Principal

September 2019

Full-time Permanent

Salary to be negotiated

Tameside Primary Academy is part of the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust and situated on the edge of Wednesbury, West Midlands.

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Our three core values across all of the Primaries within our Trust are interwoven through everything that we do. We are dedicated to providing exciting learning experiences for our pupils, sparking curiosity and developing authentic learning experiences which will ultimately lead to achievement for all.

To ensure that our pupils get the best out of their education with us; that they enjoy the very best learning experiences that we can give them, it is vital that our staff are excited to work with us. Anyone who works with us needs to constantly strive to be better and provide improved outcomes for our pupils; nothing less than outstanding is acceptable. 

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring Principal to lead the school on its journey to good and outstanding. Tameside joined the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust on the 1st October last year and has already made significant improvement across a number of areas, we are now looking for a committed and gifted school leader to help us to move the school still further.

You will be an experienced senior leader committed to the Trust’s vision and ethos, embracing the opportunity to work as part of a forward thinking, innovative Primary team and who will relish the challenge of moving a school forward.

You will be able to lead staff confidently and be able to mentor, coach and develop staff at all levels. Build good relationships with families and the local community, developing a collaborative model of practice across the school.

We are seeking someone who is open minded, willing to use technology, flexible, have a growth mindset; enjoy thinking out of the box, being creative and innovative and having an eye for detail. Most importantly of all you will want to make a difference to the lives of the young people in our care.

Our key aim is to provide an inclusive education for local pupils at every ability level, believing that:

• Every pupil should have access to a whole education underpinned by academic rigour.

• Every pupil should be equipped for today, tomorrow and their future lives, acquiring cutting-edge skills and the ability to discover the world and beyond.

• Every pupil should be safe, happy, ambitious for themselves and respectful of all.

As part of the Trust, Tameside Primary Academy is one of a network of schools that not only share good practice among themselves but is led and supported by a Trust team that provides support, advice and structures across a number of key areas from Finance, Governance and HR to Curriculum, Assessment and Safeguarding.

The Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

For an informal discussion please contact our HR Director Melanie Adams on 0121 565 8811.  More information about the Academy and Application Forms are available from: melanie.adams@collegiateacademy.org.uk 

Closing date: 8.00am Friday 29 March 2019

Interviews: Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April 2019