Headteacher
White House Academy
East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership salary L15 (£55,599) to L21 (£64,416)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2017 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2016
Job overview
STEP Academy Trust is seeking to recruit a dynamic and inspirational, senior leader in a supportive, mission and values driven organisation. Committed to improving the life chances of all children, the Trust was established to work with partners in need of rapid improvement. As a result, STEP Headteachers must possess the passion and resilience necessary to lead schools in often challenging and vulnerable circumstances.
The success and growth of STEP Academy Trust has resulted in internal promotion and therefore, exciting opportunities to join our headship team.
You will:
- Believe in the mission, vision and values of STEP Academy Trust;
- Be a strategic leader with a proven track record of school improvement, including advancing the quality of teaching learning;
- Be passionate about improving educational standards and providing high quality leadership by motivating others;
- Be able to develop effective partnerships with staff, governors, parents and the wider community in order to drive forward change and shape the future direction of the Academy.
We can offer you:
- Amazing pupils with positive attitudes to learning;
- Hardworking, skilled, dedicated and friendly staff and active parents;
- Governors and Trustees committed to improvement;
- Happy and caring working environments;
- Strong partnerships with our family of Academies;
- Outstanding professional development and career opportunities;
- An attractive salary and benefits package.
An application pack can be obtained by email: companysecretary@stepacademytrust.org. Completed application forms should be returned by email, post or by hand to Mrs C Gilbert, Company Secretary, STEP Academy Trust, Gonville Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 6DL.
STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check and references.
CVs are not accepted, a STEP Academy Trust Application Form must be completed.
Closing date: Wednesday 19th October 2016, 12 noon
Interviews: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
About White House Academy
White House Academy offers children a fun, secure and creative learning environment, with staff who inspire them to have the highest expectations of themselves. Our mission is that every child who passes through our academy will leave us with all they need to excel at the next stage of their learning.
Our motto
We work together to create a can-do environment and we believe in teaching our pupils how to share and grow, and to develop integrity and generosity.
Our family values
Our values of Passion, Urgency, Positivity, Aspiration and Commitment, are shared across our Academy Trust. We teach children that these are our family values. We expect our staff and children to constantly live out those values, being able to develop a sense of accountability and mutual responsibility across the school.
A UNICEF Rights Respecting School We provide an environment where pupils feel safe, valuable and respected. We are a Rights Respecting School and create many opportunities for children to take leading roles throughout the school. This means our pupils become very confident and self-assured individuals.
STEP Academy Trust We know that it is the exceptional quality of our staff that is key to our success. That’s why we’ll invest in your career and give you an unrivalled benefits package. We are a growing family of primary academies that strive together for excellence. So we spread best practice, transfer staff to support partner academies, share specialist knowledge and consistently challenge the status quo. Giving you every opportunity to grow and develop in your role.
We want you to do well, that’s why we offer:
- Great opportunities for accelerated promotion – right across our thirteen-academy trust
- Fully-funded leadership training courses (MPQML, NPQSL, NPQH) Fully-funded Masters and PhD courses
- At least seven NQT development days each year
- Pay rises for all teaching staff above those awarded nationally (we recently awarded all teaching staff a 2% pay increase – double the 1% recommendation from the Government).
- And with free lunch, we’ll keep you well fed too.
We are always looking for talented professionals who share our mission. If you share our drive to improve the life chances of all children, we’d love to hear from you.
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