Principal
Plymouth Studio School
Plymouth
- Expired
- Salary:
- circa £70k
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2017
- Apply by:
- 30 November 2016
Job overview
Are you an exceptional leader?
The Governing Body of Plymouth Studio School is looking to appoint an ambitious and inspirational leader with a proven track record of successful educational leadership to join the school in April 2017.
Sponsored by City College Plymouth and the University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth Studio School provides a new and innovative approach to learning for 14 to 19 year olds, offering a unique way to combine academic and sporting excellence with skills for future careers.
The School offers a combination of GCSEs, A levels and BTEC qualifications combined with specialist pathways in Sports Performance, Sports Development & Coaching and Sports Management, alongside work placement and mentoring opportunities. The School works with Olympic and Commonwealth level coaches and has access to world-class sports performance facilities.
With a maximum of 300 student places, Plymouth Studio School provides small class sizes, focussing on personalised, tailored learning, allowing each student to reach their full potential - giving them a chance to combine their sporting achievements and training with academic excellence and a variety of career paths.
For non-sports students, a Professional route allows students to study for their traditional academic qualifications in a motivating and stimulating environment.
You may be an existing Principal or Head Teacher, or someone looking to make their first move into a role such as this, leading the school in its brand new, £4m accommodation.
For more information on the School, please visit the website at www.plymouthstudioschool.co.uk
To apply, please visit the City College Plymouth e-recruitment site at www.cityplym.ac.uk/jobs.
For an informal, confidential discussion about the post please contact the Chair of Governors, Sam Abbott, on 01752 243900. A visit to the school can be arranged upon request.
Closing Date: Noon, Wednesday 30 November 2016.
Interviews will take place during week commencing 05 December 2016.
Attached documents
About Plymouth Studio School
Plymouth Studio School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school with sixth form situated in Plymouth, Devon. It is a free studio school supported by a multi-academy trust called the Plymouth Studio School Trust. An average-sized secondary school, Plymouth Studio School will provide 300 places for secondary and sixth form students between the ages of 14-19 when fully subscribed.
Located at the same campus as the University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth Studio School opened in September 2015.
Principal
Mark Cahill
Values and Vision
Plymouth Studio School focuses on providing a learning environment for students looking to combine academic excellence with a focus on sporting achievement. It has a Sports Performance Programme to develop young athletes at the same time as giving them a strong academic grounding. The school vision is to nurture a culture of high expectations and achievement at the same time as providing an approach that suits individual students and support education with a range of partnerships with different stakeholders.
Ofsted
“The school’s policy for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of students sets out a vision for students sets out a vision for students to develop strong personal qualities, and to ‘value themselves and others’. Planned provision includes a comprehensive tutorial programme which focuses on a range of topics such as charity, citizenship, ethics, racism and religious diversity. The school recognises the need to make a commitment to providing equality of access for disabled students and has produced a plan to increase accessibility.”
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