Head of Academy
Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, High Wycombe, HP12 4PR50 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 - subject to safer recruitment checks
Closing date
15 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £65,286.00 - £75,675.00 Annually (FTE) L12 - L18 Salary will reflect the applicants experience, qualifications and potential and will also reflect the group size of Orchard View as it grows in response to demand.
Head of Academy job summary
About our exciting new Academy:
Orchard View Primary Academy is a new two form entry primary academy, offering places from nursery to year 6, being built on the new Orchard Housing Development situated on the outskirts of the County town of Aylesbury. Orchard View Primary Academy has a planned opening date of September 2025; the Academy will grow over the coming years with a final capacity of 492 places (420 places in key stage 1 and 2, 60 nursery places and 12 place SEND SEMH ARC).
Orchard View’s planning includes expansion to three form entry with 90 place nursery and this will be in response to pupil place need. Orchard View Primary Academy will be an equal partner academy within Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, working alongside Abbey View Primary Academy, Chepping View Primary Academy and Kingsbrook View Primary Academy. Orchard View’s vision will be guided by IFPT’s ambition to inspire and nurture every child so they excel in all aspects of life
| Job Title | Head of Academy - Orchard View Primary Academy |
| Salary | L12 - L18 (£65,286 - £75,675). Salary will reflect the applicants experience, qualifications and potential and will also reflect the group size of Orchard View as it grows in response to demand. |
| Hours | Full Time |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Start Date | 22nd April, possibility of earlier starting date and/or phased start |
| Reporting To | CEO and Academy Committee (local governing body) |
| Responsible For | All staff, pupils, parents/carers and visitors to the Academy and its operational leadership |
| Line Manager | CEO - Mr Jon Mason |
| Location | Orchard View Primary Academy, - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22. |
What will you bring to our staff team?
Vision, passion and a natural ability lead and keep children at the heart of all decisions.
A role model and aspirational leader who values and prioritises staff well-being and their personal and professional development.
Excellent teaching and learning practice with an analytical understanding of how pupils learn, successful classroom practice and broad and ambitious curriculum design. In turn, we offer you:
An opportunity to work and develop in an academy with a strong sense of moral and educational purpose, with an embedded Trust culture of learning from one another.
An opportunity to grow and develop as a leader through high quality bespoke professional development. This, in turn, will result in our ability to attract and retain the very best educational professionals.
Trust wide sharing of resources, best practice and expertise with highly skilled professionals invested in education and lifelong learning.
The support of a strong, experienced and collaborative Trust Central Team focused upon effectiveness and efficiency to secure high quality educational provision, staff well-being and reduced workload.
Job Description: Please see full application pack attached.
Application and Selection Process:
For further information please visit the website: https://www.orchardviewprimaryacademy.org or to discuss the role further please contact our CEO, Mr Jon Mason, on 01494 535564 (09:00-16:00) or by emailing: HR@ifptrust.co.uk
As part of the application process we invite applicants to:
1) Complete an application form within MyNewTerm
2) Within your ‘Supporting Statement’ please communicate how, as the Head of Academy you would ensure Orchard View Primary Academy provides an excellent education for every pupil as well as demonstrating through given examples that they meet the Person Specification. Please note Supporting Statements in MyNewTerm are limited to 2000 characters, if you wish to send an additional document (no larger than 2 sides of A4) please submit this via ‘send a message’ after you have submitted the application.
Deadline: Closing date for applications: 15th December 2024 at midnight.
Shortlisted candidates notified during the week beginning 16th December 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be informed of the range of activities that will form the selection process in advance of their interview.
Interview date: Interviews will take place during the week beginning 13th January 2025
Safeguarding:
Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust is committed to the safeguarding of pupils and expect all members of staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service, references from previous employers and the Trust’s pre-employment medical questionnaire. We are required to conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. The Trust will require sight of the originals of relevant original ID documentation and qualifications.
Other information:
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
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