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  • Job start date

    1 September 2020

  • Closing date

    27 April 2020 at 11am

  • Date listed

    6 April 2020

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Leadership Scale

Vice Principal (Secondary) job summary

Over the last six years, King Solomon Academy has consistently been one of the highest performing non-selective schools in the country. We are redefining what is possible, and we are seeking an exceptional senior leader with a proven track record of leadership success. KSA aims to transform the lives of its pupils. Our mission is to provide a rigorous education that prepares our pupils for success at university and beyond, irrespective of their starting point. Our teachers and leaders do whatever it takes to make this a reality.
This is a unique opportunity to join King Solomon as a Vice Principal as the current Head of Secondary, who has been at KSA for ten years, has been appointed as Principal of another academy in the Ark network. This provides the opportunity to appoint a Vice Principal to support the Principal in the running of the Secondary school, as well as joining the all-through Executive Leadership Team and contributing to KSA’s overall success.
We are a unique school, run by a team of senior leaders who work together to achieve success across all the different functions of the school including both curriculum and pastoral responsibilities for all. As a member of the senior leadership team, we are searching for someone who is 100% aligned to King Solomon Academy’s mission, vision and values. This role offers the opportunity to mentor and nurture a team of other like-minded leaders as well as being mentored and nurtured yourself as a leader in one of the highest performing and most forward-thinking schools in the country.

KSA is a pioneering school looking to hire exceptional people. This role provides the opportunity to excel in a supportive environment and contribute to the ongoing development of our school community.

As we are advertising during a school closure, we will be relying on a remote recruitment process. This will involve video calls to hold an initial conversation about the role for candidates with strong applications. For successful candidates at this first round, there will then be a more thorough online process, involving activities which will assess candidates’ capacity to be successful in the role.

We know that a normal part of applying for a role in a school is to spend time in the school, meeting other members of the team and pupils, so we will be creating as many opportunities to get a genuine understanding for our community through the process. To start with we would encourage candidates to read the website thoroughly to learn as much as they can about the school (www.kingsolomonacademy.org).

To apply, follow the link at http://kingsolomonacademy.org/current-vacancies by 11am on Monday 27 April. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Shaheen Riaz, at s.riaz@kingsolomonacademy.org and 0207 563 6901.

Yours sincerely,

Max Haimendorf
Principal


Job Description: Secondary Vice Principal
Reports to: Principal
Start date: September 2020

Salary: Leadership Scale

The role
Reporting directly to the Principal, the Vice Principal is responsible for the strategic leadership and significant operational management of Secondary responsibilities. The Vice Principal will work collaboratively with other senior leaders and be a role model of excellence to the entire staff body, parents and pupils, including playing their part in the overall leadership of the all-through school, which will eventually serve around 1450 pupils.

Key responsibilities
The precise areas of responsibility for this post will be agreed based around your skills and the needs of the school, but it is anticipated that you will be able to:

• Demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities and articulate clear values & moral purpose
• Promote high expectations in all areas of the academy for pupils and staff alike
• Model excellence in the classroom, leading the development of colleagues at all levels
• Confidently monitor and evaluate data and identify priorities for continuous improvement
• Train, coach and support identified teachers and leaders
• Communicate effectively & build strong relationships with the whole academy community
• Evidence successful leadership experience as a middle or senior leader
• Deputise for the Principal when required
• Along with other senior staff, take responsibility for:
o Safeguarding
o Pupil culture and behaviour
o Curriculum development and assessment
o Teacher development and wider ongoing professional development
o Recruitment

Key tasks

• To lead the strategic direction of teaching and learning across the whole academy through leading CPD, facilitating coaching and mentoring other identified teachers who need additional support
• To lead the strategic direction of pupil culture and behaviour as well as their safety and personal development through observation and feedback, fostering excellent relationships with parents and external agencies and ensuring compliance with academy systems
• To monitor and evaluate our training programmes and improve all areas of responsibility over time
• To teach and model outstanding practice in terms of classroom teaching, culture building, preparation, marking and assessment.
• To line manage, mentor and/or coach allocated senior and middle leaders and/or teachers to ensure they are being led and managed in the best possible way.
• Together with other senior leaders, to provide leadership of the curriculum offer, to ensure that it provides our pupils with a transformational and rigorous curriculum which prepares our pupils for success in university and beyond.
• Together with other senior leaders, ensure all consequences, positive and negative (including all detentions, homework catch ups, internal exclusion and exclusion), are followed and executed in line with school policy, and where there are breaches of policy to take action to prevent reoccurrence, including holding staff, parents and children to account in making positive and lasting change.
• To build and maintain positive relationships with all pupils
• To be a professional role model for all pupils and staff in demeanour, appearance and attitude
• To monitor standards in their area of responsibility, evaluate and contribute to wider self-evaluation and development planning of and for the school
• To represent KSA effectively to external stakeholders including within the Ark network.
Other specific responsibilities

• Lead line management meetings, pre-work and arising actions
• Attend and contribute to SLT meetings
• Supervise learning outside of normal school hours at some key points of the year (e.g. Easter revision or a weekend residential trip)
• Supervise key parts of the school day as required (e.g. arrival or departure from school)
• Plan the induction and programme of support for new staff
• Observe teaching, monitoring teachers’ knowledge of data, setting of homework, marking and challenge to pupils’ performance

Other

• Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by the Principal
Role review

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the time of drafting. It cannot be read as an exhaustive list. These responsibilities will be discussed annually as part of the postholder’s annual performance review and are subject to change. However, it may be altered at any time subject to need in consultation with the postholder subject to the Principal’s approval.

Person Specification: Vice Principal
Necessary qualification criteria
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach in the UK
• Right to work in the UK
Essential experience
• Experience of highly effective senior leadership in a high performing school
• Experience of leading, coaching and managing staff at a senior level and with a proven track record of success
• Experience of delivering life-transforming impact on the outcomes of pupils by raising teacher and leader quality across a range of departments
• Experience of achieving high levels of pupil progress and attainment in a complex school environment
• Experience of leading a high achieving team of leaders within a complex school environment
• Experience of continually improving the quality of teaching and learning in their own subject area and through the leadership of other subjects outside of own teaching area
• Evidence of continually improving the behaviour and culture of whole groups of pupils, for example a year group or particular identified priority group
• Evidence of managing complex safeguarding cases and working with a range of professionals to best support our pupils and their families

Skills and attributes
We are looking for these skills and attributes or at the very least, a clear, demonstrable capacity to develop them organised around our four school values:

“Aiming high” 
• Prepares for success with excellent organisational skills  
• Works hard to achieve goals 
• Never gives up on ourselves, our teammates or our mission 
• Willingness to play a full part in school life and go above and beyond to ensure success 
• High energy and driven by a ‘whatever it takes’ attitude.  

“Working together” 
• Works effectively as part of a team 
• Seeks out opportunities to build on own and others’ strengths and helps others to be better through a culture of clear, kind feedback 
• Makes a strong contribution to assessments and child-led planning 

“Being kind” 
• Able to create a safe, happy and successful environment for everyone in our community 
• Shows gratitude 
• Takes care of others 
• Exhibits pride in achievements of self and others 

“Leading the way” 
• Has a passion for working with children
• Is a positive role model to others
• Is brave 
• Shows initiative  
• Feels passionate about creating a better future. 
Other
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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About Ark King Solomon Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 18
School size
1303 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 18

King Solomon Academy has consistently been one of the highest performing non-selective schools in the country. We are rare in that it is a genuine all-through school. Our pupils join at 2,3 and 4 years old and stay with us until they are 18.

By joining our school, you play a part in showing what is possible when children’s education is seen as a long-term commitment. We are growing a team of exceptionally committed staff who value each and every year of a child’s education equally. If you too are motivated to redress educational disadvantage in the UK, King Solomon Academy is beginning to show what is possible and you could be part of the team defining the future of education in our country.

We aim to transform the lives of our pupils. Our mission is to provide a rigorous education that prepares our pupils for success at university and beyond, irrespective of their starting point. Our teachers and leaders do whatever it takes to make this a reality.

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