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Principal

Scout Road Academy, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5JR

This job expired on 20 July 2020 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  20 July 2020 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  24 June 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8 - L14 (£48,808 - £56,579)

Principal job summary

After many years’ successful service, our Principal is retiring at the end of this academic year. Trustees therefore seek to recruit an inspirational individual with a strong commitment, evidenced through a true passion for education coupled with delivery of outstanding teaching and learning, to improving the life chances of the children of our local community.

Excellent leadership is critical to ensuring the success of a school, so we expect our new Principal to guide the academy’s future direction, working with staff and Trustees, and using all his or her broad talents, knowledge and skills.

Our new Principal will be supported by a hardworking and effective complement of staff who, along with the Trustee Board and other members of the leadership team, enjoy working with pupils who are happy and well- motivated.

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.

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About Scout Road Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 98 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Scout Road Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: bursar@scoutroadacademy.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/scout-road-academy (opens in new tab)

We are a small stand-alone primary academy with big expectations! Our diverse and creative curriculum supports the development of the whole child and in 2019 our academy was ranked 14th in Calderdale for the percentage of children meeting (or exceeding!) expected standards in KS2 reading, writing and mathematics. We expect the successful candidate to subscribe to our values of positivity, respect and determination.

We are proud of our achievements. We expect the successful candidate to capitalise on our success so far and draw on their own expertise to shape the academy’s vision. We want to improve further and maintain an inclusive, caring environment where a high value is placed on the wellbeing of staff and pupils.

Arranging a visit to Scout Road Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@scoutroadacademy.org.uk.

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