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Principal

The Elizabethan Academy

Retford, Nottinghamshire

Salary:
£87,000-£100,000 + (for exceptional candidates)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April 2015
Apply by:
10 November 2014

Job overview

Relocation package may be available

Due to the retirement of the Principal, after 10 years of successful leadership, governors wish to appoint an inspirational and highly effective Principal for April 2015.

The Elizabethan Academy is a successful 11-19 converter academy, with a collaborative sixth form. Students benefit from the excellent facilities of a PFI new build which opened in 2007.

Governors are seeking to appoint either an existing Headteacher or a Senior Leader with the necessary breadth of experience.

The role offers:

  • An exciting opportunity to build on the academy's existing strengths
  • An opportunity to shape the lives of wonderful young people
  • Hardworking, dedicated and supportive staff, governors and parents
  • Strong partnership working with the Family of Schools, Post 16 federation and two local Teaching School Alliances
  • Opportunities for professional development

The successful candidate will have:

  • Excellent leadership skills and a proven track record of achieving high standards
  • Excellent inter-personal skills
  • Drive, ambition, vision and lots of energy!

Above all, you will share our commitment and determination to providing a learning environment that enables all young people to thrive. You will also share our values and ethos that: everyone is a unique individual with their own strengths, talents and, most of all, HUGE potential.

You are warmly welcome to visit the academy. Visits will be hosted during week commencing 13th and 20th October. To make arrangements, contact Serena Baines, Personnel Officer, on 01777 713700 Ext 605 or email bainess@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk.

Application packs can be found on The Elizabethan Academy website through the apply button (www.elizabethan.notts.sch.uk/vacancies). Alternatively, you can email Serena Baines for information.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th November at 8am.
Interviews: Tuesday 18th November - Thursday 20th November.

The Elizabethan Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Checks will also be made with previous employers.

About The Elizabethan Academy

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+44 1777 713 700

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The Elizabethan Academy is a very successful 11-18 school located in Retford in North Nottinghamshire.  This area is a most attractive rural location with a good range of housing.  Retford is a chartered market town with a population of some 25,000 inhabitants in an attractive rural setting.  The town is close to the A1 and the M1.  Sheffield, Lincoln, Doncaster and the Peak District can all be reached within the hour.  Leeds,  Nottingham and the Yorkshire Dales take just over an hour.

The Academy is very popular within the local community and has currently 1,200 students.  It draws students from 9 “family” feeder schools in the town and surrounding villages but through parental choice we take in from over 30 primary schools.  In 2011 the school was graded “Good” by OFSTED.  We converted to a stand-alone Academy on 1 April 2012.

In April 2007, we moved into brand new purpose-built accommodation as part of a PFI project for 6 schools in Bassetlaw. Year 7 to 13 are housed together in purpose-built accommodation, organised into Faculty areas. Facilities for Science, Technology, the Expressive Arts and Sport are excellent. We were excited to have officially opened our 9-metre-high climbing wall in 2021! Thanks to funding from Sport England, the wall is available for use of all students as well being available to hire, offering an exciting new sport to local Bassetlaw people.

We offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities to enrich the curriculum for our students.  We have excellent links with the business community and are well supported by local companies and community groups.

Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience (3R’S) reflect our ethos. Respect is one of the cornerstones of the Elizabethan: respect for others’ beliefs and respect for others’ differences. Just as critical, however, is self-respect and self-discipline. Students are expected and taught to take responsibility for their actions and their learning.

Our students must also be effective team players and independent learners.

Building student resilience is vital to support student mental health and well-being. They need confidence, courage, and self-belief to show strength of character when things aren’t successful, preparing them for  society.

The Academy’s ethos is evident at every level of the organisation : staff, students, parents and governors are committed to valuing each person as a unique individual. We believe that every child can be successful and that the role of adults is to give them the confidence that anything is possible.

As a learning community, we value the contribution that everyone makes to maintaining high quality in teaching and learning.  Therefore, all staff who join our Academy can expect a thorough and supportive induction programme when they join us, and will be expected to develop both professionally and personally.

“Relationships between teachers and pupils are very positive." "Considerable emphasis is placed on pupils’ personal development and wellbeing." "The school is welcoming, caring and inclusive." "Teachers have strong subject knowledge." "Pupils benefit from a wide range of enriching activities." "Pupils in all year groups in a range of subjects are making good progress." "Behaviour is good.” (Ofsted 2018)

Web:

http://www.elizabethan.notts.sch.uk   

General Enquiries:

office@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk   

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/elizabethanac 

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/TheElizabethanAcademy   

The Elizabethan Academy Trust is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 7964360 and has a registered office at Hallcroft Road, Retford, Notts. DN22 7PY.

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Applications closed