Head
London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
Newham
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 May 2017
Job overview
The London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is a flagship of the Free School Movement. Founded to address the chronic shortage of A-level places in the London Borough of Newham, the LAE offers a rigorous academic Sixth Form education to aspirational students from diverse and often challenging backgrounds. Consistently securing the best results in the Borough, the LAE inspires its students to become intellectually curious and independent thinkers. It has sent over 300 students from Newham to Russell Group universities since 2012, and secured 20 offers from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge alone in 2017.
Following the appointment of John Weeks to the Headship of Brighton College Preparatory School, the Board of Governors seeks an exceptional educationalist to lead this selective Free School Sixth Form into the next exciting chapter of its history. The appointee will build on the Academy’s nationwide reputation for academic excellence and inspire its growing community to greater success, forging even closer links with its six partner independent schools, and with the local community in Newham.
The successful candidate will be a charismatic and collaborative leader, with a strong track record of teaching and management experience gained in the maintained or the independent sector. He or she will have excellent communication skills and external relations abilities, with the vision, warmth and personal authority to further develop the Academy and build on its considerable achievements. A profound resonance with the LAE’s mission to increase social mobility and enable young people to achieve their ambitions is essential.
The London Academy of Excellence is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To download the appointment details for this role, including information on how to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies quoting reference number 3052.
The closing date for applications is 0900hrs (BST) on Wednesday 31st May 2017.
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About London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- Broadway House, 322 High Street
- London
- E15 1AJ
- United Kingdom
“An inspirational school”
LAE is one of the highest-performing sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom. Our average A level grade is an A* and our ALPS 1 value-added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress. LAE consistently secures top university destinations for all students. The school is particularly proud of its success helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to a Russell Group university and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge.
However, academic success if only one aspect of life at LAE. Our links with partner schools, employers and universities are combined with a rich and varied co-curricular offer that encompasses sport, music, arts, volunteering and careers experience. The provision is truly unique and sets LAE apart as an inspirational school.
Successful candidates will be joining an diverse, inclusive, and ambitious school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
LAE can offer you:
· The opportunity to gain experience of teaching and working with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.
· An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.
· Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.
· A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.
· A package of employee benefits including access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships.
LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.
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