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Head of School - Full-time

Napier Community Primary & Nursery, Gillingham

  • Ref:KCC887-2012-62L
  • Posted:08/06/2020
  • Pay:Leadership Scale L15 - L20
  • Start Date:September 2020
  • App Close Date:02/07/2020 at 12:00
  • Interviews:6th July 2020

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Are you an outstanding, inspirational and dynamic senior leader looking for a new challenge?


Why not come and be our new Head of School.

Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy is based in the heart of Gillingham with over 600 children on roll. We have a determined vision to reach outstanding status and beyond. We are an expanding school that is part of the Kemnal Academies Trust, which is one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the south of England; with over 40 primary and secondary schools in the TKAT family.

Because of this the school is able to offer excellent CPD and training opportunities and uses a highly effective coaching/mentoring approach to develop its staff, including its senior leaders.

Napier is fully committed to developing future senior leaders and therefore offers both the NPQSL and NPQH leadership programmes. At Napier, we believe in a culture of partnering for performance and work closely with other TKAT academies and Medway schools.

We are looking for candidates who are:

- Creative, imaginative, innovative with an eye for detail
- Able to work ‘strategically’ in order to secure school improvement
- Resourceful, purposeful, resilient and well organised
- Accurate in the judgement of teaching and learning using a triangulation of evidence
- Committed to high standards of teaching, learning and classroom management
- Fully versed in the latest assessment procedures
- Up to date with all of the National Curriculum programmes of study

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you. 

As the Head of School, you will have responsibility for:

  • Sharing of vision and direction with the Executive Head Teacher.
  • Accountability for the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.
  • Leadership development , (coaching and mentoring) of the SLT and MLT and monitoring of their work, (particularly in relation to their evaluations of teaching, learning and assessment)
  • Designated Safeguarding Officer.
  • Day to day running of the school.
  • Day to day management of behaviour and discipline.
  • Maintenance of classroom standards.
  • Performance Management of all teachers, excluding  NQTs.
  • Organising staff training.
  • Parental engagement.
  • Reporting to governors.


Our academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An offer of employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and successful references.

For an informal discussion about the role, or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Lou Lynch Executive Head teacher at louise.lynch@tkat.org

Information about the school

The Kemnal Academies Trust is one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South & East of England with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT Family. Our ultimate aim is to ensure we drive educational standards through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all.

The TKAT Vision 'Achieving More Together'

A community of learners who share the mindset of success and are driven by the prospect of opportunity for all. An environment of aspiration, respect and openness, enabling staff and students to thrive.

The TKAT Purpose

Within the #oneTKATfamily, the shared and common purpose is to work together as a community of schools to ensure that every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education.

TKAT is committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning to enable all pupils to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01634 581 797

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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.