Head of School - Danecourt School - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Barnsole Primary Trust

• Ref:KCC-F45-3-L
• Posted:13/09/2018
• Pay:Leadership Group 6 L21-L28
• Start Date:Jan 2019
• App Close Date:08/10/2018 at 12:00
• Interviews:Monday 15th/Tuesday 16th October 2018

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Danecourt School

Job ref:                        Head of School

Salary:                         Leadership Scale Group 6 L21-L28

Required from:            January 2019/April 2019

Location:                     Danecourt School, Hotel Road, Watling Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA

Telephone;                  01634 232589

Website:                      www.danecourtschool.com

An Outstanding Opportunity for a Passionate and Inspiring Leader

Danecourt School is an Outstanding Special Needs Primary School (October - 2012) that believes all children deserve the best educational opportunities. We are on an exciting phase of our development, having joined Barnsole Primary Trust in April 2018. The Trustees and Local Governing Board are seeking an inspirational and passionate leader to build upon the excellent foundations that are already in place.

The Trust is made up of Barnsole Primary School (Outstanding – March 2016) and Bligh Primary School, incorporating Infant and Junior schools with a Nursery. Bligh Infant School is an outstanding school (July 2015) and Bligh Junior School is a good school (Feb 2013). Each school within the Trust retains its own distinctive ethos and identity; the schools work closely to ensure best practice and provision for the children within. In recruiting a Head of School, we are seeking someone to help shape and share our values, vision and ethos. By working together, we want to ensure that Danecourt School enables every child to reach their full potential to be as independent as possible both as learners and as members of the wider community.

You will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer and your Senior Leadership Team, to support us in achieving the very best for the children at Danecourt School.

Our children and staff want a Head of School who:

• is an inspirational leader with a track record of improving outcomes for children;
• has a demonstrable commitment to excellence and continues to build on Danecourt’s successes;
• is approachable and values, encourages and nurtures the development of all school staff;
• has empathy with the staff and helps them to strike a good work-life balance;
• leads by example and goes the ‘extra mile’ for the staff and children;
• exhibits and encourages best practice in the classroom;
• believes in providing a rounded education of pupils through sport, the arts and other activities;
• has high expectations of themselves and others; and
• fosters close links between home, school

  Information about the trust

  Barnsole Primary Trust is driven by a moral purpose, determined to see a high performing and successful Multi-Academy Trust that delivers the very best educational experience for all pupils in the Early Years and Primary Phases.

  The Trust believes that every child has the right to access a good or outstanding school. This means a commitment to working collaboratively and effectively using everyone’s strengths to meet a common aim. We are proud of the teaching and leadership capacity that is being built across Barnsole Primary Trust; as a result of this strength, the Trust is now poised to move forward into a period of significant growth. Barnsole Primary Trust is a cost-effective organisation that has a clear business model delivering the efficiency, effectiveness and challenge required to ensure that school improvement is at the forefront of everything we do. There is a relentless drive for continued improvement in teaching, learning, leadership and governance, to achieve the best personal and educational outcomes for every pupil.

  Our partnerships reach beyond the Multi-Academy Trust. We are an outward looking organisation seeking to learn from others and sharing our own good practice and expertise. We very much welcome enquiries with regard to any of our schools and services, along with suggestions for partnership working.

  Job Contact Information

  • Name:Amanda Pearce
  • Address:Barnsole Primary Trust,
    C/O Bligh Primary School,
    Bligh Way,
    Strood,
    Kent,
    ME2 2XJ
  • Telephone: 01634 336275
  • Email: hr@barnsoleprimarytrust.org

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