Principal
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band 6 £65,384 - £91,223
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 28 March 2019
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational leader with a proven track record of improving educational provision and outcomes for all. You must have the passion, drive and commitment to continue the outstanding work already achieved to successfully develop and lead Queen Katharine Academy into the future.
The ideal candidate will:
- Hold and articulate clear values and moral purpose, focused on providing the best possible education for the students you serve.
- Have a clear and positive educational philosophy, demonstrable success as a teacher and school leader, and the capacity to take on the complexities of working at system level.
- Demand ambitious standards for all students, overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality.
- Create an ethos within which all staff are motivated and supported to develop Inspire and influence others – within the Trust and beyond – to believe in the fundamental importance of education in young people’s lives and to promote the value of education.
Our vision for the Academy is a simple one: we want every member of our learning community to be the very best that they can be and achieve their full potential as we seek to become an inclusive centre of educational excellence. The fundamental role of the Principal will be to turn this vision into reality.
Queen Katharine Academy is part of the Thomas Deacon Education Trust (TDET). As a Trust, we work across all key phases of education to provide every child in our community with the best life chances and high aspirations. This an exciting opportunity for an exceptional leader to help shape the continuous improvements required to ensure all our pupils have access to the educational provision they deserve. You will join an ambitious, forward thinking and supportive team of professionals, contributing to regular networking meetings to enhance collaborative working across the Trust.
To make an application please use the quick apply.
Closing Date: 28 March 2019
Short listing: 29 March 2019
Interview Dates: 3 and 4 April 2019
Queen Katharine Academy and TDET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Queen Katharine Academy
- Queen Katharine Academy
- Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE4 6HX
- United Kingdom
Queen Katharine Academy is a member of the Peterborough based Thomas Deacon Education Trust and opened in September 2017 having emerged from its predecessor school, The Voyager Academy. The name change signified a deep desire to be associated with its local community and to align itself with the admirable the Academy building values of Katharine of Aragon who is buried in the city’s cathedral.
Whilst a building does not make a school, it is worth noting that the Academy building is a purpose built, modern facility, providing a range of impressive classrooms and multi-use communal spaces with expansive playing fields and sporting facilities. The Academy is a larger than average 11-19 school in north Peterborough with approximately 1100 students on roll – 300 in the sixth form. We are acutely aware that the key purpose of the Academy is to put students first and everything we do must reflect that aim. Our vision is: “To be an inclusive centre of educational excellence.”We seek to ensure that students receive a broad and balanced education that enables them to achieve their potential and take the appropriate next steps in their lives as valued and confident members of society. We have high expectations of our students in all that they do and this is underpinned by a set of guiding principles focussed around the key concept of respect, ensuring that our Academy is a purposeful, calm and safe place to learn. Similarly, we have high expectations of ourselves and strive to provide high quality support and guidance alongside stimulating and engaging learning experiences.
We are very much committed to working with parents and carers and firmly believe that effective, long-lasting partnerships are crucial in supporting our students to be the best that they can be.
Through high standards in teaching and pastoral care and the many opportunities provided both within the formal curriculum and beyond, our students are prepared for entrance to higher education, high quality employment and the future careers of their choice. Visitors to the Academy often comment on the calm purposeful learning environment which our staff and students create and enjoy. We are committed to providing an excellent education which allows every young person to achieve the best possible set of qualifications.
Equally, we value the importance of developing young people who are positive, confident, self-reflective citizens, fully equipped to take their place in the world. We offer students a range of exciting leadership roles and all learners are encouraged to participate in our excellent enrichment programme, which includes a very successful Combined Cadet Force, a flourishing Duke of Edinburgh programme and extensive extra-curricular opportunities in the sports and arts.
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