Principal/Head of School
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Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 February 2021 at 11:59am
Date listed
15 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership - Negotiable
Principal/Head of School job summary
Do you have the vision, passion and rigour to lead Rushey Mead Academy on the next step of its journey?
Rushey Mead Academy is a joyous and successful school which challenges each member of its community to excel. As The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) continues to evolve and grow, an exciting leadership opportunity within our lead academy has arisen – providing a career development opportunity like no other.
Supported by a well-resourced central team, our new leader will be creative and tenacious, with the capacity to build on incredibly strong foundations. Rushey Mead Academy has an established national profile for excellence in teaching, leadership and student outcomes – placing it in the top 1% of schools in the country and voted number one school in Leicestershire by the Real Schools Guide (2020).
As an inspirational leader, you will understand the art and science of teaching and be ambitious to develop further. A collaborative and visible practitioner, you will possess a strong moral purpose and act as a figurehead for our large and richly diverse learning community. You will empower, entrust, and elevate a highly skilled, dedicated and loyal staff team - providing the direction and vision required to secure continued success through collaborative working and fresh thinking.
There is no fixed blueprint as to where you might be on your own leadership journey – we’re all lifelong learners after all. To reflect this, we’re receptive to applicants wishing to join us as Principal or those seeking a developmental Head of School role (working closely with our Executive Principal, Gulbanu Kader).
Whatever your specific background, what is essential is your high expectations for all students. You will share our belief that an exceptional education is central to transforming lives and work to ensure every student is given the opportunity to succeed, regardless of background and starting point. Above all, you will make a positive difference by creating a vibrant, principled community of learners in pursuit of educational excellence and fulfilment for all.
If this sounds like you, please get in touch to discuss this career defining role in more detail.
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 Rushey Mead Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1683 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Rushey Mead Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- TMET@propelo.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01904 567818
Rushey Mead Academy is a vibrant and highly successful school which serves communities in the north of Leicester. The whole community at the academy seeks to “Make a positive difference by creating a vibrant, principled community of learners in pursuit of educational excellence and fulfilment for all.” We have a long and proud history of achieving outstanding outcomes for students in terms of attainment and progress, achieving consistently well above national averages on key performance measures.
Having been judged as Outstanding since 2007, the school has a long established national profile for excellence in teaching, leadership and student outcomes.
Arranging a visit to Rushey Mead Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email TMET@propelo.co.uk.
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