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Vice Principal (Head of College)

Strood Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME2 2SX

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• Job start date

  1 January 2021

• Closing date

  5 October 2020 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 August 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Highly competitive + performance bonus + private health care

Vice Principal (Head of College) job summary

Leigh Academies Trust is now seeking to appoint a highly effective senior leader to join us as the Head of College (Vice Principal) at Strood Academy from January 2021. This is a rare leadership opportunity within a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success.

The successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education. We will expect the Head of College to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with drive and commitment to excellence as well as strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate to a range of stakeholders. You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential. We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent management, and a proven track record of success in raising standards, preferably in a non-selective setting.

This is an exciting time to join our leadership team. You will be expected to play a key role in shaping the strategic vision for Strood Academy even further whilst ensuring that our students develop their potential, achieve academic success and develop our core values. Reporting directly to the Principal, the successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership and will have significant autonomy in leading their assigned College. They will take on key strategic leadership responsibilities across the whole academy defined by experience, expertise and interest, and provide line management for key subject areas. This post provides an outstanding career opportunity to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.

Click here to view the full Recruitment Pack.

We wish to hear from you if you are committed to changing our education world and are:

an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious leader with a successful track record at secondary level;
a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;
approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.

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 Strood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1273 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Strood Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: talent@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/strood-academy (opens in new tab)

In return, you will receive:

a competitive salary and exciting LAT career path with opportunities for progression in the future;

the opportunity to assist in leading a large and successful academy;

security and support on your journey from close collaboration with a small central executive and a larger group of talented principals to share best practice and innovation;

development opportunities to work both within the academy and across the wider Trust;

the opportunity to implement the Trust’s ‘small school’ philosophy to drive academic improvement.

Arranging a visit to Strood Academy

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

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