Assistant Principal (Inclusions) - Full-time

Chatham Grammar, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-5429-13L
• Posted:05/03/2021
• Pay:£53,602 - £62,139
• Start Date:September 2021
• App Close Date:15/03/2021 at 10:00
• Interviews:22/23 March & 29/30 March

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The University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT), is seeking to find a dynamic, charismatic, forward thinking strategic leader, who have the energy, intellectual capacity and determination, to join our Strategic Leadership Team as Assistant Principal for Inclusions, based at Chatham Grammar, with flexibility for working across both of our sites as required.  The successful applicant will lead on the inclusions agenda (including pastoral) and hold the role of SENCO for the Academy.

If you are ambitious, motivated and creative, with a genuine love for transforming lives through education, then we want to hear from you. We are looking for individuals to join our senior team: a leader who is driven by their values to develop a powerful educational offer, someone who sees the link between curriculum and outcomes, someone passionate about culturally enriching our students, someone who respects expertise in the classroom, someone who understands how firm pastoral structures raise young people up, someone who wants to build on the wealth we already have in our staff. Yes, we seek someone who sees the value of our moral mission to educate.

Applicants will have a proven track record, hold the national SEN qualification and be able to evidence successful strategies used for strategic leadership of SEN/Inclusions, responsibility for SEN policy, coordination of safeguarding policies and leadership of staff.

The post will require a resilient individual who will relish a challenge and not be adverse to taking risks. The post holder will also be a key member of the strategic UKAT senior team, leading across Chatham Grammar and Brompton Academy.  

HOW TO APPLY  

Your application should be made after reading the job description, person specification and supplementary information pack and you will use the application form to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.   

Please pay particular attention to the document titled Applicant Information as we have asked you to supply specific responses as part of your overall application 

We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.   

Phase one interviews will be conducted via Zoom/Teams.  Candidates who are successful and progress to the second round will be invited for a face-to-face interview which will include a tour of our site. 

For further information or to download our application form, please visit our website: http://www.bromptonacademy.org.uk/ or www.chathamgrammar.org.uk 

Alternatively follow the link to apply on-line. 

Deadline for applications: 15 March 2021 at 10:00am 

First round interviews are scheduled for 22/23 March 2021 with second round interviews for successful candidates scheduled for 29/30 March 2021. 

Information about the school

The University of Kent Academies Trust, which we call UKAT is a multi-academy trust with a supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic and forward-thinking leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat

Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good. Chatham Grammar is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit for further information http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Penny Walshe – HR Officer
• Address:Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH
• Telephone: 01634 851262
• Email: recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• AP Person specification
• SLT Job Description
• Job Description AP Inclusions
• Applicant information