Vice Principal Academic
Abbey College Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- £55,000 - £70,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2021
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2021
Job overview
Overview
Abbey College Cambridge is one of the leading colleges for international students in the UK. We specialise in helping students from across the world achieve the personal, social and academic growth needed to enter and thrive in the UK’s top universities. We are an academically non-selective college that welcomes over 430 students from over 45 countries. We share our students’ ambition for academic success and we help them achieve impressive exam results, such as 83% A-level grade A*A in 2020. We are also clear that our students are aiming at entering world ranking universities, and we see success with Oxbridge entry every year, together with around one third of our A-level students entering the ‘G5’ elite UK universities.
This is all achieved in a campus located in a quiet area of Cambridge which comprises our own boarding houses, classrooms, laboratories, study and social areas, sports, music, art, dining and performance facilities, all purpose-built to our own specification in 2016. We think of it as a modern take on high quality international boarding. We also pride ourselves in the belief that there is no better place for an international student to study in the UK.
We are currently looking for a dynamic and committed Vice Principal Academic (VPA) to join our team from April or September 2021. As a member of the college senior leadership team, the VPA helps to provide the strategic direction for the college and holds the top level responsibility for all of its academic work. This includes acting as the direct line manager for the senior academic team and the academic support team. It is an exciting time to join a college that is thriving and doing so in challenging times.
Qualifications and Experience
The education of international students at GCSE and A-level should be a passion for you. You must have experience of teaching and departmental management. Have excellent communication, presentation, planning, organisational and leadership skills and have a strong academic background, including holding a degree-level qualification.
Benefits
• 51 days annual leave (Including Bank Holidays)
• Employee assistance programme
• Sports groups and free on site gym facilities
• Alpha Plus Group personal pension plan
• Season ticket train travel discount and loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted school fees
• Regular social events
• Discounted beauty treatments
Alpha Plus Group (APG)
Abbey College Cambridge is a constituent college of the Abbey DLD Group of Colleges, which is in turn part of the Alpha Plus Group.
Safeguarding
APG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as an employee of APG you will be expected to share this commitment. The protection of our students’ welfare is the responsibility of all staff and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
How to Apply
Please read our attached Applicant Information Pack to access full details about the position and visit our recruitment website to apply. Please enclose your CV and a personal statement detailing why you think you have the necessary skills to be successful in this position by the 24th January 2021. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 8th February 2021.
Attached documents
About Abbey College Cambridge
- Abbey College Cambridge
- Homerton Gardens, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 8EB
- United Kingdom
Abbey College Cambridge is continually expanding with over 460 students from more than 40 countries currently study with us. They are united by one ambition: to enter one of the top universities in the UK. Our students, working with our experienced, professional, highly skilled staff, form a vibrant community.
During this growth our educational ethos has remained very clear: outstanding achievement for all and to provide the best possible start for every child in our care.
Our staff come from a diverse range of backgrounds, many have enjoyed previous careers in academia, government service, industry and commerce. Many of our teachers have been educated at the UK’s top universities, and we are fortunate to have both senior and assistant examiners in the staff body.
We know that the staff are our greatest asset so we are constantly on the look out for individuals with the skills and perspective to support our ethos. We invest heavily in staff training and development as this is absolutely fundamental to what we do.
We have 56 fully equipped classrooms including 12 laboratory spaces, an art studio, music rehearsal room, and performance spaces.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Group personal pension plan, 7% employer contribution
- Discounted school fees
- Regular social events
- Season Ticket Loans
- Eye Care
- Gym Scheme
- Workplace Nursery Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Child Protection
Each college’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be accessed the colleges website Policies | Private Sixth Form, Cambridge | Abbey Cambridge
Checks and Training
• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain successful candidates suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.
• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.
• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Referees will be asked about candidates suitability to work with children and whether they know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether candidates have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
• Candidates full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.
• Successful candidates will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.
• Pre-employment health screening will also be carried out.
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