Vice Principal
Merlin Top Primary Academy
Keighley
- Expired
- Salary:
- L11 £52,234-L15 £56,434
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 April 2019
Job overview
Post: Vice Principal (Merlin Top Primary)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: L11 £52,234 – L15 £56,434
Working Type: STP&CD
Base: Merlin Top Primary Academy, Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, BD22 6HZ
Areas of work: Regular travel across the Trust will be required
Start Date: September 2019
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Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with an improving track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 19 academies; 10 secondary and 9 primaries across the North of England in ten Local Authority regions.
In the Primary phase across NET academies, the 2018 results showed that Year 6 children reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths improved by 12 percentage points to 64%.
Could you be our new Vice Principal? Do you want to make a significant difference to the achievement of pupils in challenging circumstances? Do you have a good sense of humour alongside excellent team skills? Do steely determination, initiative and flair describe your style? Merlin Top is looking for a new Vice Principal and all of the above should resonate with prospective candidates for this role.
You will work alongside the Principal and the Senior Leadership team to ensure effective leadership is in place and by improving outcomes at Merlin Top Primary Academy. This will be underpinned by our vision ‘We constantly focus on standards as we understand outcomes are paramount. Our decision making is driven entirely by what is best for our children. By doing this, we enhance the life chances of the children and young people in our care’.
We are looking to recruit a talented, ambitious and experienced practitioner to work with and to support the leadership team. We need a strong team player with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, who is able to inspire and motivate colleagues and pupils alike. You will be given opportunities and support for further career development. You will be working in a modern and innovative learning environment, where children and young people are encouraged to develop skills that will truly equip them for life and where the area is supported in community regeneration. You will also be part of the Trust family of Academies with a set of values we all share.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their leadership skills and keen to join a small but dedicated team of staff.
Visits to the Academy are encouraged along with informal discussions and can be arranged by appointment; please contact Mrs Lesley Heathcote, Principal on 01535 210028 or by email to l.heathcote@northerneducationtrust.org
For further information please download the job description and person specification from www.northerneducationtrust.org. Alternatively, you can contact Natalie Sutherland, Trainee HR Advisor on n.sutherland@northerneducationtrust.org. Please note completed applications must be returned to Natalie by email.
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.
Closing Date: Thursday 4th April 12pm
Shortlisting: Friday 5th April
Interviews: w/c Monday 8th April
Attached documents
About Merlin Top Primary Academy
- Merlin Top Primary Academy
- Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley
- West Yorkshire
- BD22 6HZ
- United Kingdom
Welcome from the Principal
Merlin Top Primary is a school that our children, staff and governors are proud of. We provide a welcoming, caring, supportive and secure environment in which all children are valued.Thank you for visiting our website. I hope that you will find the information it contains useful and that you get a sense of what it means to be a pupil at Merlin top.
Building an exciting, creative and meaningful curriculum, which equips learners for all stages of their education and beyond is central to our vision here at Merlin Top. We believe that children should be skilled and articulate and we teach this through insisting on the ‘4R’s’ (Respect, Resilience, Responsibility and Reflection) in all that we do.
Children are taught to know the importance of reading and spotting progress in what they do. We want our children to be proud of their achievements and we recognise achievement in the widest possible sense.
Through ‘i-challenge’ we focus on how children learn and this is underpinned by building relationships, building teamwork and building confidence.
Our aims:
- The achievement, personal development and well-being of children and young people, where the welfare of others is seen to be the first concern of all no matter their starting point
- Promoting and supporting parent and carer engagement in the development of learning and educational experience of their children
- To understand the community context within which the academy operates and to engage in appropriate activities with other agencies and community groups in order to promote community cohesion and economic regeneration
- Having an aspiration to be the best
- Outstanding learning and teaching which engages pupils and is active, collaborative and encourages independence
- To foster pupil voice intended to empower and involve young people in the development and delivery of their own education and the life of their academy
- To create and sustain a creative curriculum which meets the needs of all learners, is engaging and fun
- To support the development of professional networks, within our group and beyond, providing school to school support, opportunities for pupils, and sharing professional development
- To promote community involvement with our school and to lifelong community learning.
Neil Cooper
Principal of Merlin Top Primary
On behalf of the Northern Education Trust Board, welcome to Northern Education Trust Merlin Top Primary Academy.
We are unswerving in our commitment to ensure that the outcomes our young people secure prepare them fully for life beyond school. Our Academies are happy and thriving communities where children both achieve and feel safe and cared for. As an inclusive Trust we strive to help young people overcome any barrier to learning.
We are a caring employer and invest heavily in professional development, allowing our staff opportunities to take the next steps in their career. We hope you find our website holds all the information you need to believe that whether you are a parent or prospective employee, your next steps should be taken with us.
Rob Tarn
Chief Executive
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