Principal
Diverse Academies Trust, Retford, DN22 7EAThis job expired on 1 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
1 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £75,700-£87,700
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone with extensive experience in supporting children and young people with complex needs in a specialist setting. Knowledge of safeguarding pupils with SEMH needs is essential along with creating a secure and nurturing environment so that children attend every day possible. You will work alongside the Executive Principal to ensure that every child experiences a positive and enriching educational experience and are well prepared and equipped for their future.
We are seeking someone who has a background in these areas and is empathetic, professional and warm; someone who can be flexible and embrace a challenge.
Ideally the successful applicant will have:
- QTS
- Relevant further qualification or NPQH
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of current curriculum developments and how children learn
- A proven track record of raising standards in the core curriculum
- Experience and proven success in working with children and young adults with SEMH needs and autistic spectrum conditions
What the school offers its staff
Why join Horizons Academy as our new Principal
Horizons Academy are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated Principal to join our talented and supportive team. Horizons Academy is a new, state of the art special free school due to open in January2026 on the former Ravensdale School site in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
The academy will accommodate 160 pupils aged 7 to 19 with class sizes of approximately 8 students. Horizons Academy will deliver a specialist learning environment for children and young people aged 7 to 19 with social, emotional and mental health needs, along with autism spectrum conditions.
Our vision for the new school is rooted in our firm belief that every child, regardless of individual need or ability, deserves an education that fosters inclusivity, meaningful engagement, and academic excellence. In meeting the wide-ranging specific needs of all learners, our curriculum will be aspirational, including a broad range of experiences but structured in such a way that it is meaningful and can be tailored to the needs of every child. Ultimately, our vision is that every child and young person who learns within the walls of Horizons Academy will leave prepared for adulthood and can go on to be whoever they want to be and to achieve more than they could have ever imagined.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding and child protection is of the highest priority to our Trust – and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our children and young people.
We have a dedicated strategic lead who works with designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in all academies to work with leadership teams, governors and trustees to quality assure, advise and develop the highest standards of culture and compliance across our academies and throughout the organisation.
https://www.diverseacademies.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/safeguarding-and-child-protection/
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About Diverse Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- lspacey@diverse-ac.org.uk
Founded in September 2011, Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust consisting of 14 academies – six secondary, six primary and two special – across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
We have a shared sixth form centre facility in Hucknall, which is managed in partnership with the National Church of England Academy. Queen Elizabeth’s in Mansfield, is a faith academy under the Church of England and is rooted in a Christian ethos. The academy works in partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham to provide an education that is distinctively Christian, and is inclusive for students from all backgrounds, of the Christian faith, other faiths and no faith.
The Trust Board provides overall support and challenge to academies through the leadership and management and governance structures within the Diverse Academies.
Arranging a visit to Diverse Academies Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lspacey@diverse-ac.org.uk.
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