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Headteacher - Full-time

New Horizons Children’s Academy, Chatham

  • Ref:MED887-2008-155L
  • Posted:21/03/2024
  • Pay: Leadership Scale L17 - L23 (£69,970 - £81,070)
  • Start Date:September
  • App Close Date:14/04/2024 at 23:00
  • Interviews:Monday 22nd April & Tuesday 23rd April

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The Role

We are seeking an exceptional and visionary Headteacher to lead our school. As the Headteacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our academy. You will work closely with staff, parents, and the wider community to ensure that our pupils receive an outstanding education.

Continual improvement and high-quality, engaging, and fulfilling cognitive education for all pupils will be a priority. Additionally, the successful candidate will develop and implement a forward-thinking vision for the academy, fostering a culture of excellence.

You will ensure our students are actively engaged with school, making progress and aspire to become life-long learners.  You will also help lead on further development in standards of teaching, learning and achievement. 

 

What you will need to succeed:

For a full list of roles, responsibilities and a person specification please view the attached JD

  • A strong track record of transformational leadership or leading significant school improvement
  • Understand how to create a culture of aspiration and a supportive learning environment for students that allows them to achieve their academic potential
  • Hold high expectations for academic achievement by all students regardless of their prior attainment and socio–economic backgrounds
  • Be a champion/passionate and visible advocate for our school within the wider community
  • Have high levels of emotional intelligence
  • Have highly developed people skills and previous experience in leading teams effectively
  • Have excellent public speaking skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
  • Fully acquainted with the demands and requirements of the curriculum

 

Next Steps

This excellent opportunity will allow an inspirational, consultative and strategic individual to grasp the role with a ‘hands on’ approach and help lead our school and improve the life chances of children across the school.

If you are interested in being our Headteacher at New Horizons Children’s Academy and benefiting from a supportive network of senior leaders across our Trust we would encourage you to apply.

We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in our vacancy to contact Simon Arnold (sad@tsatrust.org.uk ) to arrange an informal conversation with our Deputy Regional Director for Primary Schools (Southeast)of Medway Primaries Kirstie Jones.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the school

Our School

We are a contemporary three-form entry school, educating over 600 children from the local community. Our state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities empower the successful candidate to orchestrate an inspiring and imaginative curriculum to our students. This presents an exciting opportunity to lead our forward-thinking school and join our Trust. You will lead shaping the vision of our Academy

Our Trust

Our mission is to “transform life chances”; at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust we believe education has the power to change lives; children only have one chance to get this right. To ensure all our academies focus on our mission, school leaders translated our mission to core values that are demonstrated and evident in all our Academies:

Child First, Aspire, Challenge, Achieve

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Tracy Pocock
  • Address:New Horizons Children's Academy, Park Crescent, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6NR
  • Telephone: 0333 360 2115
  • Email: recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.