Achievement Team Leader

Job Title: Achievement Team Leader 

Start Date: September 2024 

Deadline: 14 May 2024 - 10.00am 

Location: Welling School – City Region 

Scale: MPS/UPS (Outer London) plus TLR 1.4 £11,127 

Appointment: Full Time & Permanent. 

About Us: 

Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and thrive as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for a bright and successful future and ready for the world in which they will work and live. We are relentless in our pursuit of the very best for all our students. We understand challenges but do not accept them as limitations.

Welling School is an all ability, co-educational 11-18 school, located in the London borough of Bexley. As well as serving our local community we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas. Each of them bringing their own part to make up the Welling School Community. We are proud to be part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) which is one of the largest Multi Academy Trusts in South East England with over 40 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT family. 

We are an ambitious school on a transformational journey to excellence and are always looking for excellent potential colleagues to come and help us achieve the very best for our students.

See our website for further information about the school www.wellingschool-tkat.org

The Role:

As an Achievement Team Leader you will be responsible for the strategic direction of a whole year group. Through monitoring the progress and attainment of your students and by making sure we do whatever it takes you will ensure that they achieve the best possible outcomes.

Working with other professionals across the school you will track attendance, punctuality, engagement and progress - ensuring that effective and quality support and intervention is put in place as needed in a timely and proactive way.

You will enjoy leading a team of tutors and colleagues in the Year Care Team - able to be an excellent but supportive role model and because you have the highest expectations of students and maintain high standards as the norm, you will want to work collaboratively with other leaders to look at the curriculum and co-curricular experiences for your year group and be a part of developing them both so that students thrive in a supportive, nurturing and stimulating learning environment. You will know the importance of having an even closer eye on those students that need us even more. 

Roles like the Achievement Team Leader are always a critical part of a young person’s school life but now more than ever it is imperative that our teams work together in upholding standards and high expectations which will assist rapid development in attitudes to learning and achievement.

Our new leadership colleague will have a clear understanding of how we can best do this and also how to engage students to achieve their very best. Your previous experience as a leader is less important to us than your clear vision on what can be achieved for our students and your ability to motivate and inspire those around you. You will be joining a team of strong and experienced school leaders who will do whatever it takes to help you to succeed in your new and exciting role. 

As well as having a passion for young people and their futures you will: 

• be a dynamic professional with high expectations and a desire for ensuring high standards
• be an excellent classroom practitioner have a track record of delivering clear impact on standards, attainment and progress
• bring an unwavering commitment to doing whatever it takes
• have the ability to engage, inspire and build excellent relationships with both students and staff know how to balance holding colleagues to account with supporting them and helping them to be brilliant
• have excellent communication skills and the ability to have challenging conversations which bring about positive outcomes

We are particularly keen to meet candidates able to teach Maths, Science or Computer Science but still encourage applications from suitably qualified and ambitious colleagues with other specialisms. This is an exciting and challenging role for an ambitious leader keen to develop their skills and contribute to whole school improvement and prepare themselves for their leadership career ahead. 

Contact Information/ Application Information: 

Informal discussions with the Headteacher or Executive Headteacher and/or visits are actively encouraged. If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role and to arrange a visit to the school please email

recruitment@wellingschool-tkat.org 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications. 

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Access to interview 

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic. 

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.