Principal
Castle Academy
Doncaster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale, negotiable.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2017
Job overview
We have an incredible opportunity for an inspirational leader to join Astrea as the Principal for the Castle Academy which serves 190 children between the ages of 4 and 11. Castle Academy aims to provide a welcoming and supportive family atmosphere where self-esteem is nurtured and children are encouraged to offer and express their opinions. The academy delivers a well-planned, broad and balanced curriculum, ensuring continuity and progression in order to develop literate, numerate caring thinkers and communicators.
Working with our Executive Director of Education and CEO, the Principal will be responsible for ensuring the educational success of the academy within the framework of their individual academies’ strategic plans. They will provide professional leadership and management and must establish a culture that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations of all pupils, whilst contributing to the success of all children within the Astrea family.
The successful candidate will be capable of working collaboratively with colleagues, parents and key stakeholders including the local authorities and Ofsted. If you are motivated by helping to create a culture of constant improvement, and if you are seeking to improve outcomes for young people then we would love to hear from you.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff, we are also passionate about cultivating our own talented workforce. At Astrea we believe that we can provide these unique roles by providing a huge opportunity to join a dynamic team working across the family of academies to raise achievement.
We foster a collaborative culture where talented individuals can produce their best work. We welcome all applicants who meet the criteria in the accompanying recruitment pack to apply for this exciting role. To find out more about the role please contact Vicki Russell at recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org
Closing date: 8th November Interview dates: TBC
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks
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About Castle Academy
- Castle Academy
- Station Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster
- South Yorkshire
- DN12 3DB
- United Kingdom
Castle Academy is located in Conisbrough within Doncaster in the county of South Yorkshire, close to Barnsley and Rotherham. We currently have 7 classes of children across the school with children aged between 4 and 11 years.
We are delighted to be a part of the Astrea Academy Trust. The Astrea Academy Trust has the highest expectations of pupil attainment in national assessments, but our aspirations take us beyond the concept of “schooling.” We believe in “Inspiring Beyond Measure. ”Astrea academies are committed to ‘educate, not just school’, promoting the development of scholarship, curiosity, tenacity, aspiration, and empathy.
This is a hugely exciting time for our family of schools. Astrea has been recognised by the Department for Education as being well placed to raise standards and achieve excellence for pupils in a growing number of schools nationwide. We are presented with a rare opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and life chances of school children – many of whom haven’t previously received the educational opportunities they deserve.
To tackle this inequality, a Northern Sponsor fund, amounting to £10 million, was created in order to attract and encourage the best sponsors to take on schools in the north of England. Astrea Academy Trust is one of the first to receive a share of this fund and has been trusted with setting up high-performing academy hubs in areas with some of the greatest need.
The Astrea vision enables individual academies to flourish with real autonomy, whilst also ensuring a strong ethos of support and collaboration across our schools. This balance is necessary in order to achieve long term sustainability for our schools.
We encourage visitors to come for a guided tour around Castle Academy. Please call us on 01709 513010 to arrange a suitable time.
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