Vice Principal

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0AN

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £50,000.00 - £56,000.00 Annually (Actual)

Vice Principal job summary

Our opportunity for you

At Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, we have a vacancy for a Vice Principal.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and welcoming Academy, with inquisitive children who are eager to learn. We have very high expectations of learning and behaviour and the current team have put in place policies and mechanisms in support of these expectations. Landau Forte Academy Moorhead is a ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ for Personal Development, we are looking for a leader who can continue this journey and quality assure everything in place so that Moorhead can achieve the greatest successes for its pupils.

The Academy is part of the Landau Forte Charitable Trust and we are looking to strengthen and grow our Primary presence, so if you are someone who is keen to progress and wants to have a wider influence, the opportunity may be here for you.

If you are an outstanding teacher looking to move into leadership where you can make a difference by delivering the best education and improving teaching and learning at a rapid pace, this is the position for you.

Key information

Contract: Permanent

Start date: September, or earlier if possible

Salary: £50,000-£56,000

Hours: 40.75

Weeks: 52

Closing Date: 9am Friday 6 June

Person specification

Essential

Qualified Teacher

Outstanding record in teaching and learning

An excellent practitioner with high expectations and is committed to achieving the best outcomes for all children

An excellent understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Successful in building relationships with children and parents, including children in specific sub-groups

Desirable

Experience as a teacher in EYFS or KS1, dealing with sensitive issues with children, parents and external agencies

Track record of successful interventions with children from specific sub-groups, e.g. SEN, Pupil Premium, G&T

Job description

Teaching & Learning

To fulfil the role of class teacher for 0.5, this is negotiable with the Principal.

Providing an example of ‘excellence’ as a leading classroom practitioner and inspiring and motivating other staff

Working with the Leadership Team and Principal to sustain high expectations and excellent practice in teaching and learning throughout the school

Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of pupil’s achievement and use benchmarks and set targets for improvement

Leading & Managing Staff

Support the Principal in providing a clear direction for the development of the Academy

Contribute to management decisions on all aspects of policy, development and organisation by playing a significant role in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the Academy development plan

Support the Principal and staff in the review, implementation, development and monitoring of whole academy policies which promote the academy’s values, aims and objectives

Attend SLT meetings and report back to staff where necessary

Establish good relationships, encourage good working practices and support and lead teachers

Plan, organise and chair meetings as appropriate

Working with the Principal to lead, motivate, support, challenge and develop all staff to secure continual improvement including his/her own continual professional development

Support the aims and ethos of the academy

Attend and participate in open/parent/after school meetings

Uphold the academy behaviour code and uniform regulations

Participate in and lead relevant Professional Development opportunities

Maintain links with Governors, extended schools cluster, the wider Academy Trust, LA and neighbouring schools

Liaise with teaching assistants and outside agencies

To lead on key school improvement strategies as agreed within this rapidly improving school

To lead Teaching & Learning across the school

Effective Deployment of Staff & Resources

In consultation with, and by the direction of the Principal, deploy people and resources efficiently and effectively to meet specific objectives in line with the school’s plan and financial context i.e. cover supervision timetables, deployment of HLTA’s and supply staff and Teaching Assistant’s timetables and deployment

Accountability

Supporting the Principal and Governors in accounting for the efficiency and effectiveness of the school to all relevant stakeholders

Other Specific Duties

Deputise for the Principal in their absence

Take a major role in the day-to-day running of the school

Contribute to a positive ethos for learning

Provide an exciting, stimulating and creative curriculum

Promote the values and achievements of the school to the community

Manage the schools’ lunchtime arrangements along with other senior teachers

Assist with the appointment and induction of new staff and provide monitoring and support for NQT’s and students as necessary

Support the Principal and Governors in annual budget planning and monitoring

Undertake such reasonable activities as the Principal and Governors may, from time to time require

Any other duty reasonably commensurate with the post

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

Relevant NPQ training

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

About The Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe an outstanding education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead joined the Landau Forte family of academies in September 2012. We are a 4 – 11 rapidly improving primary academy under new leadership, pleasantly situated close to Derby city centre. We unashamedly have high expectations of all children at the Academy and this is supported by our highly dedicated tutorial and support staff.

The local area

Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The Academy is located just a few minutes’ drive away from Derby city centre.

Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.

Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25

London is 90 minutes away by train

East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away

Apply for this job

If you would be interested in this position, please go to www.lfct.org.uk/careers for more information and to apply.

All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV.UK.

The Trust will conduct all necessary searches and checks as relevant and in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines, our Safer Recruitment policy can be found on our website at www.lfct.org.uk

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Landau Forte Academy Moorhead

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Landau Forte Academy Moorhead website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/landau-forte-academy-moorhead

Landau Forte Academy Moorhead joined the Landau Forte family of academies in September 2012. We are a 4 – 11 primary academy under new leadership, pleasantly situated close to Derby city centre. We unashamedly have high expectations of all children at the Academy and this is supported by our highly dedicated tutorial and support staff.

The local area

Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The Academy is located just a few minutes’ drive away from Derby city centre.

Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.

• Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25

• London is 90 minutes away by train

• East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away

If you would like to arrange a school visit please contact Tom Cafferky, Assistant Headteacher, post@lfadm.org.uk

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