Executive Principal and Principal
St James' Church of England Academy, Hull, HU7 6BDThis job expired on 24 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
24 February 2020 at 9am
Date listed
31 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 20 to Lead Practitioners range 26, £65,560 to £75,934
Executive Principal and Principal job summary
Are you passionate about education for young people in challenging urban environments and have experience of a significant leadership role within an educational environment? If so, we have a rarely offered opportunity for a committed Executive Principal to lead and develop within our Multi Academy Trust.
The Principal of St. James’ is also the Executive Principal of Newland St. John’s Academy. The new Executive Principal will further develop the Trust’s vision by leading and ensuring the highest standards of teaching and learning for all primary pupils, ensuring the best possible outcomes for all learners.
Main responsibilities:
1. To support the Board in the development and implementation of its vision, and the delivery of its strategic plan with respect to primary education;
2. To promote the distinctive Christian vision and ethos of the Trust in both its Church of England academies;
3. Through inspirational leadership, create a culture of constant improvement in both primaries through knowledge sharing, collaboration, partnership and teamwork with the aim that both academies move to “outstanding” over time in all areas of their operation, including learner outcomes;
4. To ensure that the Board and its committees receive the required information to take informed and timely decisions within the regulatory framework;
5. To ensure robust and appropriate risk mitigation and management in both primaries;
6. Work with the local communities of both primaries to foster constructive relationships and to create further opportunities for growth and local support for each academy;
Leadership and Management:
1. To provide motivational and inspirational leadership in both primary academies;
2. Provide support and advice to the Chair of the Trust Board in his/her role of leading and supporting the committee Chairs of both primary academies;
3. Provide professional leadership to the Chairs of Local Governing Committees;
4. To line manage and act as a mentor to the Principal of NSJ academy, supporting and challenging her in her role through the provision of advice and guidance and the development of her leadership skills;
5. To ensure the development of Christian distinctiveness in both primary academies;
6. To hold the Principal of NSJ to account for her overall leadership;
7. To ensure that there are quality assurance systems embedded across both primaries that drive consistency and improve performance;
8. To take responsibility for effective data management in both primaries, ensuring that systems are in place to capture, analyse and act upon the information;
9. To create and develop systems across both primaries that encourage standardisation and effective shared practice;
10. To develop a communication and marketing strategy for both primaries.
Teaching and Learning:
1. Provide dynamic and strategic direction and leadership for high quality teaching, learning and standards across both primary academies;
2. To be accountable for all aspects of teaching, learning and standards in both primary academies, setting high professional standards and ensuring that the education vision is understood and fully embraced;
3. To be responsible for developing and leading the process for improvement across both primary academies, providing quality assurance and accountability; using a rigorous and robust system of target setting as the basis for progress reports to the Trust Board and to ensure the best possible outcomes for learners;
Accountable for:
1. The outcomes of both primary academies; and
2. The performance of the Principal of NSJ academy.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
About St James' Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 217 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sentamuacademy.org
We are a nurturing, happy school and know our children very well – one of the many advantages of being a small school. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil enjoys their time at St James’ while also providing our pupils with a wide range of learning opportunities that enable them to be well equipped to fulfil their full potential in our ever-changing world. We endeavour to foster a love of learning through our broad and balanced curriculum which promotes the development of confident and independent learners, whilst also striving for high levels of academic achievement.
As a Christian school, we live and learn together as a community, emphasising the importance of respect, kindness and perseverance in our daily lives.
St James’ Church of England Primary Academy is a welcoming and friendly place where learning is at the heart of everything we do.
It is part of the Hope Sentamu Learning Trust.
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