Principal

The Trustees and Academy Board are seeking to appoint an outstanding person for the post of Principal at Joseph Leckie Academy to commence in September 2020. 

The successful candidate will believe passionately that all children, regardless of background can make at least good academic and personal progress and succeed. 

We are looking for a leader with special qualities, who will continue to develop the Academy and further improve attainment and progress of all of our students. 

The successful person will be:

A successful leader (to at least Vice Principal level) with an excellent commitment to teaching and learning;

• An excellent communicator with a strong dedication to collective working and motivating our staff; 

• Able to provide strong, nurturing, professional leadership which serves our community and continues to positively build on the excellent work of our Academy

• Be committed to developing and maintaining the community dimension of the Academy

If you are the person we are looking for you will have the following leadership skills: 

• Competence and expertise at a high level already 

• A strong sense of what brings success in schools with high levels of disadvantage and be able to demonstrate a clear track record of raising performance and of partnership working 

• Strong belief in building professional capital in all staff 

• A deep understanding of what works in teaching and how to improve teaching quality 

• Strategic leadership of significant school-wide improvement 

• Raising standards of student academic and personal achievement 

• Confident and uncompromising leadership of behaviour, attitudes to learning and parental engagement 

• Outstanding communication in both speech and writing 

• Commitment to student and staff development 

• Holding staff to account, quality assurance and effective appraisal. 

• A commitment to improving outcomes for all students within our Academy.