Vice Principal

At Harris Girls Academy Bromley we have built a school community where we hold character and academic excellence in equally high regard.

Progress 8 for the school was in the top 100 in the country last year, and we were the only school from this group with a student body that has above average disadvantage, and below average EAL. Learning, curriculum, and pedagogy is exemplary here. Although we believe that these results lead to a tangible improvement in the opportunities of our young people, we are equally proud of the way we see our students conduct themselves in our classrooms and corridors on the day to day. In the commitment they demonstrate in the library and the drama studio, or in the resilience they demonstrate in the sports hall and the textiles room. It is a privilege to teach students at Bromley.

We believe that we have built something special here through a leadership at all levels philosophy of constant improvement, and listening to our students, staff, and wider community. Leadership at HGABR means constantly reviewing and reinventing our approach, as we respond to the new opportunities and challenges of our young people present and seek to improve the education they receive. Leadership at HGABR considers that the academy exists as an important community organisation that has an impact on a significant number of lives, and we believe that stewarding this organisation is a responsibility that requires dedication and excellence from us.

The 10-person senior Leadership team comprises of a principal, two VPs, five FDs and two Assistant principals. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the day to day running of the Academy and the creation and implementation of strategy that will ensure the Academy continues to build on its success and improving the world class education we are currently delivering.

About Us

At Harris Girls' Academy Bromley, we pride ourselves on being in the top 1% of schools in the country, fostering a culture of high expectations for students and staff. We are incredibly ambitious for all and strive to improve daily through a strong culture of feedback, underpinned by high levels of support and challenge.

Our students are respectful and intelligent individuals, with brilliant senses of humour. We offer them a supportive environment that promotes their character building and understanding of the wider world. We are proud to be an all-girls school that breaks down the barriers to equality.

At the forefront of all our decisions is finding the balance between delivering exceptional outcomes for students and the workload of our staff. Every member of staff is provided with the opportunity to contribute to decision making, and is championed as an individual as well as a part of our school community. We are committed to developing our staff and believe that ambition is something to be celebrated. We invest time and resources to ensure that our staff continuously develop and progress through external training and qualifications, and training programmes at the academy.

Main Areas of Responsibility

We are happy to negotiate individual responsibilities with you, but these could involve:

• Overseeing the strategic management of data, assessment and target setting (including reporting achievement data to governors and external bodies as required), working with the Principal to set challenging and aspirational whole academy targets.
• Leading on teaching, learning and assessment across the academy, providing the necessary Professional Learning opportunities to ensure the highest of standards are maintained in the classroom and in student outcomes.
• Leading on effective behaviour and inclusion, ensuring that the needs of all students are met within and beyond the classroom.
• Responsible for the success and leadership of at least two faculties.

As a member of the Academy Leadership Group, you will need to meet these general expectations:

• To collaborate to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards
• To play a major role in determining strategy
• To contribute actively towards the formulation and implementation of all academy policies and procedures
• To agree challenging subject targets, and ensure rigorous monitoring, evaluation and review of progress towards these
• To ensure high quality teaching and learning in line managed faculties
• To manage delegated budgets effectively
• To attend academy leadership meetings
• To engage in the process of appointing new staff
• To participate in duties lunch/break/before and after school
• To contribute to assemblies
• To share in the management of student disciplinary incidents
• To actively participate in the monitoring, evaluation and review of teaching and learning in line managed faculties

As an ideal candidate, you:

• Have proven successful school leadership
• Have worked with diverse groups and are a strong advocate for parent and community involvement
• Have embraced challenges and seek opportunities to develop as an educational leader
• Have promoted innovative, transformative practices to support student engagement and learning
• Have modelled a positive inquiry-based approach to problem solving
• Have inspired and supported students and staff to reach their full potential
• Have fostered an environment of instructional excellence
• Have built relationships which support student success in a safe and caring school

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• QTS and a good undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum of three years' experience at senior leadership level, at least once as a deputy/ Vice Principal
• Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader across at least two key stages
• Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
• Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review
• Good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement
• Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
• Experience of presenting to a wide audience
• Ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
• Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning in a whole school situation
• Experience of managing and implementing change successfully at whole school level
• Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on going professional development particularly with subject leaders

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.