Federation Vice Principal
Catmose College
Rutland
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale + Federation benefits Salary range – Leadership Spine Points L19 – L23 FTE £62,261 - £68,666pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Negotiable, we are able to accommodate either a summer term or September start.
- Apply by:
- 25 April 2019
Job overview
Due to the continued success of the College, we are looking for an experienced middle or senior leader who would like to further their career in the role of Vice Principal; the position offers the potential to provide preparation for a future Headship. Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team based at Catmose College, the Vice Principal will provide vision, leadership and direction.
Catmose College is an oversubscribed 11-16 College judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. The College exists to ensure that our students are successful. Students and staff have equal value and the same entitlement to maximise their potential. We are proud of our consistently high academic results. In 2018 we achieved a progress score of +0.41 which was a great testament to the high quality of teaching within the College and dedication of all our staff and students. Just as important, is our commitment to ensuring that students leave us with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to enter the global workplace. As such, we are committed to offering a broad range of opportunities in performing arts, sports, trips, visits, competitions, electives and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Alongside a good sense of humour, the successful candidate should be someone who is hard working, ambitious and someone who shares our values. You will be able to build on your existing knowledge and skillset and you will also have the opportunity of developing and leading on whole school responsibilities within the Federation in areas such as curriculum, teaching and learning, outcomes and pastoral. You will play a key role in maintaining and developing excellence in every aspect of our operation, ensuring that the Federation, comprising of Catmose Primary, Catmose College and Harington School, are recognised by our clients as providing an outstanding service.
Senior Leaders are able to enjoy many additional benefits that come as part of working within the Federation. These include, amongst others:
- Senior Leaders at top of scale may receive up to a 2% pay award annually for good performance.
- Relocation support for hard to recruit subjects.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Vast range of staff training including a funded Masters scheme, through our teaching school.
- Laptop and mobile phone.
- Priority for children of staff to the College and Primary.
- A broad range of opportunities to engage in extra-curricular trips and activities.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more detailed information about the role.
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implements in line with Federation policy and current legislation. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
HOW TO APPLY
Application forms and information are available online at www.rutlandfederation.com, or by emailing the College on office@rutlandfederation.com
- You should write a letter of application on no more than 2 sides of A4.
- You should complete all sections of the application form.
- On the form clearly state the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, of two professional referees; it is our usual practice to ask for references before shortlisting and always to ask for references before interviews.
- It is a condition of employment that you have a successful DBS check made and can provide proof of identity and qualifications gained.
Please note that due to the high number of applications we receive for positions, your application is unlikely to be considered if you do not follow these requirements. CVs are not accepted.
The closing date is midday on Thursday 25 April 2019.
You should send your application to Stuart Williams, Executive Principal, Catmose College, Huntsmans Drive, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP. Applications can also be emailed to office@rutlandfederation.com
Attached documents
About Catmose College
Catmose College is an oversubscribed and successful 11-16 Academy, part of the Rutland and District Schools’ Federation which currently consists of Catmose College, Catmose Primary and Harington School, an academic sixth-form. This provides wider opportunities for staff, giving them broader experience across different organisations, should their skills and experience be appropriate. Appropriate training will be provided as necessary.
In addition, we are proud to be one of the highest performing schools in Leicestershire and Rutland.
We moved to a completely rebuilt campus in February 2011; the facilities are designed to offer learning opportunities suitable for the 21st Century. ICT features extensively across the College, this includes a wireless connection for laptops and iPads, the use of which is encouraged. We know that our students want to work hard, do well and enjoy College. As a result, there are no locked doors and our facilities are freely available for students to use throughout the day from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. This is an exciting time to join the College and shape its future.
Situated in Rutland, the College serves the county town of Oakham and its surrounding villages. It also draws students from a wider catchment area through parental choice. The College serves a rural area but is only 20 miles from the urban centres of Leicester, Peterborough and Nottingham.
The Federation encompasses a student population of 1000 students, aged from 4 years up to 18 years of age. We work very closely with our partner primary school, Catmose Primary. We also have Harington School, which moved into its new purpose-built building in October 2016, located on the same site as Catmose College.
We are an inclusive College with a strong commitment to supporting the most vulnerable young people. We have a designated enhanced SEN provision for 25 students and provide an environment in which all staff can expect to work with all students.
We are a specialist College for the visual arts but have developed an integrated approach that combines both the visual and performing arts. We have our own theatre and offer a full programme of concerts and theatrical performances. A recent production, Madagascar, involved around 70 students performing, choreography, playing in the orchestra or providing technical support. We are already in rehearsals for our next production of Sister Act.
On Wednesday afternoons, Catmose College students participate in the Electives programme. This is a comprehensive programme of over 120 different activities ranging from Swahili and Kenyan culture, journalism, photography and jewellery making to ice skating, boxercise and watersports. The activities are delivered by all College staff and by experts in their field. We expect all new staff appointments to participate in this exciting programme.
On Wednesday the College day ends at 2.30pm to allow staff to participate in continuous professional development.
We offer breakfast and a range of after College activities in the arts, music, sport and additional study; we expect our senior managers to be available from 8am until 5pm each day.
Visitors always remark on the happy, calm and purposeful working atmosphere within the College. Our students behave well and show high levels of concentration. Relationships within the College are excellent. We wish to develop staff who are reflective practitioners, continuously committed to evaluating the quality of the service they offer. The governors are actively involved in the work of the College and are generous in the amount of time they give to help to plan and support this work.
Our parents can be assured of the excellent support for their children. We actively engage parents through regular contact such as our in-house publication Connect, plus a carefully managed website and formal reports including progress evenings.
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