Principal
Granville Academy, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 7JRThis job expired on 2 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Closing date
2 March 2020 at 9am
Date listed
10 February 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 25 to Lead Practitioners range 31, £74,103 to £85,826
Additional allowances
Salary: £74,103 - £85,826 (L25 - L31, further incentive may be available for the right candidate).
Start date: September 2020, an earlier start date may be possible.
Principal job summary
New era. New Principal. New possibilities.
It’s a new era for Granville Academy. With a £5 million new build programme planned, including a new sports hall and science and technology facilities, we’re taking our campus to the next level – and you will do the same for our students. Our motto is work hard, be kind, choose wisely and you’ll bring this ethos to life in everything you do and in every interaction with our inspiring and enthusiastic children.
Like us, you’ll be passionate about social mobility and keen to release our pupils’ potential. At the heart of The de Ferrers Trust, we’re transforming the way we engage our staff and students alike – and we’ll give you all the autonomy you need to introduce a wealth of fresh ideas. Supported by your fellow Principals across the Trust, you’ll drive continuous improvement every day and encourage our pupils to recognise that hard work is the key to success. Your effective leadership will bring people together and ultimately make Granville a high-performing member of our Trust.
It’s an exciting challenge, for which we require an exceptional professional. Already a senior leader in a secondary school, you’ll be able to demonstrate an impressive record of success and a high level of tenacity and initiative. Your ability to facilitate highly-effective teaching and learning and a pastoral environment in which every child thrives will create an Academy to be proud of – and could potentially create unrivalled opportunities for you across our small network of schools.
If like us, you believe that anything is possible, we need to talk. To discover what we can achieve together, visit http://www.deferrerstrust.com/page/?title=Current+Vacancies&pid=7
For an informal chat with Ian McNeilly, Chief Executive of the trust about this exciting opportunity, please call Sandra Taylor on 01283 372615 to arrange this.
Closing date: Monday, 2nd March 2020
Interview dates: Tuesday, 10th & Wednesday, 11th March 2020
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
About Granville Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 830 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Granville Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- careers@deferrerstrust.com
Granville Academy benefits from a £5 million new build programme, which has included a new sports hall and science and technology facilities. The most recent addition of a new block housing Humanities is testament to the rapid growth and success of our academy, and we are committed to ensuring our facilities reflect our ambition and serve our students and community well. The infrastructure increasingly supports high-quality teaching and learning; there is an ambition to suite all rooms with interactive Apple TVs that ensure pedagogical techniques maximise outcomes, giving our students an environment in which they feel safe, are productive and are proud.
Our motto is Work hard, be kind, choose wisely, and you’ll bring this ethos to life in everything you do and in every interaction with our inspiring and enthusiastic children.
History & Ethos
Granville Academy's ethos is in line with the other six schools in our Trust. Our vision is 'To ensure that all the children and young people in our care have the opportunity to fulfil their potential through achieving highly, regardless of their ability or background'. We have a clear strategy for achieving this. Our values are the mechanism through which this vision will be achieved, and we expect staff and students to live them every day. They are to 'Work hard, be kind, choose wisely'. We believe that these values are both central to success within education and also key values that allow us to be successful in life. We explicitly teach and promote these values, expecting our students within our academy to show acts of kindness, gratitude and self-discipline within lessons, within social time and within their wider community. We support this by upholding the highest of expectations within a warm, strict culture in which high-quality teaching and learning is the heartbeat of a lesson.
Location
Swadlincote is known for its rich pottery and mining heritage, is the main town in South Derbyshire and is located at the heart of the National Forest. The area also boasts lots of places to eat and socialise and sits in the heart of the National Forest and offering lots of leisurely walks. Conkers offers a fun-filled family day out, whilst there is a ski slope for those more adventurous. The area is also very close to the National Arboretum at Alrewas. Swadlincote is within easy reach of the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales for those who want to travel a little further for days or a weekend away.
If you are looking to move to the area, Swadlincote offers homes for first-time buyers through to those with growing families looking to move to bigger properties. Property prices range from £70,000 through to over £400,000, depending on what you are looking for. According to a local estate agent, the most sought-after areas are the Castleton Park estate and the Woodlands estate within Swadlincote, plus the outlying villages of Overseal, Netherseal, Oakthorpe, Measham, Moira, and Donisthorpe. If you are looking to rent in the area, properties start at approximately £80 through to £200 per week.
Facilities
Suited within our £5 million development, our new facilities include a purpose-built sports hall; four science classrooms, including a specialist physics laboratory; an activity studio; a fitness suite; and two design and technology rooms, including one with a heat treatment bay.
Other areas of development have been the new humanities suite and a purpose-built designated library that is both vibrant and stimulating for our students. With further developments and refurbishment planned, we commit to this continued investment to ensure our students and local community have the facilities and learning environment they deserve, which will further support our progress and journey towards excellence.
The de Ferrers Academy is an Apple Distinguished School and has disseminated best practice in this area to all of the schools in the Trust. All students have their own iPads, and staff are provided with one, too.
CPD
The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful engagement and retention, offering excellent opportunities for colleagues to grow and achieve. We are committed to coaching as part of our offer and believe that it is an entitlement to improve our pedagogical practice. We have an open and honest culture in which we strive to be 1% better each day in all that we do, with our craft and subject knowledge being central to this development. We recognise the need for career-stage CPD and are committed to offering NPQ opportunities where appropriate. As a Trust and academy, we know that highly skilled, well-qualified and passionate teachers are our best resource, and we seek to grow, nurture and develop experts within a supportive professional offer. We offer an extensive and well-supported ECF programme. Being part of a multi-academy trust opens opportunities for advancement to promoted posts or cross-trust working groups in order to share best practice and exposure to working in situations with like-minded individuals, enabling that personal growth.
Benefits
Staff can benefit from free use of the brand-new fitness suite (following induction by PE staff!), and within our academy, we have a well-being programme that is highly valued by staff.
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