Head of College (Vice Principal)

About the role:  For the new academic year commencing September 2017, a rare leadership opportunity within a very successful, mid-size Multi Academy Trust has arisen. The Trust is seeking to appoint a highly effective senior leader to join us as the Head of College (Vice Principal) at Longfield Academy; the successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education.  The successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership team and will have significant autonomy in leading Anderson College, and will have management responsibilities for one or more faculty areas.

The appointed candidate will demonstrate real ambition to improve the life chances of the students at Longfield Academy.  Reporting to the Principal, you will receive encouragement, support and guidance not only to develop the Academy, but also your own career within the Trust.

We wish to hear from you if you really want to change our education world and are;

• an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at secondary level
• a motivational and aspirational leader with high expectations of staff
• confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school
• able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance
• approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success
• able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.

Our successful candidate will receive;

• a competitive salary
• an exciting career path within Leigh Academies Trust with opportunities for further progression in the future
• the opportunity to assist in leading a large, currently good academy to outstanding status supported by a dedicated academy leadership team
• security and support on your journey from close collaboration with a small central executive and a larger group of talented principals to share best practice and innovation
• the opportunity to implement the Trust’s ‘human scale education’ philosophy at Longfield Academy to drive further academic improvement.

About Longfield Academy:  Longfield Academy is a friendly and supportive working environment with innovation and collaboration at the heart of everything we do. The academy opened in September 2008, replacing Axton Chase School. Since then student outcomes have rapidly improved. In May 2011 it was judged to be a Good school with many Outstanding features, including all aspects of Leadership and Management. Ofsted also judged it to have Outstanding capacity for further improvement.

The school is heavily oversubscribed in Year 7 and has a large and growing Sixth Form. In September 2011, Longfield Academy moved into its brand new £25m building with state of the art facilities for learning across all subject areas. Its subject specialisms are in Science and Arts. Particularly innovative are its home access iPad 2 scheme and Bistro called 'The Telescope', which is open to the public every week and run by students.  At the same time it has a thorough and robust approach to school improvement and is well on course to becoming a truly Outstanding school.

Diversity at our core:  As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.  The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust. 

Please use the online ‘apply’ function to submit your application. The closing date for applications is 20th April 2017 and all applications will be acknowledged on receipt.  Interviews and associated activities will be held on 25th & 26th April 2017.

Candidates are welcome to visit by appointment on 28th March (pm) or 29th March (am).  To schedule a tour of the Academy and facilities, please contact Christine Goodwin (Office Manager) at christine.goodwin@longfieldacademy.org.  If you have any queries regarding the application process or need additional information, please contact Olivia Couzins (Talent Manager) on 01322 620522.  For more information, please consult the Recruitment Pack by clicking here.