Headteacher
Montsaye Academy
Northamptonshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 10 March 2017
Job overview
HEADTEACHER
An Exciting Opportunity for September 2017
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead this Secondary Academy located in North Northamptonshire close to the Leicestershire border which is located in an area with a swiftly expanding population. Montsaye Academy is currently on a rapid journey to improvement following a recent OFSTED inspection. The school is a member of a Multi Academy Trust which consists of one secondary school and 6 very successful feeder primary schools who formed Montsaye Community Learning Partnership as equal partners in 2013. Montsaye is at the heart of its surrounding community and has an established 6th from and attached sports centre open to the community.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in leadership which may be at headship level or as part of the Senior Leadership Team. You will already have experience of supporting a school to rapidly improve and most importantly you will be a willing and capable learner, able to listen and take on board the ideas of others whilst articulating a clear vision for your school. You will have the ability to inspire and empower others to share in achieving this vision and have the determination to build on strengths and lead the school to future success. The successful candidate will be committed to being involved at a strategic level in the further growth of our multi academy trust and will have the ability to maintain and develop excellent relationships with board members and strategic partners.
We welcome enquiries from both serving head teachers and experienced deputy head teachers and are happy to arrange informal, confidential discussions or visits to the school. Should you be interested in either of these options please contact Karen Kilborn at Montsaye on 01536 418844 or at kkilborn@montsaye.northants.sch.uk.
Application forms and further details are available from our website www.montsaye.northants.sch.uk
Montsaye is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.
Closing date: Friday 10 March 2017 at 12 noon
Shortlisting: w/c Monday 13 March 2017
Interviews: Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd March 2017
Salary on application
About Montsaye Academy
- Montsaye Academy
- Greening Road, Rothwell, Kettering
- Northamptonshire
- NN14 6BB
- United Kingdom
Montsaye Academy is located in the historic Northamptonshire market town of Rothwell, easily reached from Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Bedfordshire. Northamptonshire was recently placed as third in the country in the Halifax Quality of Life Survey and is one of the greenest counties in in England; with 161 parks covering 1,600 acres.
Montsaye Academy has been through a turbulent last 18 months but is going through a process of rapid improvement. The school is on an upward trajectory and has a very exciting future ahead.
The academy is a member of Pathfinder Schools with eight primaries from who we draw the majority of our cohort each year. We have other very effective partnerships with local secondary schools that also enhance our curriculum and support our practice.
Montsaye Academy is heavily invested in its staff and is proud to offer access to the following;
· Cake Fridays where staff have the opportunity to bring in their bakes and catch up with colleagues
· A free membership for our onsite sports centre which boasts a pool and modern gym where staff can swim for free
· Free coffee and tea in staff room
· Free annual flu jab
· Free Healthcare plan
· Full program of CPD tailored to individual staff, enabling our teacher to develop their career and continuously build upon their potential
We are a research engaged school and our teaching and learning strategies are driven by the evidence for what works. We have a well developed CPD programme that gives teachers the opportunity to gain the following accredited qualifications:
• MA in Education
• National Professional Qualification for Middle Leaders
• National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders
• We are also supporting teachers to complete PhDs in Education
At Montsaye we offer a broad, balanced curriculum, enhanced by our extracurricular provision, through which we aim to support students to develop a keen interest in learning, enhancing their basic skills of communication and literacy as well as exploring particular strengths and interests. Our staff demonstrate every day their commitment to supporting young people as they explore the world around them and have an unswerving belief in the ability of our students.
Education in Partnership, the academy’s motto, means working closely with parents and carers to support students to make outstanding progress. It also means encouraging students to work together to support one another.
We provide an engaging curriculum, constantly develop our teaching workforce and create an atmosphere of mutual respect so that we are able to meet the individual needs of children. Our commitment is to making sure that students leaving Montsaye will be resilient, proactive, independent learners able to face the challenges of the adult world and to lead where others follow.
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