Vice Principal

The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a growing partnership of primary and secondary schools situated in the East Midlands. The Trust draws its educational excellence from the established track record of the high quality education provision of Rushey Mead Academy, the Trust's first convertor academy.

TMET provides its academies access to a world-class education network and staff with an employer providing high quality professional development. We are committed to ensuring each academy enables every pupil to achieve the very best. We believe that together we make a positive difference.

Rushey Mead Academy is a thriving, oversubscribed, diverse and happy school with a long history of success.  We have been rated by Ofsted as outstanding since 2007 and became one of the first Teaching Schools in 2011. 

Vice Principal

Rushey Mead Academy, The Mead Educational Trust, Leicester.

Salary: Point L21 - L25

As of September 2019, we have a rare senior leadership opportunity within an outstanding school, where there is a strong academic ethos, high expectations which is ranked in the top 5% nationally for progress 8.

The Trust is seeking to appoint a highly effective senior leader to join us as the Vice Principal of Rushey Mead Academy.  The successful candidate will play a huge part in leading and evolving inclusion and behaviour to ensure it contributes to the success of the school as an outstanding provider of education.

Our successful candidate will be a highly motivated leader and have high expectations with a drive and commitment to ensure excellence for all; regardless of students starting points and backgrounds.  

We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership with a proven track record of school improvement and change management.  You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work incredibly hard to ensure that all of our students achieve their very best.

We wish to hear from you if you are:

• an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at secondary level;
• a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
• confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
• able to develop children to reach achieve their very best, regardless of background or circumstance;
• approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
• able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.
• Our successful candidate will receive;
• a competitive salary;
• an exciting career opportunity to be part of a growing Trust and an outstanding academy which is committed to staff development and career progression.
• the opportunity to assist in leading a large outstanding school, supported by a dedicated academy leadership team;
• development opportunities to work both within Rushey Mead Academy and across the wider Trust

Suitable and interested candidates are able to discuss the role with the Principal, Gulbanu Kader, by visiting the school for an informal discussion on the dates listed below.  If you would like to attend any of these sessions please contact Kajal Patel on KPatel@rushey-tmet.uk. 

Available dates to visit are:

Wednesday 20th March at 4.00pm

Wednesday 27th March at 4.30pm 

Closing date:  Sunday 31st March 2019

Interviews: Week commencing 8th April 2019

TMET are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.