Headteacher
Eldon Grove Academy, Hartlepool, Teesside, TS26 9LYThis job expired on 26 April 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
26 April 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Group 4 L21 -L27
Headteacher job summary
Do you want to lead a school full of amazing pupils and fabulous colleagues? Don't miss out on the chance to be the Headteacher of Eldon Grove Academy and join the Extol Trust family. Our Trust ethos is characterised by a culture of authenticity, positive attitude, expectation and aspiration. This culture is encouraged across our whole community and is underpinned by our key tenets of
INSPIRATION EXCELLENCE PARTNERSHIP
“Eldon Grove Academy; Potential Is Our Passion.”
We are a school that believes every child does have potential and it is our job to unlock that potential. We aim to nurture every child and provide opportunities so that each child can flourish. We have created a community of pupils, parents and professionals, committed to striving towards and achieving success and ensuring all of our children feel safe, happy, valued and achieve their full potential.
Due to the retirement of the current Head of School from her position at Eldon Grove Academy and some restructuring at Trust level, we are seeking to appoint a Headteacher from September 2021
As the founding school of Extol Trust, our ideal candidate would be joining at an exciting time and will be part of a growing Trust that has a genuine commitment to partnership and collaboration.
We are seeking to recruit an inspirational, innovative and proactive leader who will build on the positive reputation of the school and work collaboratively with colleagues throughout the Trust to continue school improvement.
We can offer you:
• a strong network of senior leaders and Headteachers across our Trust and our external partners
• centralised professional services to support you in your role, ensuring you can focus on the core offer of teaching and learning
• access to rich and diverse CPD opportunities and external coaching
• access to a wide range of leadership progression
• the opportunity to facilitate as a lead Trust for the delivery of ECF and new NPQs with our partner TeachFirst
• the opportunity to be inspired by our pupils and take a key role in our school community
• work in a location which will give you access to affordable housing within easy reach of cities, National Parks and stunning coastlines.
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.
About Eldon Grove Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 509 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Eldon Grove Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Elizabeth.watson@Avec-partnership.com
- Phone number
- 07903 238367
Eldon Grove Academy which is situated in the centre of Hartlepool is a “stand out” large urban primary school catering for 3 to 11 year olds . The school is proud to be a member of the exciting Extol Trust family of schools. The school serves the surrounding community of Eldon Grove and the Burn Valley Area. It is organised into three main phases; Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and currently have 18 classes plus a fully flexible Nursery.
Eldon Grove have built a highly effective and committed team of professionals who have transformed the education that pupils access. At Eldon Grove Academy we live by our school motto “Potential is our Passion”; the whole school community is committed to helping each pupil achieve his or her full potential personally, academically and socially, and to equip them with the skills, qualifications and love of learning that they will need to be successful in their next stage of schooling and the world they will join as adults.
At Eldon Grove Academy we ensure that every child is happy, safe and is able to learn successfully in a supportive, vibrant environment. We are a learning organisation, not only for our pupils, but also for every member of staff. It is only appropriate within a school setting that staff should model the importance we place upon learning and so our staff attend professional development sessions and are committed to the continued development of their skills and knowledge. Excellent teaching is at the heart of our approach; as a result, staff from Eldon Grove are commissioned to support in other schools. This outreach work resulted in the school being accredited as a National Support School; were we aim to inspire all our partners to work with us as a “stand out” school in a “stand out” learning community
The School has a number of awards which include: Investors in People, Gold award, NACE Award for Gifted and Talented pupils, the International School Award, the Hartlepool Inclusion Standard with distinction, the National Healthy Schools’ Award, Artsmark Award and the Active Mark for Sport.
Arranging a visit to Eldon Grove Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Elizabeth.watson@Avec-partnership.com.
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