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Principal - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F63-12-L
  • Posted:22/09/2022
  • Pay:Highly competitive + bonus + private healthcare
  • Start Date:January 2023
  • App Close Date:06/10/2022 at 10:00
  • Interviews:Thursday 13th October and Friday 14th October 2022

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Due to the promotion of the current postholder to a senior executive position within the Trust’s central team, we are now recruiting for a Principal for Mascalls Academy in Paddock Wood, Kent. This is a truly rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced senior leader to join a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success.  

Mascalls Academy joined the Trust in September 2015 and is a large and high-performing non-selective secondary school in the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling. The academy has a pupil admission number of 240 and has over 200 students in its thriving sixth form. The academy is an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Middle Years Programme at KS3. A wide range of courses are offered in key stages 4 and 5. Mascalls consistently scores positive value added at GCSE and A Level and was last visited by Ofsted in November 2021 when inspectors confirmed that Mascalls remains a “Good” school with several strong features.

At Mascalls Academy, students’ conduct, commitment to learning and respect for one another and their environment is exemplary.  This is cultivated within a culture of celebrating success, celebrating the individual and explicitly developing individual character so that everyone can be the very best they can be regardless of background.

Working with an experienced and highly-engaged group of staff, our successful candidate will receive encouragement, support and guidance not only to develop this ambitious academy but also to develop their own career within the Trust.  You will already be an exceptional senior leader at a successful secondary school with real ambition to improve the life chances of the students at Mascalls. We will expect the Principal to further develop a positive culture and ethos where each child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way.  

We wish to hear from you if you really want to change our education world and are:

  • an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at secondary level;
  • a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;
  • confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;
  • able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;
  • approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;
  • a passion for working in an urban, multicultural setting; and
  • able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.

What we can offer you:

  • a competitive salary along with private healthcare and an opportunity to earn a performance bonus;
  • an exciting LAT career path with opportunities for further progression in the future;
  • security and support on your journey from close collaboration with a small central executive and a larger group of talented Principals to share best practice and innovation.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.

Information about the trust

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2023, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (14 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Holly Neve
  • Address:LAT Head Office,
    Carnation Road,
    Rochester,
    Kent,
    ME2 2SX
  • Telephone: 01634 412240
  • Email: talent@latrust.org.uk

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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.