Principal
Harris Primary Free School Peckham
Southwark
- Expired
- Salary:
- Generous Salary (to be negotiated based on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 4 May 2016
Job overview
Generous Salary (to be negotiated based on experience) + Performance Bonus + Private Medical Insurance + Relocation Package + Generous Harris Benefits
Harris Primary Free School Peckham is a Primary Academy for local children. Our belief is that children thrive when they are consistently happy and safe at school. Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic skills, social skills and knowledge necessary to succeed.
We seek an experienced senior leader to appoint as Principal for Harris Primary Free School Peckham. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and inspirational leader to be Principal of an exciting Academy which has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. For aspiring senior leaders, we can appoint a Head of Academy in the first instance.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of school improvement, ideally including significant experience in inner-city, multi-racial and urban areas. It is important to be an outstanding communicator with proven strengths in engaging with, inspiring and motivating, not just the school community, but the wider community. Sound understanding of school improvement strategies is key, as well as the ability and to lead staff and the community towards the achievement of clear and inspirational goals.
For those candidates new to headship there will be an opportunity to work alongside a highly experienced Executive Principal for a transitional period.
Harris Primary Free School Peckham is part of the Harris Federation, a leading group of 37 primary and secondary Academies. This enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and full range of training and development opportunities to support your career.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact Ann Berger, Primary Director, on 0208 253 7777.
Visits to the Academy are strongly encouraged. To arrange a visit to Harris Primary Free School Peckham, please contact Cynthia Fasuyi at c.fasuyi@harrisfreeschoolpeckham.org.uk
You can apply for this position online using our Harris careers portal. You can make a quick and simple online application from any device. To download your Candidate Information Pack, which includes the Job Description and Personal Specification, please click here to register and start the application – https://careers.harrisfederation.org.uk/vacancy/principal-260102.html
Closing Date 05/05/2016
Interview Date 17/05/2016
Harris Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
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About Harris Primary Free School Peckham
School summary
Harris Primary Free School Peckham opened in 2012 to meet the demand for high quality primary school places in Southwark, and now educates children from Reception to Year 6. We have a superb team of teachers and support staff, all of whom are experts in primary education. We are an academy that values and invests in staff, excellent training, development, and planned career progression. We are a team of ordinary individuals who genuinely enjoy working together to create extraordinary outcomes.
As well as focusing on helping our pupils become confident readers, writers and mathematicians, we will also be ensuring that, as our pupils progress through the school there is a range of music, drama and sporting activities for them to choose from.
We are proud to be part of a vibrant and supportive international community and are keen that parents and families play an active part in our school life.
Our building is smart and modern, and we are fortunate enough to have a lovely playground and excellent equipment and facilities.
Academy Ethos
Our aim is to make sure that, from the first day of their education, our pupils have a truly happy experience of school. This means teaching them to become confident learners and nurturing each child’s personality and character.
Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic skills, social skills and knowledge necessary to succeed. Every lesson at our school is creative and there is plenty of time for children to think, to play, to discover and wonder.
Each child is taught in the way that suits them best and we step in quickly if a change is needed. For some children, this might involve one-to-one support if they are finding something difficult and for others it could mean stretching them more to keep them interested.
Our school is relaxed and comfortable but pupils know that good behaviour is expected of them and are taught to respect each other and their teachers. They are frequently praised and rewarded for trying their best and for being kind, hard-working and well-behaved.
Our school is friendly and welcoming and we always make sure that every pupil has at least one friend.
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