Principal

Eden Girls' School Coventry

Nurturing Today’s Young People, Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders

Principal

Permanent / Full Time

Competitive salary package

Are you a passionate and ambitious leader looking to make an impact in a vibrant and thriving school?

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a dynamic, committed and inspirational Principal who will lead and deliver an outstanding learning community that inspires learners from diverse and disadvantaged communities.  As the successful candidate, you will drive the improvement of an already outstanding school, staff and students. The successful candidate will be a tenacious leader with a proven track record of leading young people to achieve outstanding results. You will share the school’s vision and the belief that all young people can achieve excellence in their academic studies, personal and leadership development and service to communities.

Eden Girls’ School, Coventry is a new, heavily oversubscribed 11-18 Academy, which opened in September 2014. It will grow to a school roll of 800 pupils and is based in a state of the art new build which boasts outstanding facilities for all faculties. Following our Ofsted inspection in July 2017, we were awarded “Outstanding” in all areas, which shows the levels of commitment and dedication from our students and staff. We are part of the Tauheedul Education Trust, a successful family of schools that champions personal development and a professional ethos. Our goal is to maintain an outstanding organisation that inspires learners with excellence in academic achievement, character development and community service.

We are looking for an exceptional individual who:

• Is highly organised and committed to instructional leadership.  
• Has the highest ambition for learners, staff and our community. 
• Is committed to providing a deep and intellectually challenging curriculum and delivering outstanding standards.   

You will find a school that: 

• is passionate about its vision of ‘Nurturing Today’s Young People, Inspiring Tomorrow’s Leaders’ 
• has a supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all members of our learning community 
• has high ambitions for all and provides excellent opportunities for professional development  

Who is Tauheedul Education Trust? We are part of a successful family of schools, run by the Tauheedul Education Trust (TET) - a mixed Multi-Academy Trust that runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. It is a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. All of TET’s new schools inspected to date have been rated ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED.  The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact Linda Thompson on 02476-220-937 or via email at linda.thompson2@edengirlscoventry.tetrust.org to arrange.  Applicants must complete the Trust’s application form. CVs will not be accepted for this post.

Closing date: Friday, 27 April 2018 at 12 noon

Interviews: Wednesday, 2 May 2018