Principal

Cedar Mount Academy, Gorton, Greater Manchester, M18 7DT

51 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  16 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £94,361.00 - £109,309.00 Annually (FTE)

Principal job summary

‘Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all’ (Aristotle)

We’re looking for an exceptional Principal to join us on our journey towards sustained excellence.

The Principal at Cedar Mount Academy will provide the leadership required to ensure: ‘the best for everyone, the best from everyone’. We are looking for candidates who will lead collaboratively and who will strive for excellence, with the highest expectations to ensure high quality experiences and excellent provision for all pupils.

We invite applications from outstanding leaders who have a desire to make a difference and have proven success within a school leadership role. You will be highly motivated, humble and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and peers.

As an exceptional teacher and experienced leader, you will make a significant contribution to the success and leadership of our school, working closely with Bright Futures Executive Team and Cedar Mount Academy Senior Leadership Team to deliver excellence in education. As a Bright Futures leader, you’ll join, a brilliant, supportive network of primary, secondary and special schools with outstanding practice and access to some of the best professional development in the sector through our Teaching School Hubs.

The Principal will be a successful and experienced leader, able to enthuse, motivate and inspire children and staff, generating a love for learning at all levels and stages of life. You will also have demonstrated excellent leadership, management and communication skills in your present role. Good teamwork, high standards and a capacity for hard work will have been at the core of your success. You will be a creative thinker with an ability and determination to secure high-quality outcomes for all students. You will have an up-to-date understanding of pedagogical and behavioural research and theory and will have evidence of using this to improve your own practice, and the practice of others.

The academy has entered an exciting time in its development and this opportunity is an important next step on the journey to excellence. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced senior leader to embark on a role, working in a high functioning and effective team, committed to excellence and staff development and support.

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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About Cedar Mount Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 830 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cedar Mount Academy website (opens in new tab)
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Cedar Mount Academy is located within Gorton Educational Village in Gorton, East Manchester and shares the campus with two of our partner schools in the Trust; Melland High School, a Special Educational Needs school for 11-19 years and Rushbrook Primary Academy.

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