Deputy Principal
Alvaston Junior Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0PUThis job expired on 20 September 2021 – see similar jobs
Closing date
20 September 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 August 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L8 - L12 (£50,151 - £55,338)
Deputy Principal job summary
Deputy Principal
Full Time
Leadership Scale: L8 – L12
The Board of Trustees wish to provide an opportunity for an enthusiastic Deputy Principal. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to become part of our school team. The post holder will be based at Alvaston Junior Academy.
The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 15 schools under the Trust umbrella. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees. The Harmony Trust has high expectations of our pupils and staff. We have an excellent reputation and are innovative in our aim for educational excellence.
The successful candidates will:
• Experience in a Senior Leadership role
• Experience of leading a journey of improvement in a primary setting.
• Ideally, experience of English leadership in a primary setting.
• Experience of implementing and overseeing successful school / academy improvement initiatives.
• Experience of different leadership styles and practices and their effects in a variety of contexts within school.
• Experience of the strategies for improving the quality of learning and teaching including promoting excellence and challenging poor performance.
• The ability to think creatively to anticipate and solve problems and demonstrate balanced and fair judgement.
• The ability to establish and sustain effective organisational structures, systems, policy and practice including safeguarding.
We can offer you:
• the opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
• friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,
• a commitment to high quality professional development,
• opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools and most importantly
• the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 6th September 2021
Please return completed application forms via email to: recruitment@theharmonytrust.org
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Alvaston Junior Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 335 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Alvaston Junior Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@theharmonytrust.org
We are a friendly, professional, hard-working staff team who are driven by our desire to provide a high quality curriculum offer whilst being united in our mission to support pupils to build life skills for a bright future. Pastoral care and provision is intertwined with teaching and learning and pupils’ well-being is at the core of daily practice. Our school values of confidence, kindness, respect and motivation, are integral to school life. We have high expectations for all of our children and offer support and challenge to enable them to be the very best that they can be. We are passionate about bringing the Harmony Trust motto ‘BELIEVE- ACHIEVE- SUCCEED’ to life and making it a reality for all of our pupils.
We firmly believe that education is a partnership between home and school, and we place parental involvement high in our school’s priorities. I have no doubt, that with your support and cooperation, we are laying the foundations for success in your childs' next chapter of education.
Arranging a visit to Alvaston Junior Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@theharmonytrust.org.
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