Director of Open Bucket
Carlton Keighley
Bradford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale L4 – L8 (£43,034 - £47,501)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 April 2019
Job overview
Director of Open Bucket
(Permanent)
To start September 2019
Leadership scale L4 – L8
University Academy Keighley (UAK)
UAK is situated just 10 miles from Bradford city centre and is easily accessible by both car and public transport. We are experiencing times of change and are excited by what the future holds for all our staff, students and the community in which we serve. We are currently graded as Requires Improvement but for the last 3 years the school has obtained Progress 8 scores in line with national averages illustrating the significant potential for improvement. UAK is due to join the ambitious and expanding Carlton Multi-Academy Trust later this year. The MAT has grown out of the success of Carlton Bolling College, a large Bradford secondary school. Carlton Bolling has been on a rapid improvement journey over recent years, which has seen the school progress from an Ofsted rating of Inadequate (Special Measures) to Outstanding in just under two years.
Your new role
This is a senior leadership position and the overall aim is to ensure that the open bucket delivers outcomes in line with or in excess of whole-school targets. You can be assured if you join the team at UAK that you will be part of a supportive, hardworking and committed team. We care about our staff and work hard to ensure your personal development is a priority and we support your career aspirations and goals. We invest in training and CPD programmes both internally and externally to ensure you are equipped with the tools and skills to be the best you can be.
What you will need to succeed
You should have a consistent record of strong student outcomes and experience of leadership of at least one of the open Ebacc subjects and within a similar setting. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner who has knowledge of a relevant curriculum area at KS3 and KS4 including a thorough understanding of assessment and monitoring. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for their next challenge. We offer a tailored programme of support and development and new opportunities as your career progresses with us. We ask for a positive attitude to change, a sense of humour and an individual who will stretch the skills and imaginations of our students and one who is committed to raising standards of attainment and engagement in all aspects of learning. A commitment to a culture of continuous improvement within an inclusive environment you will have the ability to motivate and inspire students and possess a high level of interpersonal and comunication skills.
What you will get in return
We are a small school with motivated and respectful students. You will benefit from an excellent teaching environment housed in a new, purpose built and well- resourced building. With an excellent mentor programme to support newly qualified teachers and tailored CPD built around your current skills and experience you can be confident that your personal development will be at the top of our priority list. Choosing the ‘right’ school to build and further your career aspirations is an important decision and we welcome and encourage prospective applicants to come and visit us where you will see first-hand our facilities, resources and more importantly our delightful young people.
To have an informal, confidential discussion, to find out how to apply or to arrange a visit, please contact Paula Read, our recruitment partner at Hays Education on 0113 200 3710 or email paula.read@hays.com
Closing date for applications: Thursday 4th April at 9am
Interview date : week commencing 8th April
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Carlton Keighley
Carlton Keighley is a small community secondary school, set in an attractive semi-rural location. The school has had a remarkable re-birth and improvement over recent years, starting when Carlton Academy Trust began its’ involvement at the forerunner school UAK in 2018. The school was in challenging financial circumstances, running at barely half student capacity with extremely poor relations between staff and school leaders. Academic standards were poor, with the school included in Ofsted ‘Stuck Schools’ research concerning the small minority of schools nationally which had never been rated at least ‘Good’.
Despite these considerable challenges, the school made rapid progress from this point and gained its’ first ever ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted in January 2020, is now in a very secure financial position and enjoys a rapidly expanding school roll. Although a remarkable journey, this is not the limit of the school’s ambitions as it aspires to the Trust motto of ‘Excellence for All’ and become an outstanding school over the next few years. As such, aspirations of all students are high and don’t allow the significant disadvantages that they face to be an excuse for poor outcomes. Teaching and learning is the focus of everything we do, investing in staff through regular, high-quality research-led professional development.
Carlton Keighley is a good place to work with helpful, friendly, and supportive staff and excellent standards of student behaviour and conduct which promote a calm, purposeful atmosphere within lessons and around school. Staff welfare is a priority, and we strive to preserve a proper work-life balance through small class sizes, early Friday finishes, with meetings and paperwork kept to an absolute minimum.
We hope you are excited by the schools’ improvement journey and look forward to welcoming applications from colleagues who share our values and ambition to deliver excellence for the young people of Keighley
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