Vice Principal
Laureate Academy, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DWThis job expired on 18 December 2023
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
18 December 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday - Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £65,450 - £73,715 (DOE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Attributes
- Passionate about the power of education to transform lives
- Fully committed to the academy’s vision and ethos
- A capacity to engage with the broad community which the academy serves
- A desire to develop strong relationships with staff, students and parents
- A deep commitment to the welfare and personal development of all students
- Impeccable professionalism, unwavering determination and relentless optimism
- The ability to lead confidently and with conviction, and to accept no excuses
- Intelligence and intellectual agility
- Resilience
- A proven ability to motivate, enthuse and develop both individuals and teams
- High standards of written and verbal communication
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Fully committed to the safeguarding of children and young people
Experience
- An outstanding classroom practitioner with a strong track record of achieving excellent examination results at GCSE and A level and/or IB.
- A proven track record of delivering change and sustained improvement
- Experience of working in a high-performing organisation
- An appreciation of what educational excellence looks like
- An understanding of the demands involved in leading a large, successful school
- Experience of impactful leadership as part of a school leadership team
- A knowledge of current thinking and debate surrounding curriculum, pedagogy and education policy
- Significant experience of delivering best practice in safeguarding
Required Skills
- Ambition and capability to aim for being a Principal of an outstanding school
- Learning agility and curiosity
- Considerable work rate and administrative efficiency
- Bright and articulate with an excellent standard of verbal and written communication
- Financial literacy
What the school offers its staff
- A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues.
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression.
- Employer Contributions to Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Eye Care Voucher scheme.
- Car Benefit Scheme
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Laureate Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 752 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Laureate Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- d.scott@laureate.futureacademies.org
Laureate Academy in Hemel Hempstead is the newest addition to the Future Academies family of schools, and opened in September 2018. We are sharply focused on ensuring that students at the Academy receive an exceptional standard of education.
Arranging a visit to Laureate Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email d.scott@laureate.futureacademies.org.
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