Vice Principal

About the role:

High Hazels Academy is delighted to advertise the post of Vice Principal to complement our current Senior Leadership Team. We are seeking high calibre individuals with current Senior Leadership experience who wish to play a key role in the further development of our school.

We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school on a journey to outstanding. If you are an existing Assistant Head with exceedingly high expectations, a can-do attitude and a proven track record of raising achievement and effecting cultural change at phase, year group or whole school level then you are encouraged to apply.

High Hazels Academy 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. Schools within United Learning work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. By collecting expertise and combining resources, we help to offer world class teaching and learning within our schools.

As Vice Principal you will join a team responsible for leading the academy in its school improvement priorities. You will work with the Headteacher to help drive forward improvements to develop the academy staff, pupils and the wider community. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership of driving up standards at the academy, ensuring an outstanding provision and outcome for every student. The specific responsibilities of the role would be dependent on the skill set of the successful candidate but experience of raising attainment at across the primary phase including EYFS and self -evaluation would be particularly welcome.

You will do this whilst ensuring that the academy maintains an inclusive ethos where everyone can aspire, grow, learn and achieve together. The academy will make these continued improvements with a commitment to raising standards through excellence in teaching and learning.

We serve a community that deserves the very best. We are extremely ambitious for our whole school community and hope that you can join us and play a key role in enhancing the life chances of our children.

About You

• This role will require a senior leader who will have:
• A proven track record of success in your current remit, evidenced by outstanding student outcomes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to lead effectively and work as part of a team.
• A strategic vision and proven ability to make things happen.
• High quality organisational and management skills.
• Personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and challenge others.
• The ability to raise the aspirations of our students and staff.

In return you will:

• Have the chance to shape the future of the academy.
• Be given opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.
• Be able to use your creative ability to make the academy’s vision a reality.
• Be supported by a well established and experienced senior leadership team.
• Benefit from partnerships and clusters locally and nationally.

If you have the drive and vision to help take us to the next level, then we look forward to hearing from you. This post is for a September 2021 start or prior to the end of this academic year if an earlier release is possible from your current role. Conversations with the Principal are welcomed and would be treated in confidence.

High Hazels Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

United Learning

High Hazels Academy 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’.

Closing Date: Tuesday 20 April 2021

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on this link.

Where teaching is better shared

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