Principal

Grindon Hall Christian School seeks an inspirational Principal who is passionate, creative and visionary, with strong leadership skills, to join them on their improvement journey as they strive to make a significant difference to the lives of their students by providing them with an excellent start to their life-long educational journey.

Set in its own attractive grounds, Grindon Hall Christian School is an all-age school providing education to around 590 students from the age of 4 up to 18 years-old.

Our building includes brand new sporting facilities is located within easy access of the Northumbria, Lake District and North York Moors National Parks, making us well-placed to offer a full and broad range of extra-curricular activities. Our curriculum offers those subjects which we believe to be of lasting value and which will give our students strong foundations for whatever future path they follow.

The Principal will join Grindon Hall Christian School as it embarks on the process of joining multi-academy trust Bright Tribe. Bright Tribe, works with schools in the north west, south east and south west of England and is one of five multi academy sponsors chosen by the Department for Education to support school improvement as part of a ‘Northern Hub’.

Bright Tribe is passionate about giving young people the opportunity to belong to a supportive school community, to believe in their ability to learn and to contribute, and to develop their skills and abilities, exceeding what they thought was possible. Bright Tribe schools are fully comprehensive and inclusive, and where young people thrive irrespective of their background, socio-economic status, or learning needs.

As Principal of Grindon Hall Christian School you will be responsible for leading the successful implementation of Bright Tribe’s vision and ambitions to establish high quality education by leading on teaching and learning, having the highest aspirations for students and staff and ensuring the continued innovative development of all staff.

You will have a track record of creating great staff/student learning environments and engendering a sense of the joy of education and you will positively embrace the Bright Tribe vision for excellence. As a practising Christian, you will underpin this with a Christian ethos which places a high value on each student, enabling all to achieve highly and reach their potential.
 
Grindon Hall Christian School primarily serves Pennywell and the surrounding areas; the educational culture that you develop should result in students of all backgrounds and abilities reaching their potential and becoming active and positive contributors to society.

We are offering an opportunity to work as part of a network of schools where you will receive excellent opportunities for professional development and support.  In addition, an attractive relocation package is available to relocate to Sunderland where there is plenty to see and do from beautiful beaches and countryside, to theatres, museums and galleries.

If you share our vision and would like to join us on our journey, we would like to hear from you.

For further details about the school please visit http://www.grindonhall.com/

To apply please visit http://brighttribe.org.uk/work-with-us/recruitment/jobs-academies/

What you need to submit:

Application form – Please ensure you complete an application form which contains full employment history in reverse order with details of each post you have held and key responsibilities, providing evidence of key requirements specified in the job description.

Self-declaration form - Please submit a self-declaration form in addition to your application form. If shortlisted the completed Self-declaration form will be submitted to the interview panel in a sealed envelope marked ‘confidential’.

Covering letter – Please submit a covering letter explaining the reasons why you are applying, your current pay spine and benefits, details of how your experience meets the candidate information pack, the nature and seniority of the posts you have previously held, your successes and key achievements.

Visits are welcomed and encouraged; to arrange an appointment contact Trevor Swann, Interim Principal on t.swann@grindonhall.com

Closing date:  9am 16th March 2017
Shortlisting date: w/c 20th March 2017
Interview dates: 27th and 28th March 2017  
 
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Grindon Hall Christian School and Bright Tribe Trust are equal opportunities employers.