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Vice Principal

Harris Academy Peckham, London, SE15 5DZ

This job expired on 17 April 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September

• Closing date

  17 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Directed
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Scale (Inner London)
• Additional allowances:

  Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Harris Benefits

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding individual to join Harris Academy Peckham as Vice Principal.

The post of Vice Principal is one that mirrors the role of the Principal, and the academy will be supporting the successful candidate as they aspire to Principalship.

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• QTS (or equivalent and a good undergraduate degree
• At least three years' experience at senior leadership level, or at least one year as a deputy/ Vice Principal
• Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader across at least two key stages.
• Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
• Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
• Good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive white boards
• Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, managers, governors and parents
• Ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
• Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning in a whole school situation
• Experience of managing and implementing change successfully at whole school level
• Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on going professional development particularly with subject leaders
• The aspirations, talent and enthusiasm to become a Principal

What the school offers its staff

As part of Harris, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education in London. With regular progression opportunities and outstanding CPD for support staff, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether at Harris Academy Peckham, in one of our other 50 academies, or in our central team. Our aim is to help you achieve your ambitions more quickly.

Why work at Harris Academy Peckham?

• A place where all flourish, all feel valued and where achievement is the key to success.
• An opportunity to join an ambitious academy at the heart of the local community, working with experienced and inspirational leaders towards an outstanding future.
• The combination of the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and respect with excellent teaching.
• Generous Harris benefits package and excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, electric car scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating as a member of the academy Leadership Group in order to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards for all students
• Playing a major role in determining strategy for the academy
• Contributing actively towards the formulation of all academy policies and procedures and ensuring their consistent implementation throughout the school
• Agreeing challenging subject targets, including student achievement targets, ensuring rigorous monitoring, evaluation and review of progress towards these through faculty improvement plans
• Ensuring high quality teaching and learning in line managed faculties, following the academy policy for self-evaluation and review
• Managing delegated budgets effectively
• Attending academy leadership meetings as appropriate
• Engaging in the process of appointing new staff including the interview process
• Participating in duties at lunch/break/before and after school
• Contributing to assemblies
• Sharing in the management of student disciplinary incidents, making recommendations to the Principal regarding exclusions and facilitating the process of student re-integration
• Actively participating in the monitoring evaluation and review of teaching and learning in line managed faculties, including managing any capability or disciplinary procedures in line with academy policy, where appropriate

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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About Harris Academy Peckham

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 589 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Harris Academy Peckham website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: info@harrispeckham.org.uk
• Phone number: 0207 703 4417
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/harris-academy-peckham (opens in new tab)

Our vision at Harris Academy Peckham is to ensure every child achieves excellence in all aspects of academy life. We have high aspirations, both in terms of academic standards and personal development, in order to prepare students for the demands of the 21st century global workplace. We expect every child to excel, and will provide the necessary challenge and support to make this happen.

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