Vice Principal
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3SJThis job expired on 15 May 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September
Closing date
15 May 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Leadership contract
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale (Outer London)
Additional allowances
Performance and Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Vice Principal who will closely monitor our children's learning as we continuously close achievement gaps and raise standards for all pupils above those expected nationally.
Qualifications
- Graduate (with a good degree) plus formal Teaching Qualification or other relevant professional studies.
- Evidence of continuous self-development and updated knowledge in the fields of teaching and learning and education management, particularly in the areas of responsibility for this post.
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
- To be able to demonstrate a proven track record in producing high quality achievements for all children.
- Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff.
- Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance.
- Ability to provide professional leadership and management of a staff team and contribute to the work of other teams to secure high quality teaching effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all pupils across the academy.
- Experience of involvement in assessment, pupil tracking and record keeping and effective data analysis and target setting.
- Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development and 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.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, managers, governors and parents.
- Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and the National Curriculum.
- Evidence of successful working relationships with parents and carers, Governors, outside agencies and the local community.
- Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.
Special Abilities & Aptitudes
- Ability to be well organised, work under pressure whilst maintaining a positive approach to work and relationships with others.
What the school offers its staff
Our Academy opened in September 2015 in order to provide high quality primary places for local families. We believe that every child is unique and that each deserves the opportunity to be happy, feel valued and experience success.
We are part of a Federation of schools with an established track record in Bromley and across London. Our staff team is committed to ensuring that all of our children access the highest quality education in a safe and nurturing environment.
We believe that all children can achieve and know that it is our job as educators to do everything possible to enable children to reach their potential. We are lucky to have a bright, modern and welcoming building for our school community. We are situated amongst green spaces opposite Kelsey Park, just a short walk from Beckenham Junction rail station.
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
Strategic Direction and Development:
- Be an integral part in leading the vision, ethos and policies of the academy
- Help lead and manage the creation and implementation of the academy Improvement Plan
- Establish the policies through which the academy's aims and objectives shall be achieved
- Contribute to relevant sections of the Academy Evaluation Form;
- Ensure the effective and proficient use of pupil data
- Take a lead role in enhancing standards of teaching and learning
- Lead on curriculum development
- Develop and maintain good relationships with parents, carers and outside agencies and the local community
- Engage in the process of appointing new staff
Teaching and Learning:
- Undertake an appropriate teaching commitment and be one of our most effective and inspirational teachers
- Liaise with all teachers to ensure pupils experience a programme that is personalised to their particular needs
- Act as a role model for other teachers
- Monitor, evaluate and report on teaching and learning
- Ensure that the curriculum is rich, vibrant, reflects the many different facets of our community and prepares pupils for the transition to secondary school
- Lead pupil progress systems and reviews across the academy
- Liaise with other academies/schools and providers to ensure continuity of support and learning when transferring pupils
Recording and Assessment:
- Monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures
- Monitor teaching, planning, feedback opportunities, attendance, progress and attainment of pupils
- Monitor pupils' standards and achievement
- Ensure that appropriate attainment exists
Leadership:
- Play a full part in the life of the academy
- Have oversight of professional development across the whole school
- Manage delegated budgets effectively
- Line manage members of the teaching staff and other support staff as appropriate
- Monitor progress, analysing results and taking appropriate action including liaising with the Leadership Team
- Ensure effective recruitment, deployment and impact of relevant staff
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 Primary Academy Beckenham
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 406 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisprimarybeckenham.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0203 772 4578
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham opened in 2015 with its first two Reception classes of 20 children each, and now educates children from Reception to Year 3. The response in the local area was very supportive and we took an additional 46 Reception children in September 2016. In January 2017, we moved into our brand new, purpose built building, offering state of the art equipment and facilities. Each year we will take an additional 60 children into Reception year until the school is full in 2021. Our academy is situated in a quiet, residential area with large landscaping and grounds just opposite Kelsey Park in Beckenham. We are looking for someone who wishes to join our group of friendly staff to personally develop and grow alongside our academy.
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