Headteacher
The Bewbush Academy
West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- L21 - L27
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2022
Job overview
If you have never worked in a TKAT academy then this is what you are missing:
- A Director of Education who is on the end of a phone for advice
- Lead practitioners to develop your teaching practice within school
- Curriculum support to develop your expertise in your leaders
- A senior leadership team who take care of your well being by: amalgamating all messages from many sources into one concise email available to all
- We actively encourage heads to take a day week working from home
- We offer remote meetings to save on travel and time
- We hold fortnightly virtual meetings with all heads in the trust or with all heads in your region to share concerns, successes and news
We have nationally benchmarked assessments three times a year.
98% of our 29 primaries are Ofsted Good or better.
Our Trust average for the Year 2 phonics in December was over 88%.
We have lots of expertise and good practice to share.
Bewbush is one of our larger primary schools and has an experienced leadership team who are looking for a headteacher to take the school beyond Good.
Bewbush is a Thrive school and has the well-being of the children at the centre of a building that offers the resource the community deserves and needs.
If you want to be a headteacher who feels the support and embraces the challenge then apply.
Bewbush Primary Academy is a three-form primary school in Crawley and is one of six primaries within the Central region of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). Due to the retirement of our existing head, we are currently seeking an innovative and enthusiastic Headteacher who will build on the school’s existing strengths, to lead, motivate, develop, and inspire a school team that is passionately committed to giving pupils a wide range of real-life and enriching experiences.
Our academies are pivotal in ensuring our children get the best start in life, no matter what their background. As part of the TKAT network, we are committed to making sure that every child has access to an excellent education and real choices in life.
For this role, you will have demonstrable school leadership and management skills and experience, a commitment to professional development, and the personal qualities to build strong relationships with all stakeholders including parents, governors, and colleagues at all levels.
The Headteacher will be responsible for the leadership, organisation, management and control of the School whilst working in partnership with key providers. You will be expected to promote and safeguard the welfare of the pupils for whom the School and governing body are responsible and those with whom they come into contact; to ensure a high-quality education for pupils and high standards of achievement. Headteachers are required to carry out the duties set out in Part 9 of the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document.
Applications and visits to the school:
To apply, please click apply now.
For more information about this role, including arranging a visit please contact:
Neil Small, Senior Director of Primaries - 07734 602 983, neil.small@tkat.org
Working for TKAT:
Leadership within TKAT schools requires passion, understanding, empathy and above all, a genuine love for the profession. Our role is to support you by giving you the flexibility to work how and when you need to; to open up opportunities to develop your career; to take care of your wellbeing at work; to enable you to flourish as an individual and to offer the kind of rewards you can only find from improving the prospects and life chances for literally thousands of children and young people.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic; this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.
Access to interview - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist we will.
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About The Bewbush Academy
- The Bewbush Academy
- Dorsten Place, Bewbush, Crawley
- West Sussex
- RH11 8XW
- United Kingdom
We aim high, we broaden horizons, we develop confidence. Welcome to Bewbush”
The Bewbush Academy is an all-through primary school with extensive outdoor space, including large fields, a reading corner, adventure trails and a bug hotel! We currently have 20 classes; most year groups, with three classes. Our school serves an ethnically diverse population and we work closely with our families and the local community. Within school, every child and adult belongs to a house (Ruby, Emerald, Diamond, and Sapphire) and can earn house points for behaviour, attitude, effort and learning. Our Year 6 house and vice captains work hard to motivate their teams and weekly house point results are shared in our celebration assembly.
One aspect of learning we believe to be particularly important is that children experience things first hand, learning through talking and doing. To support this, we provide opportunities for interesting and varied lesson activities, which engage all types of learners.
We value educational visits and try to enable school trips for all of our children. These have ranged from a trip to Arundel Castle, exploring the Smugglers Caves in Hastings and travelling back to the Victorian times at Preston Manor. We also welcome visitors into our school to lead assemblies, perform puppet shows and run workshops. In addition, Bewbush Academy takes part in countless sporting events and hosts several after school clubs as part of our strong belief in enrichment outside of the classroom setting.
We believe that our children should be given every opportunity to thrive and develop their skills across the curriculum. This includes the children being taught by specialist P.E. coaches and a Music teacher as part of our PPA provision. We teach Literacy through Talk for Writing and expose our children to weekly problem solving in Maths.
The Bewbush Academy will support growing leaders as well as giving teachers the skills, knowledge and expertise to embark on the next stage of their career. We have a strong track record of supporting and developing NQTs and are part of the SCLP, who provide a variety of Literacy, Maths and Teaching & Learning training sessions.
We would like to appoint staff who will be team players, committed to our children and who enjoy life! We are seeking people who are creative, prepared to try new things and who believe that education is an all-round, holistic experience. We have high aspirations for all our pupils, encouraging them to fulfil their own dreams and ambitions.
If you are committed to aiming high, broadening horizons and developing children’s confidence, then we would love to hear from you - we would be very happy to show you around so that you can experience our thriving and vibrant school first hand.
The Bewbush Academy Team
The Bewbush Academy is committed to the principles of safeguarding for all, and equality of opportunity. Any successful candidate(s) will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
What our children say about us…
“At Bewbush there is good teamwork between adults and children.”
“What I love most about Bewbush is that we celebrate our successes in fun ways. “
“I love Literacy because we innovate and have new ideas”
“We loved learning about how to look after our teacher’s dog. We even got to stroke and wash her!”
What our children want in our teachers…
“We like teachers who have a really good personality, make learning fun and have a big smile.”
“We like teachers who give all the children the same chances and understand what we all need.”
What makes our school special…
“Bewbush is a special school because we have more cultures and religions than some schools. This means we can learn from people with different experiences.”
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