Vice Principal

Vice Principal

Location: Sheffield Park Academy, Beaumont Road N, Sheffield, S2 1SN

Contract: 37.5-hour, full time, permanent contract

Salary: Excellent package for an outstanding appointee

The closing date for this post is 12pm on Tuesday 13 December 2022

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 14 December 2022

Required to start: Easter 2023

About the Role:

Sheffield Park Academy is delighted to advertise the post of Vice Principal to complement our current Senior Leadership Team. We are seeking high calibre individuals with 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, with a growing sixth form and a diverse range of students. If you are a resilient and dynamic leader with exceedingly high expectations, a can-do attitude and a proven track record of raising achievement and effecting cultural change at departmental, year group or whole school level then you are encouraged to apply. Working alongside an experienced senior team and a Principal with a track record of rapid school improvement in a variety of contexts, this would suit an ambitious individual with a competitive drive for excellence. We are seeking a strong individual who will establish a true presence within the academy and become a focal point of the existing Senior Leadership team. This role would suit a candidate aiming for headship in the next 2 to 3 years.

As Vice Principal you will join a team responsible for leading the academy in its school improvement priorities. You will work with the Principal to help drive forward improvements to develop the academy staff, students 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.

There is potentially more than one vacancy available so the specific responsibilities of the role would be dependent on the skill set of the successful candidate. We would welcome candidates with pastoral experience and/or raising achievement of Pupil Premium students or curriculum experience.

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.

This 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.

We will offer you:

• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Talented, supportive and innovative staff and students.
• The opportunity to work with an established Senior Leadership Team.
• Training and development opportunities from across the UL nationwide network of schools.

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 an Easter 2023 start. Conversations with the Principal are welcomed and would be treated in confidence.

Contact:

Please visit complete our online application form, CVs are not accepted. If you have any queries regarding this role please email hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk

Applicants are encouraged to speak to the Principal before applying, to organise a call, please email Louise Goddard, PA at louise.goddard@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk

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United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

About United Learning:

Sheffield Park 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’.

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.

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://www.networxrecruitment.com/Jobs/Advert/2940800?cid=1567

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