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Head of School

Olive AP Academy - Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

Salary:
L20 – 24 (£61,012 – £67,290)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2016 or earlier depending on availability
Apply by:
24 June 2015

Job overview

Do you have what it takes to lead the new TBAP Cambridge AP Academy and be a part of the highest performing AP academy chain in the country led by Seamus Oates, an Executive Head Teacher of national standing?

TBAP multi-academy trust includes The Bridge and Courtyard AP Academies both judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. TBAP delivers alternative provision education across four London Boroughs and Cambridge. It also has a number of exciting programmes including a growing Teaching School Alliance, expanding number of School Direct places, an innovative educational residence and a 16-19 academic AP Academy.

Are you an outstanding leader; with a passion for achieving the best possible outcomes, for excluded learners and those with SMEH? Are you a leader with an established track record of delivering excellence? Are you hungry for a new challenge? Would you welcome an opportunity to build your team and lead an established AP academy from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding‘?

We are now recruiting a Head of School to lead our new AP Academy situated in Cambridge city centre. The new provision will develop over the next couple year from providing a 35 place KS3 & 4 centre, to a multi site KS1 to 4 school and outreach service to meet the requirements of schools in the City and South Cambridgeshire. Class groups are small, and work in close partnership with; local schools, agencies and parents/carers, to give the best support possible to its young people. We are keen to interview candidates who are resilient, show initiative and believe they have the potential to deliver outstanding outcomes for our learners within 2 years.

You will benefit from significant support from the Bridge AP Academy leadership team and the TBAP Extended SLT. The Bridge AP Academy is a National Support School, an Inclusion Quality Centre of Excellence and was judged as outstanding in every area by Ofsted in 2013. It is also leads the TBAP Teaching School Alliance.

TBAP Trust Benefits package includes

  • Relocation package
  • Benenden Health Care Membership
  • Interest Free Travel Season Ticket Loan Scheme
  • Employers for Childcare Vouchers Scheme

The TBAP Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation.

Please visit our website www.tbap.org.uk  for application documents and more information about TBAP Multi Academy Trust. Please email all applications to hr@tbap.org.uk

To arrange a visit on the 15th & 16th of June please contact Chanda Viette on 02031080345 (ext 106) or email hr@tbap.org.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications: 24th June 2015
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a two day interview on the 1st & 2nd July 2015

About Olive AP Academy - Cambridge

+44 203 108 0335

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Olive AP Academy Cambridge 

Our alternative provision academy in Cambridge, supports young people from across the city and surrounding villages. There are up to 35 students aged between 11 and 16 on roll at the academy – students are placed in the academy for a period of intervention work following a permanent exclusion from a mainstream school. The academy joined Olive Academies multi-academy trust in May 2021.


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