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Head of School

The Howard Partnership Trust

KT22 7PW

  • £70,204 - £77,307 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Leadership Scale plus Teachers Pension Scheme
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Start of Summer Term 2021
Apply by:
18 January 2021

Job overview

THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Fox Grove School is an all-through special free school in Leatherhead, Surrey, due to open in September 2021/22 in a purpose-built school building.

Fox Grove will have 152 places for children and young people aged between 4 to 19 with autism, referred to in Surrey as complex social and communication needs (CSCN). We are currently part of the LIFT Partnership Multi Academy Trust, a family of schools who work together to use and share a wide range of expertise and services. LIFT Partnership is expected to merge with The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) in 2021. Click here  to find out more about the THPT Team.

The new Head of Fox Grove School will start in post from April 2021, a term prior to the opening of the school. They will have resilience, drive and a proven track record of delivering strong educational outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs. Working together with the Executive Head, this is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring and experienced Deputy Head Teacher, as well as an existing Head Teacher. The successful candidate will receive first-rate leadership development together with a sustained commitment from The Howard Partnership Trust to his or her professional career development, as well as regular coaching and mentoring.

Fox Grove School will:

  • Open in 2021/22 for up to 64 pupils and then grow over four years to educate up to 152 pupils from ages 4 to 19 years old;
  • Provide for pupils who have autism with complex social and communication needs;
  • Benefit from brand new facilities in a purpose-built school.

We are looking for:

  • A strong and visible leader with vision, drive, energy and high aspirations for the children and young people they serve
  • Proven track record of school improvement
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders including staff, pupils, parents, and the wider school community
  • An innovative, collaborative leader, with commitment to our values (click here  to find out more about our values) and the ability to inspire others and lead by example
  • A commitment to SEND and inclusion ensuring that all pupils receiving an outstanding educational experience
  • A thorough understanding of current educational developments
  • The ability to lead in changing circumstances and formulate strategies to deal with them
  • A commitment to securing a strong safeguarding culture across the school.

We can offer:

  • A rare opportunity to lead the creation of a new special school
  • Outstanding professional development
  • Support from colleagues at all levels who are committed to excellence and bringing out the best in all our pupils
  • Collaboration with successful, supportive and highly strategic senior leadership teams across The Howard Partnership Trust
  • Support from outstanding special schools (Linden Bridge and West Hill) which are joining our Trust
  • An opportunity to be part of a dynamic developing organisation
  • A welcoming environment across the Trust
  • A Multi Academy Trust and Local Governing Body that provides strong support, effective challenge and strategic direction.

Please click here  to find out more about THPT and our schools.

Calls to members of the Executive Leadership Team for LIFT and THPT are welcome and can be arranged by contacting the THPT Recruitment Team - details on the link to our advert on our site.

Application deadline: 12 noon, Monday 18 January 2021

Day 1 of the Selection Process will be held on Tuesday 26 January 2021

Day 2 of the Selection Process will be held on Thursday 28 January 2021

Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attached documents

About The Howard Partnership Trust

The Partnership
 
In 2011, the Howard Partnership was the first soft federation Academy Chain in the country, led by an outstanding school.  More recently, our partnership approach was formalised into a Multi-Academy Trust, The Howard Partnership Trust, and we are highly committed to this collaborative way of working. The distinctive feature of The Howard Partnership Trust is that the schools within our Academy Chain all retain their own unique features in order to meet the needs of the communities which they serve. However, the vision and values that underpin the schools are rooted in the same guiding principles: namely to ensure that consistently high quality teaching facilitates excellent learning within an inclusive, caring, vibrant environment. We all aim to ‘Bring out the Best’ in our students and so increase their life-chances. These are the hallmarks of any one of The Howard Partnership Trust schools.
 
Currently, there are four schools within the Academy Chain: Howard of Effingham (the original sponsor school), Thomas Knyvett College (who joined The Partnership in June 2007),Kenyngton Manor Primary School (who joined The Partnership in February 2013), and St Lawrence Primary School (who joined The Partnership in December 2014). Since September 2013, The Howard Partnership Trust has also been providing the leadership of Oxted School.  Oxted School Governors are currently consulting stakeholders on the School‘s conversion to Foundation and Academy status to join the Partnership.   Outstanding Academies and Academy Chains are a vital part of the Government’s vision for education. School-to-school support has increasingly become the model for improving the educational outcomes for students. We believe expanding our Academy Chain will help our schools to be even more successful by building upon our existing excellent practice and so remain at the ‘cutting edge’ of education. We are in discussion with other schools, so it would seem inevitable that The Partnership will grow. These are exciting and dynamic times!
 
The professional development opportunities provided by working within and across Howard Partnership Trust schools are excellent: we all learn together. Thus, we will continue to attract and retain the very highest quality staff which, in turn, is reflected in our students’ achievements.
 
The Howard Partnership Trust is successful because it has teams of well-qualified and committed people, both teachers and support staff, who are prepared to take an interest in every child.  Staff across The Howard Partnership Trust enjoy opportunities for accelerated career progression.  All appointments to our staff are considered to be crucial to the success of our schools.  The Executive Leadership and Governors are committed to the development of both our schools and staff, truly ‘bringing out the best’ in everyone

BENEFITS

Teachers
 
Teaching staff across The Howard Partnership Trust enjoy the benefit of generous PPA allocation in recognition of the strong focus on teaching and learning.  We have an excellent CPD programme and many opportunities in school for staff to extend their professional knowledge and develop their skills. As a result, we have a very good record of staff gaining internal and external promotions. There is a warm, collegiate and supportive atmosphere among the staff.  Teachers in secondary schools have the opportunity to work outside their faculties in mixed faculty pastoral teams and on other cross curricular projects. In primary schools there is a lot of cross phase working and CPD between schools.  For those staff who would like this professional development opportunity, there is also the opportunity to work across The Partnership.
 
Teachers are exceptionally well supported and The Partnership is committed to ‘freeing teachers to teach.’ This is achieved by our highly professional and expert teams of support staff including administrative, clerical and technical support as well as dedicated Human Resources and financial teams.

Support Staff
 
We have an excellent Performance Management programme and many opportunities in school for staff to extend their professional knowledge and develop their skills. As a result, we have a very good record of staff retention and promotion. 

All Staff
 
Benefits include:
Childcare Voucher Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Sainsbury’s Discount Card
EduHealth Foundations Membership (free eye examination voucher, discounted glasses, contact lenses, BUPA HealthLine and
additional healthcare support programmes)
Optional discounted BUPA Healthcare and BUPA EduHealth Dental Insurance
Teachers Pension Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Membership of Effingham Community Sports Centre 

 Additional Information
 
As part of our standard recruitment procedure, we would draw your attention to the fact that The Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
 
Successful candidates will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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