Head of School - Full-time

Leigh Academy Tonbridge, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5455-291T
• Posted:16/03/2020
• Pay:L18 to L22 - £62,426 to £68,851 per annum
• Start Date:September 2020
• App Close Date:30/03/2020 at 10:00
• Interviews:tbc

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Salary/Grade: L18 to L22 - £62,426 to £68,851 per annum

Start date: September 2020

Closing date for applications:  10.00am Monday 30 March 2020

The Hayesbrook School seeks an exceptional leader to join us in pursuit of life changing excellence for all our students.

Working closely with the Executive Principal, Head of School will assume the day-to-day leadership of the academy and not only have the autonomy to make a difference to the lives of a vibrant community of students, but contribute to the development and progress of an exciting academy and its staff. You will join an exceptionally committed team who believe in doing whatever it takes to ensure our students achieve great things; because they deserve the very best.

We are excited to hear from talented and committed leaders with successful experience in being creative in their approach to ensuring exceptional attitudes to learning. Our Head of School will also bring their successful experience in championing progress for all students, especially those who need us even more, meaning that they can achieve beyond expectation. As a visionary, energetic and high profile leader you will know the importance of transparent, clear and collaborative leadership.

In return, we offer you: Continuous Professional Growth, a unique approach to appraisal and professional development; Access to coaching and mentoring from within and beyond the Trust; A well-qualified, ambitious and caring staff team who are committed to The Hayesbrook School’s future success; The support and challenge of an experienced, skilled and dedicated Academy Council; Discounted gym/leisure membership; Access to free financial and pension advice and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing portal.

Application information

Completed application forms should be sent to careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk by 10.00am on Monday 30 March.

Interview date to be confirmed

To arrange a school visit and/or an informal and confidential telephone call with the Executive Principal, please contact Amanda Lee, HR Manager for the Brook Learning Trust on 01580 712754  ext 331 or email leea@brooklearningtrust.org.uk.

Suitable candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.

The Hayesbrook School

The Hayesbrook School is an all-boys non-selective 11-18 academy with a co-educational sixth form that serves the community of Tonbridge and the surrounding areas, where every student on roll is supported and challenged to reach their own personal excellence.

Our vision is simple – to ensure that all of our students achieve beyond our expectations and flourish as confident learners with the highest aspirations, ready for the university or career of their choice and also ready for the world in which they will work and live.

Information about the school

Core values of integrity, courage and imagination underpin all that we do. We are unrelenting in our mission to teach those that we have the privilege to care for to do the right thing, to make courageous choices and to ignite their curiosity and imagination. Our students will leave the academy with the qualifications and skills to access the very best universities, apprenticeships and careers to which they aspire.

As a local resident and parent, I am personally invested in ensuring Leigh Academy Tonbridge plays an instrumental role in shaping the lives of our young people and the local community. As educators, we are driven by a united purpose: to maximise the future opportunities of every young person that passes through our door. The wellbeing and success of every individual is at the heart of everything we do.

Building on the strengths of our legacy school, Hayesbrook Academy, Leigh Academy Tonbridge will always be an institution that values and nurtures every young person in our care. Our small school model means that every child will be known, cared for and challenged to succeed. As has always been the case at Hayesbrook, we will continue to value the partnerships with our families recognising the critical value of the home-school partnership in ensuring the success of every child.

Leigh Academy Tonbridge is an inspirational community, with high-standards of discipline creating disruption free classrooms and a broad, innovative digital curriculum, underpinned by the principles of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Our curriculum is knowledge rich, promotes diversity of thought and creates a framework within which students explore, understand and appreciate the power and application of knowledge in real global contexts. Through the implementation of our curriculum students mature into reflective and resilient learners who can work both independently and collaboratively to overcome challenges, are confident critical thinkers and master lifelong learning. We provide all of our students with a Chromebook to develop their digital skills and to enrich their learning in their classrooms and to support their independent study.

Our students flourish, becoming curious, caring and culturally astute young people as they move on to higher education or employment. They leave with a broad skill set and the versatility to embrace the future challenges of the modern world.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Suzanne Hutchings
• Address:Brook Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2PH
• Telephone: 01580 712 754
• Email: careers@brooklearningtrust.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description
• Person Specification
• Letter for applicants
• BLT Leadership Qualities