Primary Principal
St Anne's Church Academy, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS24 6RTThis job expired on 5 October 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 April 2021
Closing date
5 October 2020 at 11:59am
Date listed
15 September 2020
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Trust Leadership Grade L14-L21 (£56,578 - £67,181)
Additional allowances
The Priory Learning Trust offers an excellent benefits package including contributory pension scheme, a comprehensive employee assistance programme, discounted membership to on-site gym facilities, access to The PLaTform our own employee benefits hub (offering discounts on shopping) and on-site parking.
Primary Principal job summary
We are looking to recruit a Principal to join our Trust and lead St Anne’s Church Academy. We need an exceptional primary leader with the ability, passion and enthusiasm to develop, promote and support the vision and direction of the school enabling it to continue to build success through high quality education for all.
The Principal will lead and manage the school on a day-to-day basis, alongside the leadership team (two Deputy Heads, Operations Manager and Nursery Manager) and be the first point of contact for all stakeholders and external agencies.
They will be an ambassador for the school and Trust and will raise their profile in the wider community, promoting our happy family where students come first and all staff are valued and cherished. They will work closely with families, the community and with other agencies to provide for the spiritual, moral, cultural, social, and emotional needs of all children.
The post holder will report to the Central Team and Chair of Academy Council, supporting them to ensure that the organisation reflects and promotes the ethos and values set by the Board of Trustees and the Academy Council.
To be considered for this role you should have:
• a deep commitment to the education, safeguarding and well-being of children and young people;
• education to degree level and QTS;
• passion to support and further develop the church distinctiveness of the school;
• extensive experience working as a headteacher/principal or as part of a leadership team;
• exceptional knowledge of primary education and how children learn;
• experience of curriculum design leading to quality outcomes for all children
• proven ability to generate and deliver collective vision and shared purpose, including building teams, managing change and delivering great results;
• excellent communication skills.
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 St Anne's Church Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 389 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Anne's Church Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@theplt.org.uk
St Anne’s Church Academy is a beautiful dual site campus incorporating 210 primary aged children at the West Wick campus that opened in 2014, which also includes an all year round 68 place Nursery provision, and 210 primary aged children at the Hewish campus which is over 150 years old. St Anne’s is a great school with a good Ofsted report (October 2017) and an outstanding SIAMS (March 2016) where everyone is encouraged to ‘learn to love and love to learn’. St Anne’s Church Academy is currently the only church school in the MAT.
Arranging a visit to St Anne's Church Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@theplt.org.uk.
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