Headteacher
Park Hill Junior School
South Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- L16-L22 (outer London scale)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 11 March 2018
Job overview
Leadership role with career potential and funded development programme
This offers an opportunity for an ambitious leader with high standards, who responds well to seeking creative solutions, to build their career on the sound platform provided by this excellent school. Support from a competent team and the benefits of expertise drawn from Folio Education Trust will enable you to have an impact as you continue to lead this school on its path towards outstanding. This role could suit either an aspirant leader with headship potential, wishing to develop and access quality CPD to grow into the leader’s role, or an experienced leader seeking to broaden their career, using internal pathways within a forward-thinking, local group of schools.
Located within a few minutes’ walk from East Croydon Station with its numerous bus and tramlinks, this 3-form entry junior school draws from a wide spectrum of families in the South Croydon area, comprising a wonderful cultural mix and range of aspirations; respect for all races and religions is a key part of our agenda and children are encouraged to be kind, resilient, rigorous and aspirational, these being the qualities we espouse in our teaching. Improving parental engagement will facilitate our pupils’ abilities to achieve, in a school with a strong sense of community.
An exciting time lies ahead following our successful bid to fund a major refurbishment programme over the next 1-2 years, giving you the chance to plan strategically, manage change and coordinate your team to deliver high standards, while being flexible to take advantage of new opportunities.
Advantages include:
- School in a strong, stable position ready to move forwards
- Increased opportunities for Joint Practice Development in a range of educational contexts
- Folio shared services allow you to focus on the core business of teaching and learning
- Secured finance for an imminent c£4m refurbishment programme that will enhance school facilities
- Relocation assistance available by negotiation for the right candidate
Application procedure:
To obtain our candidate pack and relevant application form, for a confidential discussion on this vacancy or to arrange a visit, please contact our consultant Jacqueline Baker, on 07891 671 226 or email parkhill@ascendeducation.co.uk
She will be available to respond to enquiries over the half term break.
Please complete the Trust’s application form and return this electronically with the requested supporting documentation to the email above. In compliance with Safer Recruitment Guidelines CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: 9 am Monday 12th March
Invitation to Interview: by evening Thursday 15th March
Selection and Interviews: Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th March
Our values RESPECTFUL – KIND – RESILIENCE – RIGOROUS - ASPIRATIONAL
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment requirements
About Park Hill Junior School
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Working within the Park Hill Family
Our School comprises a three form entry Junior Mixed School to accommodate approximately 360 children, aged between 7 and 11 years. PHJS became an academy and joined the Folio Trust in April 2017; the advantages and benefits of being part of a forward thinking MAT are being realised with time and offers career potential across the Trust.
This is a vibrant school community and our children make us smile every day with their joyous outlook on life and their enthusiasm and love of learning. We call ourselves ‘The Park Hill Family’ and we really do look after each other.
We encourage our children to be respectful, kind, resilient, rigorous and aspirational and these qualities pervade our teaching and ethos. We want our children to be the best they can be and we strive to give them the tools through which this can be achieved. In line with the key message of Folio schools, we truly believe in them and we want them to believe in themselves, to know that they can do anything if they try their best and set their sights high.
Wrap around care is provided before and after school (8am-6pm) for children from the Junior and neighbouring Infant school.
Working in Education is both challenging and rewarding, with our collaborative approach there is opportunity to flourish and develop teaching and leadership careers.
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