Deputy Principal - Learning, Assessment and Phase Leadership
Avanti House Secondary School
Harrow
- Expired
- Salary:
- L25 - L29 (Outer London: £71,994 - £79,984)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 6 October 2014
Job overview
The Avanti Schools Trust (AST) is a growing multi academy trust with four schools already open -primary, secondary and all-through. Further new schools are planned for opening across the UK, with a focus on the midlands and inside the M25.
We are looking for an outstanding practitioner to become the Deputy Principal for our 6FE secondary combined with our 2FE primary school in Harrow. You might currently be a member of the senior leadership team - in a secondary or a large primary setting - perhaps an Assistant or Deputy Head, a Lead Practitioner or AST. You will be looking for a new and very different challenge and if appointed, would support the Principal in the strategic leadership of this school, a project which will deliver a new build over the coming year as the school grows from currently just over 500 students to the final roll of 1680.
Our schools are different. Avanti schools secure exceptional outcomes for learners who make outstanding progress. But our vision is more than one simply rooted in achieving excellent results.
In our uniquely holistic provision, character formation and spiritual insight stand side-by-side with educational excellence.
Our ethos, which blends the traditional with the modern, embraces practices such as mindfulness, yoga, meditation and a vegetarian diet - all resting on a foundation which draws upon the spiritual and philosophical teachings of the east. This has led Ofsted to reflect, in all of our schools to date, commenting on how our ethos contributes to outstanding behaviour.
With all this in place, our leaders, teachers and support staff are left to focus on exemplary teaching and student progress. Put simply, our schools set out to define an holistic education - preparing young people for life in the 21st century by ensuring that they have the qualifications they need to succeed, alongside the skills, confidence, creativity, character and spiritual insight to truly thrive.
Full details of the recruitment timeline and application process can be found by visiting www.avanti.org.uk/careers.
If you have any questions about the post or would like an initial confidential discussion, please contact the Principal's PA , Justine Reilly via Reception on 020 8249 6830 or email justine.reilly@avanti.org.uk. Visits to the school prior to any application are welcome and will not be part of the assessment process. Please do also visit the Avanti House School site (www.avanti.org.uk/avantihouse) and the Trust site (www.avanti.org.uk) to find out more.
The DEADLINE for applications (electronic followed by signed, hard-copy) is noon on Monday 6th October.
Interviews will be held on Monday and/or Tuesday 13th/14th October.
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Avanti House - an all-through 4-19 school
Part of the Avanti Schools Trust
www.avanti.org.uk/avantihouse
About Avanti House Secondary School
- Avanti House Secondary School
- Wemborough Road, Stanmore
- Middlesex
- HA7 2EQ
- United Kingdom
Avanti House is a very happy school where the behaviour and attitudes to learning, by all students are exceptional. Students have an established and meaningful ‘voice’ through the prefect system and school council. It is through working in close partnership with parents and students that the school has grown exponentially since its opening.
When Ofsted inspectors visited the school in July 2014, they reported:
“The behaviour of pupils is outstanding. They are, without exception, respectful and polite. New pupils are immediately included, and those with additional needs or who experience difficulty settling in are sensitively inducted until they feel safe.”
At Avanti House Secondary School we deliver a rounded education to nurture confident and creative young people who will thrive in adult life. We put an equal emphasis on the highest academic achievement alongside the development of character and spiritual insight.
We offer students a diverse range of opportunities both in and out of the classroom. For example, we offer the Duke of Edinburgh Award and various trips including residential visits to Barcelona, Isle of Wight, Wales, Belgium, Rome and France.
Avanti House Secondary School is part of the growing family of Avanti schools. Avanti schools are Hindu-designated faith schools. However, staff and students at Avanti House Schools do not originate from any specific faith background; applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none. They will, however, be expected to be in full sympathy with the unique ethos and vision of the School.
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