Principal
Fairfield High School, Bristol, BS7 9NLThis job expired on 16 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
16 April 2024 at 10am
Date listed
22 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £98,616.00 - £108,776.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership 31 - 35
Principal job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team of Excalibur Academies Trust, a large successful and growing MAT operating in Reading, Wiltshire, West Berkshire, Swindon and Bristol.
Fairfield High School is a vibrant and successful large secondary school in Bristol, just off of the M32. It serves a diverse range of communities and caters for students in years 7 to 11. Recently inspected, Fairfield High School continues to be judged "Good".
Self-motivated and reflective, the ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, a vision, ambition, strategic and interpersonal skills, underpinned by a track record of raising standards.
The successful applicant will have full autonomy over the day to day running of Fairfield High School, including management of budget and staff, and will benefit from the support and challenge of the Trust.
This is an incredible opportunity for the right leader to make their mark in a supportive, creative and successful environment. Visits to the academy are welcomed and the CEO Nicky Edmondson/Director of Secondary Education Nick Lewis, would be delighted to discuss the role in further detail and answer any questions that you may have.
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.
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 Fairfield High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1073 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Fairfield High School website (opens in new tab)
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