Principal
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2024
Job overview
Nova Hreod is a Secondary Academy serving local communities in and around north west Swindon. It is a thriving 11-16 secondary school with almost 1,000 pupils on roll and is the school of choice for many families in the area. The academy’s sports, technologies and performing arts facilities are modern, well equipped and provide fantastic opportunities for talented and creative students in all manner of activities, both within the curriculum and beyond.
Staff at the academy are dedicated to the school, they work incredibly hard and want the best for their students. Nova Hreod Academy is brimming with potential. However, despite these strengths, the last couple of years have been more challenging with pupil attendance and achievement a particular focus. We expect the successful candidate to have an immediate impact on the culture of the school, and for student attendance and outcomes to improve significantly and quickly. We will support the successful candidate in ensuring the very highest academic standards, where exemplary behaviour allows teachers and pupils to focus on the core business of teaching and learning.
If you are a Principal or outstanding Deputy who believes that children and young people can achieve extraordinary things and will build a team and a school to make it a reality, we will be excited to read your application. Reporting directly to the Regional Director, we will support you both personally and professionally, bringing the strength of a national group to support your development and that of your staff and school, ensuring you have access to educational expertise, specialist finance, HR and technology business partners.
United Learning is deeply committed to the progress, success and safeguarding of all children and young people. We believe in serving local communities through creating excellent schools which provide outstanding education and support all the children of the area. Our Principals are central not only to the leadership of their school but also to the collective leadership of the Group. As a Group, we aim to offer more by working together than any single school could on its own: we aim to support and develop leaders, provide excellent professional development for all staff and offer broader experiences for children and young people.
We are an inclusive employer and looking to improve the diversity of our leadership, particularly in relation to black, Asian and minority ethnic leadership, and we welcome and value all applicants.
We are working in partnership with Propelo to recruit for this vacancy. If you wish to arrange to visit the school or require any further information please visit:
https://unitedlearning.our-careers.co.uk or email unitedlearning@propelo.co.uk
About Nova Hreod Academy
Nova Hreod Academy is well placed in an excellent Location, 1 hour from London, 30 minutes from Bath and 20 minutes to the beautiful Cotswolds. We are lucky enough to have a modern building that was designed with learning and development in mind.
At Nova, we want all our students to flourish academically and personally in an aspirational and supportive environment. Our school ethos is deeply rooted in our ‘DISC’ principles of Drive, Integrity, Scholarship and Contribution. As our students develop these values during their time with us, they move towards adulthood, better prepared to take on the challenges they will face.
Rated as ‘good’ by Ofsted in November 2022, inspectors described Nova as a "friendly and welcoming school." They praised our calm and purposeful learning environment, SuperNova enrichment programme and the fact that "children are able to enjoy a rich and ambitious curriculum."
Ofsted highlighted our “well structured” curriculum and that “pupils in all year groups make good progress across all subjects.” They also recognised the improvements in the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, adding that there is “a culture where staff reflect and improve on their practice.”
United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance. As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing.
We are looking to appoint committed, enthusiastic and talented teachers who relish the opportunity to be involved in a fast-paced and innovative environment, making a significant difference to the lives of young people. We are a strong and hardworking team who take the education and safeguarding of our young people very seriously.
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