Headteacher

Albany Academy is a 11-16 school in Chorley, Lancashire and is approved as an Academy Sponsor and seeking to extend its support to primary and secondary schools in order to establish a local multi-academy trust.

The Governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader with effect from 1st September 2015, with skills to build on the Academy’s considerable strengths and to lead Albany successfully into the future.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a strong strategic leader and manager who will enjoy working with a Governing Body and staff who are ambitious and determined to ensure that every child strives towards, and reach-es, their potential;
• Have a proven track record in achieving educational excellence and a clear understanding of how to move a school to outstanding;
• Possesses good interpersonal skills.

Our new Headteacher will enjoy working with:

• A dedicated Senior Leadership Team and hardworking staff teams;
• A school rated Good overall by OfSTED in March 2014 with outstanding leadership and management and outstanding pupil behaviour and safety;
• A school whose reputation has improved such that we will be over-subscribed in September 2015, despite raising our admissions number;
• A Governing Body who are ambitious and determined to ensure that every child who attends Albany now and in the future, strives towards and reaches their full potential;
• A school where pupil progress is exceptional.

If you believe you have the ability and relevant experience to lead and manage Albany Academy on a journey of continued success, and strive for even more, then we look forward to receiving your application and meeting you.

We encourage you to visit the school informally before applying on either Tuesday 17th March at 9am or Thursday 19th March at 2pm. Please make arrangements by contacting Mrs Chris Shaw, Clerk to the Governing Body either by telephone 01257 244040 or by email C.Shaw@albanyacademy.co.uk

Further details of the vacancy and how to apply are available by downloading the Headteacher Information Pack and Application Form from the Academy’s website.

Guidance on completing your application
The Headteacher salary is paid on an 8 point salary range. If as a result of their current salary, the successful candidate is eligible to be appointed at a point other than the minimum of the advertised salary range; then the governing body will pay one point higher than their existing salary, up to a maximum of the mid-point of the range.

Applicants are asked to provide a completed application form and a supporting statement that, referring to the Headteacher Person Specification, clearly sets out:

• How your experience to date prepares you for the position at Albany Academy and has informed your knowledge and understanding of (up to a maximum of 250 words for each section):
  - Qualities and Knowledge
  - Pupils and Staff
  - Systems and Processes
  - The Self-improving School System
• Your Personal Skills and Attributes (up to a maximum of 500 words)
• Please ensure that the sections in your supporting statement are no longer than the word count specified for each section and in a legible font and size, e.g. Arial size 11.
• Failure to comply in completing your application in this required format will affect the shortlisting process of your application. CV’s will not be accepted.

Recruitment and Selection timetable:
Opportunity to visit the school prior to application: Tuesday 17th March – 9am or Thursday 19th March at 2pm
Please contact Christine Shaw, PA to Headteacher on 01257 244020 or email C.Shaw@albanyacademy.co.uk to arrange attending on one of these sessions.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications: Noon on Thursday 26th March 2015
Shortlisting date: Evening of Monday 13th April 2015
Selection day one (pre-interview visit to school): Wednesday 22nd April 2015 (all day)
Selection day two – Interviews will be held off site: Thursday 23rd April 2015 (all day) (If shortlisted, attendance on both days is mandatory)

As we are an ECO school we would prefer your application to be emailed and completed on line to: vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk. If you wish to post your application, please send it FAO Emma Harding, Business Manager, Albany Academy, Bolton Road, Chorley PR7 3AY

Please Note: If you have not been contacted within one week of the short listing date, then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.