Principal
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Solihull
- £88,186 - £99,681 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L31 £88,186 to L36 £99,681 depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022 or sooner if possible
- Apply by:
- 22 November 2021
Job overview
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (previously CTC Kingshurst Academy) is an 11 to 18 school in Kinghurst, North Solihull, West Midlands, England. It was the only City Technology College to offer post-16 pupils the opportunity to study the International Baccalaureate instead of A-Levels alongside GNVQ’s and BTECs in various subjects. Now, whilst offering a broad and balanced curriculum for 11-16 pupils, it maintains an offer for post-16 pupils with a blend of A Levels, instead of the IB, and continues with BTECs.
The school accommodates over 1,300 pupils of all abilities from 11 to 19 years of age. It is situated on the eastern outskirts of Birmingham in the suburb of Kingshurst, North Solihull. The school serves the East Birmingham and North Solihull areas.
In 2018, CTC Kingshurst Academy joined Tudor Grange Academies Trust, a MAT (Multi-Academy Trust) that consists of 11 schools, offering either primary or secondary education. The Trust was formed by its founding school, Tudor Grange Academy Solihull. Having joined the trust, CTC Kingshurst Academy was renamed and is now known as Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst.
The school has benefitted from increasing stability since joining the Trust. The staff, pupils, governors and community are fully committed to improving outcomes and ambitious to see the school become a beacon of success in the region.
The school requires a leader who can drive improvement in progress and sustain the transformational cultural change that has been started. The successful applicant will be an exceptional person with the inspirational leadership skills and the experience to manage and lead the school’s future development. The post is for a Principal who will be solely based at Kingshurst to sustain improvement and upskill an incredibly talented and committed senior leadership team. The post-holder should have strong talent management skills; a key responsibility of the role will be to develop leaders who have the potential for Headship.
We are looking to appoint a leader who:
• has the highest aspirations for our pupils and can inspire both them and staff to achieve remarkable things and lead happy fulfilling lives
• Will continue to develop a talented senior leadership team and sustain change and progress
To achieve this, we expect that the leader appointed will:.
• Be a role model, a champion of learning
• Have proven experience in raising standards of attainment for all pupils, including having extensive knowledge and experience of effective use of data for root cause analysis and shaping successful strategic intervention
• Have a track record of leading successful change at a whole school level
• Set the highest expectations for both staff and pupils, empowering them to give of their best; ‘good is not good enough’
• Build excellent relationships with pupils, staff, parents and governors
• Maintain the professional respect of colleagues and so create a clear, visible and distinctive team ethic
• Work collaboratively with other schools and partners – in the Trust and beyond
• Be enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with the Trust
• Show solid financial acumen, managing the school’s resources so that it works within its means
• Display a sense of humour, warmth, humility, energy, stamina and resilience
In seeking to realise the vision for the School, the Principal would be expected to carry out the key responsibilities below. Lists of this sort can only ever be indicative. The order of the tasks listed here should not be taken to imply an order of importance, nor should this list be read as complete or inclusive of all responsibilities.
Please return your completed application, by email only, to Mrs Dot Green, PA to the CEO at: dgreen@tgacademy.org.uk
Attached documents
About Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
- Cooks Lane, Kingshurst
- Birmingham
- B37 6NU
- United Kingdom
ABOUT TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMY KINGSHURST
Cutting Edge Facilities
Students at the academy have access to the latest hardware and software, including Apple iMac suites in art, music and media and iPad trolleys for use in several subjects. Online communication between staff, students and parents is excellent and the academy makes use of a range of systems ensuring that parents are kept up-to-date with their child’s progress.
Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC)
Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC) An innovative feature of Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst, is our Outdoor Education and Adventure Centre (OEAC) that facilitates learning beyond the classroom across the curriculum. A central feature is the centre’s ‘Challenge Zone’, which consists of a bouldering wall, caving system and low-ropes course. Perhaps its most distinctive feature, however, is the Arthur Vickers VC trench, an authentic World War One replica trench. A pond, art and sculpture zone, horticultural zone and outdoor classrooms complete the centre and provide a comprehensive, stimulating learning environment that brings learning to life. The academy has developed and continues to develop a number of unique outdoor experiences that are being incorporated across the curriculum as well as during after school and community sessions. It is widely recognised that learning outside the classroom is a vital component in helping children learn and develop key skills. The OEAC is also being used to run the John Muir Award. This is alternative curriculum accreditation that helps students develop an awareness of their environment and how they can improve it.
Enriching our students’ education and staff wellbeing through extended services
We are committed to providing state-of-the-art facilities and extended services opportunities for our students. Extra-curricular enrichments provide our students with the opportunity to make friends, discover new skills and have fun while ultimately developing the interpersonal skills that will help them develop into well-rounded individuals, equipped with the skills to succeed in life. All of our extra-curricular provision is Children’s University-accredited and, as such, opens students’ eyes to the power and magic of learning, often in places where they might least expect. Commitment to extra-curricular learning is rewarded with diplomas and our students can graduate in cap and gown at The University of Birmingham’s Great Hall, experience university life and be inspired to aim high. Powerful partnerships with other organisations provide a range of opportunities for our students to develop spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. Extensive support by the FA, LTA and Sport England, amongst others, help to provide outstanding opportunities in the academy day and beyond. We are the first “school of tennis” in Solihull and the only state school in the UK to have a full-time tennis coach provided by the LTA.
Embracing Culture through International Dimension
The world picture continues to change and we enjoy an unrivalled reputation for ensuring our students are prepared for the future, wherever that may lie. Through the curriculum, our students learn about world-wide issues so they may truly become well-informed, global citizens. Students are provided with an unprecedented range of opportunities for international educational visits. Our students have undertaken projects throughout the world; they regularly participate in the prestigious Model United Nations event in Geneva and have supported and engaged in ongoing cultural exchanges with Mungu Primary School in Zambia for over a decade. Whilst in Zambia, students have the opportunity to teach lessons, experience the local culture, visit the amazing Victoria Falls and take a canoeing safari along the Zambezi River.
Final Word
An outward looking academy at the heart of the community Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst is a 21st century institution, responsive to the needs of the community it serves. Our community engagement strategy aims to create an academy that is valued by our community and one where students and their families can enjoy using our facilities.
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