Headteacher
Gray's Farm Primary Academy
Bromley
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for September 2015
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2015
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Headteacher to lead the continued growth and development of our rapidly improving Primary Academy on the outskirts of London.
Salary: Highly Competitive - with potential for a discretionary allowance for an exceptional candidate + Outer London Allowance
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a track record of:
- Raising educational standards
- Improving the quality of teaching and learning
- Setting high expectations for self and others
- Wanting the very best for all pupils
- Being highly self-motivated and making a real difference to children’s lives
- Working collaboratively to get the very best out of all members of the school community
Gray’s Farm is by no means an ordinary school and you will therefore not be an ordinary leader. You will be focused, driven and passionate about what you do. In addition TKAT offers Headteachers earned autonomy over the strategy and direction of their schools, excellent school-to-school support from the centre and on-going professional development.
If you would like an initial conversation about this exciting opportunity, please contact Elizabeth Harrison, Deputy CEO, TKAT on 07388 60533 or by email at Elizabeth.Harrision@tkat.org
For further information and an application pack please email hr@tkat.org
Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact Marisa Kitchen on 0208 269 3801.
Closing Date for applications: Monday 20th April 2015
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and to equality of opportunities
Gray’s Farm Primary Academy
Gray’s Farm Road,
Orpington
Bromley
BR5 3AD
www.graysfarm-tkat.org
NOR - 430
About Gray's Farm Primary Academy
- Gray's Farm Primary Academy
- Grays Farm Road, St. Pauls Cray, Orpington
- Kent
- BR5 3AD
- United Kingdom
Gray’s Farm is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational primary situated in Orpington, Kent. It is supported by one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the South of England, TKAT (The Kemnal Academies Trust), which manages 14 secondary and 26 primary academies. Gray's Farm partners with Royal Park Primary Academy. When fully subscribed, the school will provide 420 places for students aged 4-11.
It converted to academy status in September 2013.
Executive Headteacher
Louise Lynch
Associate Headteacher
Nicola Furneaux
Values and Vision
The school motto is: “Believe, Achieve, Succeed”. Gray's Farm believes that these values can best be promoted by students demonstrating good attendance, receiving support from their parents, working hard, enjoying learning, trusting one another and showing responsibility. Children are taught that they are valued for their strengths, which allows them to thrive as individuals at a key stage in their lives.
Students can also join a number of different clubs, ranging from tag rugby to recorder playing.
Ofsted
“This is a school that has been transformed. Significant improvements have been achieved in all areas of the school’s work with pupils and parents. The school is in a strong position to continue securing positive outcomes for pupils. Leaders have successfully ensured that pupils’ learning is at the heart of everything the school does. This means that pupils make consistently good progress, regardless of their starting point or group.”
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