Principal
Ash Field Academy, Leicester, LE5 4PYThis job expired on 23 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Ideally to start from February or April 2023
Closing date
23 October 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 October 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 40 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Actual salary : £86,202 - £91,727 pay award pending
Pay scale
- Ash Field Academy Pay and Conditions PTS 16.4 – 16.9
Additional allowances
plus residential allowance
Principal job summary
Principal
Exciting opportunity to be the Principal at Ash Field, a welcoming and inspiring specialist academy for pupils with special educational needs.
The Trustees are looking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational and highly motivated leader who will sustain the school's ethos and effectiveness and be a catalyst for finding new ways to create the best possible education and life chances for the pupils it serves. This is an exciting time to join Ash Field Academy as we continue to develop.
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ash Field Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 165 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Ash Field Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lnewman@ashfield.leicester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0116 2737151
Ash Field Academy is a day and weekly residential school which provides education and care support for 160 pupils aged from 4-19 all of whom have physical disabilities and often complex medical conditions associated with these. This is often combined with other needs, such as cognition and learning or communication. Ash Field has pupils who are confident, positive and are a pleasure to teach; a dedicated, professional and talented staff team with a highly effective senior leadership team and experienced, collaborative and supportive trustees.
The school has an excellent national reputation and is currently rated as outstanding. The school site includes both primary and secondary /FE buildings and also has a residential facility for up to eighteen pupils. Ash Field leads a successful Inclusion and SEND Hub with a proven track record as an outward facing centre of excellence.
Ash Field Academy is located within the City of Leicester which is recognised as one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the country.
Arranging a visit to Ash Field Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lnewman@ashfield.leicester.sch.uk.
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