Head of School
Prosper Learning Trust
Newcastle
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18 – L22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from September 2018
- Apply by:
- 9 May 2018
Job overview
The Board of Trustee’s for PROSPER Learning Trust are seeking to appoint an innovative Head of School, who is committed to the achievement of excellent outcomes for disadvantaged children who have a wide range of complex social, emotional and mental health needs.
Previous applicants need not apply.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who will:
- Be an experienced inspirational leader who can shape and deliver our strategy whilst running the school on a day-to-day basis
- Have a passion for school improvement
- Has a clear strategic vision for teaching and learning
- Have the highest of expectations for all our students and a relentless focus on safeguarding
- Be robust in meeting the challenges of a changing educational landscape and increasingly complex needs
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and the wider educational community
PROSPER Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Linhope PRU. We are striving to further build collaboration across the two schools, grow as a Multi Academy Trust whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our students.
The Head of School will be accountable to the Executive Head Teacher and will also be expected to work collaboratively with the Executive Leadership of the Trust to deliver school improvement.
The successful candidate will have significant pastoral experience in mainstream settings and have a deep understanding of social, emotional and mental health needs and their associated behaviours.
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact Diane Jamieson to arrange this.
For an application pack, to arrange a visit or an informal chat regarding this post and working at the academy please contact Diane Jamieson or Katie Mcwilliams on 0191 267 6555/07713323792 or email permanent@visionforeducation.co.uk.
Completed application forms should be submitted by Thursday 10th May at 11am to Diane Jamieson via email.
Interviews will be held week beginning 21st May 2018
PROSPER Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work within the Trust is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received.
Linhope PRU, Linhope Centre,
Linhope Road, West Denton,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE5 2NW
Executive Headteacher: Mr M Jones
About Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Prosper Learning Trust is currently comprised of two Alternative Provision Academies, Newcastle Bridges School, and Mary Astell Academy, both in Newcastle, and two Specialist Academies, Thomas Bewick School, in Newcastle, and Harry Watts Academy, in Sunderland, which both specialise in working with autistic children and young people . We will be opening a fifth, Gilbert Ward Academy, a Specialist Academy in Blyth, in September 2023.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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