Principal

Principal of St Catherine's College

Starting date:  1 September 2018

The Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT) and Local Governing Body wish to appoint an outstanding leader to sustain our inclusive Christian ethos and take us from Ofsted 'Good' to 'Outstanding'. We are seeking a dynamic and talented leader to take the school to new heights and build on a strong platform.  

The job of Principal at St Catherine's College is a privileged one.  The staff are hard-working, talented and highly motivated to help children achieve their potential in all aspects of school life.

The College has excellent pupils who are smart and conduct themselves well.  They deserve the best and we are looking for a new Principal who will:

Bring fresh new thinking, building on the good work to date

Have relevant recent experience of working in a strong or improving school

Have a passion for young people

Be committed to our excellent staff

Have the drive and ambition to get St Catherine's to the next level

The post arises as our Principal takes up the role of CEO across our Church Trust (DCAT).  St Catherine's College is currently one of six academies that make up the Trust and is the only Secondary at present.

The College is a 'good' school and we would be looking for our new Principal to consolidate this and push on rates of progress to enable the school to rise to the top 20% of schools nationally.

Being a Church School we are looking to appoint a Principal who will support our Christian ethos.  With a practising Christian as our CEO of the Trust, we accept that our new Principal may not be a practising Christian but we would need to see a commitment to developing as a Church School Leader as well as modelling our values of listening and having children firmly placed at the heart of our work.

We offer you

Leadership ISR range:  L29 - L35

A relocation package of up to £10k

Opportunity of career development within the Trust

Support for any new Principal to develop as a leader

Autonomy to drive improvement

A geographical location, being situated near Sovereigh Harbour, Eastbourne's award winning Marina.  It is part of several miles of beautiful coastline, including the South Downs National Park, the white cliffs of Beachy Head and 1066 country.

Hard working, talented and highly motivated staff

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The application timetable

If, after considering all the information, you intend to apply to take up this exciting opportunity, then the important dates you will require are:

School visits by individual appointment - please contact our Head of Personnel, Sandie Windsor, SWindsor@stcatherines.college or 01323 465469

Monday 16 April 2018 (12 noon)  Closing date for applications

16th - 20th April internal shortlisting

Wednesday 25th April and Thursday 26th April - interviews

How to apply

Completed application forms should be emailed to SWindsor@stcatherines.college, to arrive by noon on Monday 16th April at the latest.  Please complete the downloadable application form which includes a section for your letter of application.

It is important that you address the relevant section of the Person Specification and we strongly suggest that you use the section headings from it.

Please ensure that you save your application  using 'save as', please name the file 'Surname First Name Principal Application' and attach it to the email to send to Sandie Windsor.

Please note, St Catherine's College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS clearance.

Visits

Visits are highly recommeded and will be led by DCAT's CEO, who will make himself available to take phone calls and personally tour interested candidates.  Please contact Sandie Windsor on 01323 465469 to make arrangements for visits.