Principal
Lees Brook Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 4QXThis job expired on 4 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
4 July 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
Principal job summary
As the new Principal at Lees Brook Community School, you will be a driven and inspirational leader with a strong moral purpose. You will inherit a school with an experienced staff team who are passionate about providing the best possible life chances for children in our local community.
Lees Brook Community School is a school with huge potential. Sitting on an Ofsted judgment of ‘Requires Improvement’, Lees Brook is eagerly anticipating the right leader to grow and build this community of learners. This is not a school that is standing still and we are seeking a leader who will take this Academy onto the next stages of its journey towards good and beyond. Through your enduring commitment to support young people, you’ll bring a natural flair for developing those around you to give their best, coupled with a clear understanding of what needs to be in place to ensure sustained improvement
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Lees Brook Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1101 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lees Brook Academy website
- Email address
- HR@archwaytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01158578234
Lees Brook Community School is committed to working with pupils and their parents to enable each youngster to achieve success in all areas of life – academic, personal, physical, social;Raising standards of achievement, increasing access and widening participation in PE and Sport for everyone in our school, partner schools, wider community and Derby City;Changing the culture for learning in our community by raising self-esteem, recognising achievement, promoting pride within the local area and providing pathways for talented performers;Building a community for learning in which everyone (pupils, parents, staff, governors, and the wider community) sees learning as a life-long process for them to engage in.
At Lees Brook, we believe how we learn is as important as what we learn and the kind of person we each become matters as much as what we achieve. Each of us is responsible for our actions and our behaviour; each one of us has a right to feel safe, secure and free from bullying in school; each one of us has a right to learn and achieve at the highest level we are capable of. The way in which we deal with other people matters, so we should always treat other people as we would wish to be treated and we learn from our mistakes as well as our successes.
Lees Brook is a school that cares for the people within it. We have a uniquely inclusive school which allows everyone to succeed. Our safe, successful and positive learning community ensures that every student is able to fulfil their potential; but more than that, to also become well rounded young people who will go on and thrive in the world of work.
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