any agencies where Terms of Business have not been agreed by both parties prior to an engagement.
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About Harris Academy Battersea
- Harris Academy Battersea
- 401 Battersea Park Road, Battersea
- London
- SW11 5AP
- United Kingdom
School summary
Harris Academy Battersea will be in its 8th academic year in 2021-2022 and has established itself as one of the highest performing schools in London, judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018. In 2017, it was awarded the Evening Standard School of the Year as well as being named one of the Sunday Times Top 20 Schools in the country. We are immensely proud of our students’ achievements at Harris Academy Battersea, where their progress measures (1.08, 1.47, 1.22, 0.92, 1.39* and 1.36* P8) defy expectations and set out what it is possible to achieve with hard work from all stakeholders. This is achieved through high expectations for all stakeholders, a high-quality curriculum, brilliant teaching with each teacher wanting to get better every day and, most importantly, an embedded culture that drives every decision in the school. This strong culture wraps around the three key characteristics of the most successful schools: high aspiration, high motivation and strong social norms.
Academy Ethos
The development of our students academically, personally and professionally is at the heart of everything we do at Harris Academy Battersea. We have created a new vision for the school to reflect this: ‘We develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world’.
Our core values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience underpin this vision and will form an integral part of student’s daily school life. Students should leave us not only having fulfilled their personal best in terms of academic results, but also equipped with these core values to enable them to thrive in all stages of their lives. Equally, we wish for our school and young people to serve the community and a school that the community is proud to have on its doorstep.
The values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience embody the qualities we expect to see in our young people. Our definition of these values is outlined below.
Knowledge: ‘I want to learn something new every day’
- I will gain knowledge to be able to confidently engage in any discussion, any time.
- I will think carefully before I trust information I see, hear and read.
- I will share knowledge to help others.
- I will always seek to further my own knowledge, now and in the future.
- I will make links between different pieces of knowledge and subjects.
Resilience: ‘Try, fail, try, fail, try, succeed’
- I will give 100% effort 100% of the time.
- I will understand my emotions and work hard to manage them effectively.
- I will develop and maintain positive relationships with others even when it is tough to do so.
- I will take any setback as a learning opportunity.
- I will try new things outside my comfort zone.
Integrity: ‘I do the right thing even when it is difficult to do so’
- I will do the right thing even when no one is looking, and I will encourage others to do so too.
- I will treat others as they wish to be treated.
- I will take responsibility for my actions and encourage others to do so.
- I will support others to be the best they can be.
- I will respect the diversity, cultures, beliefs and differences of others.
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