Principal
Avanti Fields School, Leicester, LE5 0BXThis job expired on 6 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
6 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 December 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
- Extremely competitive salary (please talk to us)
Principal job summary
Avanti Fields School is an all-through 4 to 16 school (2 FE at primary and 6FE at secondary) that has just moved to its impressive new permanent site in the Hamilton area of Leicester. The school currently has Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 students and will open for Reception aged children from September 2022.
This is a unique opportunity to help further develop our newest state of the art innovative school, which is shaped by three key elements for both students and staff:
Educational excellence
Character formation
Spiritual insight
We are seeking applications from experienced and ambitious senior leaders (primary or secondary) for the post of Principal. We expect the successful candidate to take up post from September 2022.
We are seeking to provide the very best for each and every student that will join our school community, to foster a life-long love of learning, to nurture care and respect for themselves and others, so as to prepare them to be global citizens, keen and able to make the most of their individual talents and enrich the communities in which they will live, learn and work in the future.
We hope you like the sound of our school. Please see our Candidate Pack for more information about the school leader we seek. If you are excited to share our mission and our passion for our students and their education, then we’d love to hear from you!
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss the details prior to submitting an application, please contact Mike Ion (AST Education Director) via mike.ion@avanti.org.uk to arrange a telephone call.
Application should be by submission of Avanti’s standard application form. This should be submitted by the closing date via careers@avanti.org.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
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About Avanti Fields School
- School type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 950 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Avanti Fields School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@avanti.org.uk
Avanti Fields School is a new all-through school which welcomed the first intake of Year 7 students in September 2018. The school is rapidly expanding, and will grow year by year to a full cohort of 1,320. This is an exciting time to join the school as it moves into its new state of the arts building and continues its journey to outstanding.
Avanti Fields is a Hindu-designated faith school, part of the growing family of Avanti schools. However, staff and students at Avanti Fields School do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none; they will, however, be expected to be in full sympathy with the unique ethos and vision of the School.
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