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Headteacher

Lime Academy Larkswood

Waltham Forest

  • Expired
Salary:
L30 - L36
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st September 2017
Apply by:
20 February 2017

Job overview

Please call Lynne Harrowell, CEO, Lime Trust, to arrange a visit and discuss this role on 07866 454 726.

At the Lime Trust we believe that the key to success is to be outward facing and continuously looking for ways to become brilliant.

The Lime Trust is looking to appoint a Headteacher with a proven track record of exceptional work to take our flagship school, Larkswood Primary Academy, forward.

Larkswood Primary Academy is a lively and diverse three-form entry primary school with nursery located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, a thriving, vibrant community on the Epping Forest borders. With a modern building, outstanding facilities and a team of innovative, experienced and dedicated staff, Larkswood Primary Academy offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to develop their career.

We are an expanding, pioneering and values-driven trust that believes in building capacity and expertise from within to make sure that we provide an outstanding service and excellent value to schools within our Trust and as part of our school to school support programme.

We would like to hear from you, if you:

  • Wish to join a dynamic team
  • Are an excellent practitioner and leaderof learning
  • Are energised by opportunities to develop and share your practice
  • Are an ambitious leader and have a commitment to continued professional learning

The successful individual will have:

  • A positive can do attitude with a track record of success
  • A commitment to driving standards of performance
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Resilience, humour and a sense of purpose

We offer:

  • Inner London Weighting
  • Mac laptop
  • An experienced Board
  • A Chief Executive who is committed to the successful future of the Trust
  • A supportive working environment where talents are valued and nurtured
  • Opportunities to develop and a commitment to continuing professional learning

Please call Lynne Harrowell, CEO, Lime Trust, who would be delighted to tell you more about this role - 07866 454 726.

Job dates
Closing date - 20th February 2017
Shortlisting - 24th February 2017
Interviews - 6th March 2017

If you are interested in this position, please then download the application pack and application form below.

Completed applications should be sent by email to hr@limetrust.london  

For more information and news about Larkswood Primary Academy and the Lime Trust please visit our website: www.limetrust.london

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The Lime Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Attached documents

About Lime Academy Larkswood

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 8 schools over 10 locations across Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure:

· Learners are safe and enjoy learning

· Everyone feels included, respected, and valued

· An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood

· Employee potential is recognised and invested in

Putting Learners First is the Trust’s vision. We do this by providing high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do

LIME Trust Vision & Values

Putting Learners First is our Trust vision.

We aim to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment for all, encouraging our learners to achieve academic excellence and reach their full potential. We set high expectations and build capacity-rich schools through facilitating school-to-school collaboration. The high challenge we put forward is met with equally high support from our team of education experts, so we continue to improve our children’s lives and futures – especially for disadvantaged pupils.

Our values are based on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which means we believe that:

Respect is built on unconditional positive regard for all learners, all employees, and our wider communities.

Equity enables everyone to be treated as individuals. It removes barriers, provides opportunity and celebrates difference.

Self-worth creates a culture where all learners, all employees and our wider community have pride in their contributions and feel confident and valued.

Partnership is working together for the common good, ensuring that our learners are at the heart of all that we do.

Enjoyment is feeling happy, safe and motivated to make a positive contribution.

Communication provides a voice for all, creating a shared understanding through dialogue.

Trust is a partnership which requires us to act with integrity. Be brave, honest and kind.

Top 5 reasons for working for Lime Trust

  • The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above which are always incorporated in everything the Trusts achieves.
  • Reduced workload for teachers as planning days are arranged half termly for all year groups collectively across all schools.
  • Enhanced benefits for both teachers and support staff
  • CPD and career pathways which enhances career progression across the Trust
  • Wellbeing is at the forefront for both leaners and employees.
  • The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above and are always at the heart of the direction of the Trust growth plan.

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