Head of Primary Studies
Armfield Academy
Blackpool
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8-L12 on the Leadership Pay Scale (currently £48,808 - £53,856)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2020
- Apply by:
- 25 February 2020
Job overview
Firstly thank you for your interest in becoming part of Armfield Academy staff team. This is a very exciting and unique opportunity in helping establish our brand new school; developing policy and procedures and putting these into operation so that we become ‘an Academy to be proud of’.
We opened in September 2018 on Lytham Road, South Shore with children joining the school in Reception and Year 7 only. This will then be repeated in the following years which enables the school to grow. Our nursery provision opened in January 2019. The building programme has now been completed and staffing numbers will increase year on year until the school is at full capacity.
The Academy, named after Jimmy Armfield, has the strapline “an Academy to be proud of”. It therefore relates very much to traditional British values and supports the core values of our Trust; pride, ambition, respect, resilience, integrity and excellence.
Armfield Academy is part of the Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) and is our second “all-through” school. FCAT is a Multi Academy Trust with 9 primary and secondary schools across the Fylde Coast and Lancashire with a proven track record of delivering rapid improvement in progress and outcomes. Armfield is now our 10th school.Our aim is to ensure successes are what drive us to be the “best we can be”!
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a colleague to join the senior leadership team at Armfield Academy by becoming Head of Primary Studies. This post provides an opportunity for one colleague to take the lead for the quality of education, teaching, behaviour, leadership and personal development within the Primary years supported by a team of experienced middle and senior leaders. The post holder will report directly to the Headteacher and be accountable for the standards within these year groups. Whilst contributing to discussions around staffing deployment and budgets the primary purpose of this role is related to standards within Reception to year 6. The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of the operation of the Primary facilities and be ideal preparation for Headship.
The successful candidate will have a proven ability in strategic thinking and outstanding academic leadership, ensuring the Academy continues to provide high quality education for all our children in a caring, inclusive environment. The successful candidate will have experience at senior leadership level within a primary or an all through setting.
This new post will enhance the senior leadership team of the academy and will take a lead role in all aspects of school improvement related to Reception onwards and inevitably up to Year 6. The full responsibilities for this role are outlined in the job description. The post will include a teaching commitment commensurate to the role. Within your application you should state clearly why you are the ideal candidate for this role stating examples of where you have had significant impact on academic standards. The Job Description, Person Specification and a letter from the Headteacher and Executive Headteacher are attached with this advertisement.
How to Apply
To apply for this post please visit our website and complete the online application form and equal opportunities form at www.fcat.org.uk/job-vacancies.
Closing time and date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 25th February 2020.
Shortlisting to take place on or after Tuesday 25th February 2020.
Assessment and Interview Day to be held early March 2020.
Please visit our website www.armfieldacademy.co.uk where you can read more about our brand new school and watch the walkthrough of the site or www.fcat.org.uk for more information about FCAT.
For any questions regarding the vacancy please contact Karen Ashton at k.ashton@armfield.fcat.org.uk Thank you again for your interest in this post and I look forward to receiving your application.
Attached documents
About Armfield Academy
- Armfield Academy
- Lytham Road, Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY4 1TL
- United Kingdom
Our Academy
Armfield Academy is an all-through school for children aged 3-16, we are an inclusive academy, which is committed to providing the best possible education for all the children within our care. We, at Armfield Academy, are committed to achieving the very best educational outcomes for every one of our learners. We do this by putting each child’s diverse, social and learning needs with the appropriate level of challenge and care at the heart of all aspects of our work. Our curriculum is ambitious and uncompromising and provides a solid foundation upon which all our students can thrive and succeed. “Leaders have created a clearly designed curriculum, which builds from when children join in their Reception Year through to the end of Year 11.” (Ofsted February 2023).
Our vision comes to life in our clearly articulated values, which are pride in our Academy; ‘An Academy to be Proud of’; respect for each other; integrity in all that we seek to achieve and the wholehearted pursuit of excellence in both academic attainment and social accomplishments, which are underpinned through promoting resilience in all our learners in all phases. In working towards making these values visible in every learner, we strive to provide a safe, healthy, stimulating and exciting environment for all to work, learn and play in, and in which access for all to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum is free and equal. “Leaders and trustees have created a clear and ambitious vision for this school and its role in the local community. Staff and pupils understand and support this vision.” (Ofsted February 2023).
All pupils in all phases are encouraged to develop lively and enquiring minds, to be capable of independent thought and to appreciate those areas of knowledge and understanding, which will nurture wisdom, enabling them to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, and prepare them for future life, employment and happiness. Academic excellence, respect and tolerance for others, resilience, self-discipline and self-confidence form the basis of our school's philosophy.
This post represents an excellent opportunity for any individual who wishes to join a strong team at our academy as we continue our journey to becoming the very best that we can be. “Leaders have given high priority to providing pupils with information about possible careers and the next steps they may need to take to achieve them.” (Ofsted February 2023).
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