Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal)
Leigh Academy Minster
Isle of Sheppey, Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale commensurate with experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2024
Job overview
From September 2024, we are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us as an Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal). This will be a career defining role, and the successful candidate will work alongside the Principal and Vice Principal, to support the academic and pastoral development of its students.
We are looking for an individual who can confidently establish and develop excellent relationships with all stakeholders. They will be a highly effective and inspirational teacher and leader, with strong behaviour management and experience of leading highly successful teams at a secondary level. We expect all of our students to be challenged, to be inspired and to achieve beyond expectation. Prospective Assistant Principals will be experienced middle leaders who have worked in roles such as Heads of Departments or equivalent.
As a community we believe in working collaboratively and sharing good practice. If you want to be part of a team which embraces innovation and creativity then we are interested to hear from you.
We’d like to hear from candidates who are:
- An excellent leader who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within their own subject
- Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
- Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
- Energetic and have a can-do attitude
- Confident and has strong career aspirations
- Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the Academy
Please click here for the full Recruitment Pack.
Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.
On the basis that interested candidates may be keen to find out more about the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange a call with Mathieu Stevens (Principal Designate) by contacting Lauren Crawley, via lauren.crawley@Laminster.org.uk. Please ensure to offer Lauren a range of dates/times that you would be available for a phone call.
Application closing date: Friday 26th April 2024, 9am
Shortlisting date: Friday 26th April 2024, 2.30pm
Interview date: Wednesday 1st May 2024 (based at Leigh Academy Rainham
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 258 or rachel.cribben@latrust.org.uk.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.
About Leigh Academy Minster
- Leigh Academy Minster
- Minster Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness
- Kent
- ME12 3JQ
- United Kingdom
We are privileged to welcome you to Leigh Academy Minster, an institution where innovation and excellence will combine with respect and integrity to ensure all young people who study with us go on to lead happy, successful lives. We are a brand-new mixed secondary academy set up to provide an excellent, well-rounded education for children in our fantastic community.
The Principal of Leigh Academy Minster will be unapologetic in his commitment to our young people, ensuring that all students are provided with a high quality, internationally-influenced academic curriculum that showcases and celebrates the rich history of the Island. Students will be held to a high standard, and will be challenged to fulfil their ambitions through the academy’s strong culture of academic achievement and respect.
We are strong believers that education has the ability to change lives, and our academy will give students the opportunity to develop themselves both academically and personally through the integration of both traditional and digital approaches to learning. A student’s ownership and responsibility of their own learning is key to this, and we am committed to providing our young people with the tools, opportunities and support to develop all aspects of their academic and personal lives in partnership with their families.
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