Principal - Abbey College Cambridge
Abbey College Cambridge
Cambridge
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
Principal - Abbey College Cambridge
Located on land owned by Homerton College, one of the thirty-one Cambridge University colleges, Abbey College Cambridge is a hugely successful international boarding school for over 400 girls and boys aged 14 to 19 years old.
Abbey College is part of a family of three boarding schools which can trace their origins back to 1931 when DLD College was founded. DLD then acquired the Abbey Colleges to form the Abbey DLD Group. Abbey College Cambridge was founded as an independent Sixth Form College in 1994 and has since grown and developed, establishing itself as a leading academic institution with excellent, purpose-built facilities and a warm boarding community.
Following the appointment of Dr Julian Davies to another Principal position in Cambridge from January 2023, after 25 years of outstanding service to the Alpha Plus Group and 20 years as Principal, the Group is now seeking to appoint an inspirational leader who can make a real impact in the continuing development of the College over the next decade.
Abbey College Cambridge is a member of the Alpha Plus Group. Alpha Plus is a premium private education provider which aims to deliver the gold standard in education. The mission of the Group is to give the best possible start in life to every student in their care. Alpha Plus owns 19 schools in the UK and one in New York, all of which have shared aims and values whilst maintaining their own distinctive ethos.
For further information, please visit the websites Abbey College Cambridge and the Alpha Plus Group .
A candidate brief is available from www.odgers.com/85588
Letters of application and CVs should be sent by the closing date: Monday 23 May 2022 - 12.00 BST.
The Alpha Plus Group and the Gold Standard Charitable Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. All staff are trained in child protection and understand to report concerns by following the safeguarding policies. We ensure all candidates are properly police-checked, and the successful candidate will need to obtain an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please click the link below for further information on employing Ex-Offenders:
Policy on employment of ex-offenders.pdf (alphaplusgroup.co.uk)
Attached documents
About Abbey College Cambridge
- Abbey College Cambridge
- Homerton Gardens, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 8EB
- United Kingdom
Abbey College Cambridge is continually expanding with over 460 students from more than 40 countries currently study with us. They are united by one ambition: to enter one of the top universities in the UK. Our students, working with our experienced, professional, highly skilled staff, form a vibrant community.
During this growth our educational ethos has remained very clear: outstanding achievement for all and to provide the best possible start for every child in our care.
Our staff come from a diverse range of backgrounds, many have enjoyed previous careers in academia, government service, industry and commerce. Many of our teachers have been educated at the UK’s top universities, and we are fortunate to have both senior and assistant examiners in the staff body.
We know that the staff are our greatest asset so we are constantly on the look out for individuals with the skills and perspective to support our ethos. We invest heavily in staff training and development as this is absolutely fundamental to what we do.
We have 56 fully equipped classrooms including 12 laboratory spaces, an art studio, music rehearsal room, and performance spaces.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Group personal pension plan, 7% employer contribution
- Discounted school fees
- Regular social events
- Season Ticket Loans
- Eye Care
- Gym Scheme
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Child Protection
Each college’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be accessed the colleges website Policies | Private Sixth Form, Cambridge | Abbey Cambridge
Checks and Training
• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain successful candidates suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.
• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.
• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Referees will be asked about candidates suitability to work with children and whether they know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether candidates have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
• Candidates full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.
• Successful candidates will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.
• Pre-employment health screening will also be carried out.
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