Core Leader
Sprites Primary Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0SAThis job expired on 12 May 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
12 May 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
TLR2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an excellent, committed teacher with proven leadership experience?
Maybe you have some middle leadership experience but want to develop further?
Is your leadership style kind, compassionate yet intolerable of mediocrity?
Are you someone others look to for support, guidance or inspiration? (Maybe all 3!)
Have you led significant change or impacted whole school outcomes?
If you answered yes to at least three of the above, then read on…
We are looking for two ‘Core Leaders’, one to lead the lower school (EYFS & KS1) and one to lead our upper school (KS2). Alongside this, you will take the lead on either English or Maths across the school. These are significant responsibilities, including leading large staff teams and will therefore come with regular release time from class teaching responsibilities and suitable TLRs.
First and foremost, you need to be an excellent classroom practitioner who is a role model for others. Secondly, some leadership experience is necessary – either you are an exceptional leader already or you are a rough diamond that needs a bit of polishing – please see the person specification for eligibility.
After many years languishing in Special Measures, our school is in a very different place and we require the right people to take us to the next level. Ironically, the journey out of category was straightforward, however it is this next phase which can be stubborn and complex. We need people who are innovative, creative, think outside the box, pay attention to detail, have sky high expectations of themselves and others, relentless, driven, reflective, compassionate and above all…fearless!
If this sounds like the project for you then let’s have a chat on the phone or come and visit our delightful school.
Thank you
Mo Rahman
Headteacher
What the school offers its staff
Academy
Our vision is to be a fun and exciting centre of excellence that nurtures and inspires young minds to be fearless……and change the world! Our school is on a journey, and we have come a long way in a short space of time, come and join our team on our journey to outstanding!
We are part of the REAch2 Trust. REAch2 is the largest 'primary only' Academy Trust, unswerving in its ambition to raise attainment and achieve excellence for all pupils. We are committed to enabling individual schools to flourish with a high degree of autonomy whilst benefiting from a strong culture of support and collaboration.REAch2 is a cornerstone of sixty academies: a strong, responsible foundation providing a solid base, from which every academy can build and grow. Defined by the values of excellence, quality, delivery and standards – these features give the Trust its enduring attributes and its inherent reliability.We believe that the quality of our staff sets us apart. This is an exciting time of growth to the Trust in our mission to provide ‘Exceptional Opportunities for Learning’ for over 23,000 children.
Commitment to safeguarding
At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sprites Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 377 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sprites Primary Academy website
- Email address
- headteacher@spritesacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01473 685040
Our Vision:
A fun and exciting centre of excellence that nurtures and inspires young minds to be fearless…
…and change the world!
Our Aims:
• Provide an environment that is safe, joyful, fair and full of hope
• Nurture our children to become kind, caring, polite citizens of the world
• Break down barriers, smash ceilings, ignite belief so that our pupils become highly aspirational learners
• Deliver a relevant curriculum that tackles the big issues of our times, fearless and filled with controversy and debate so that we motivate our pupils to become passionate, lifelong learners with a truly global outlook
• Place our children at the centre of our world – all of our thinking revolves around their needs
• Create a culture of high expectations, high enjoyment and high challenge
• Become a beacon school where others come to learn; a school that transcends its perceived barriers
We are a caring employer who invests in the future of our employees, as only through their excellence can we deliver excellence for the children and families whom we serve.
Arranging a visit to Sprites Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@spritesacademy.org.
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