Vice Principal - Outcomes

Founded in 1677, as one of the oldest state schools in the country The John Roan School has a distinguished history of supporting educational excellence for the young people of Greenwich.

We believe that education should be a positive and transformational experience, regardless of ability or background. We are fully committed to raising achievement for everyone and have the highest expectations of all our students in every aspect of school life. Our vision is for students to be the best that they can be, and our role is to provide them with the platform to achieve this.

At The John Roan School we pledge to provide a rich, broad and varied education such that all students are able to make excellent progress whatever their starting points. In the seven years that students grow and develop with the school, they will experience a diverse curriculum and enrichment programme that stretches them academically and socially.

We have a split site, with a new, state-of-the-art building at Westcombe Park and a dedicated sixth form centre on the historic Maze Hill site. Students at The John Roan School also benefit from access to Braithwaite’, an activity centre in the Lake District and extensive playing fields and sport facilities, as part of our commitment to providing an education with character.

Vice Principal - Outcomes

Location: London

Salary: competitive, commensurate with experience

Closing Date: Wednesday 02 February 2022

Interviews: 10th & 11th February 

The role

Our most important purpose is to teach young people things they would not learn outside school which empower them. We believe that ‘Knowledge Is Power’. We believe in teaching through explicit/direct instruction (Rosenshine and Engelmann) and utilising TLAC 2.0 techniques.

Our mission is to bring out ‘the best in everyone’.

We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We also believe in ‘Education with Character’ – we want young people to look back on a schooling that has inspired and challenged them, given them wide opportunity and prepared them for the ups and downs of life.

The Vice Principal will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves ambitiously well and gains the knowledge and qualifications to succeed in life and at work.

It is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with the vision, experience and energy to shape a forward-thinking approach to assessment and standards that will secure rapid improvement for all students.

We have ambitious plans for the future of The John Roan School and creating a rigorous academic ethos is at the centre of this. We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff and so we recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continuous improvement and an excellent quality of education.

About You

We are looking for the right people to join our team. This is an exciting Senior Leadership position which would suit a highly motivated and skilled leader looking to join a thriving school. We want to hear from applicants who wish to build on our improvements, share our vision for providing an outstanding environment for teaching and learning and who, like us, value drive, integrity, scholarship and contribution.

Applications should include a detailed personal statement demonstrating that the person specification is met and outlining the relevant areas the candidate has led on in their current and previous posts together with the impact that this leadership has had. We are looking for candidates who are able to show how their skills and experiences apply to the post of Vice Principal (Outcomes) at The John Roan School and to hear from them how they would drive up standards and contribute to the rapid improvement of the school. 

This is a senior school leadership role within the United Learning group of schools and our expectation is that all candidates will demonstrate their understanding of the United Learning values and the benefits for the school and the role that come from being part of this Trust.

United Learning

The John Roan School is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our 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. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.

For more information please contact:

recruitment-sel@unitedlearning.org.uk 

Address: The John Roan School, Westcombe Park Road, London, SE3 7QR

Telephone:0208 516 7555

Website: www.thejohnroanschool.org.uk