Executive Headteacher - Full-time

Thinking Schools Academy Trust

Ref:KCC-F40-2-L
Posted:01/03/2021
Pay:£63,356 - £84,364
Start Date:September 2021
App Close Date:14/03/2021 at 09:00
Interviews:W/C 22nd March

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We are recruiting for an inspirational Executive Headteacher who will be Executive Headteacher of two of our schools located in Strood. You will be Headteacher at Gordon Children’s Academy and oversee a Head of School at All Faiths Children’s Academy.

Our new Executive Headteacher will be able to continue our schools impressive journey of school improvement with the support of the Director of Education for our Strood hub Jody Murphy. You will oversee a dedicated workforce of teachers and support staff at various stages of their career and support their CPD to help them develop and grow as part of our Trust.

For further information on the role and to hear from our Director of Education please view our online microsite - https://www.tsatrust.org.uk/about/introducing-the-executive-headteacher-position/

The Role

What you will need to succeed:

A strong track record of transformational leadership OR leading significant school improvement
Understand how to create a culture of aspiration and a supportive learning environment for students that allows them to achieve their academic potential
Hold high expectations for academic achievement by all students regardless of their prior attainment and socio – economic backgrounds
Be a champion/ passionate and visible advocate for TSAT within the wider community
Have high levels of emotional intelligence
Have highly developed people skills and previous experience in leading teams effectively
Have excellent public speaking skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
Fully acquainted with the demands and requirements of the KS1 and KS2 curriculum
Ability to manage school staff and help with the CPD to develop staff at all levels
Qualified Teacher Status and degree qualification

What you will get in return

The opportunity to lead schools during an exciting team for our Strood Hub, with the building of a new school ‘The Maritime Academy’ commencing shortly.
To work within a supportive family of schools across the Trust and at a local Hub level
Strong links with the local community
With an outstanding Leadership and Management team within the trust, we are focused on providing our staff with bespoke CPD
Vast support network including the CEO, Executive Team and Directors of Education
A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas.

Next Steps

We strongly encourage any applicants who may be interested in working at our school to contact Kerry Masters you can contact Kerry via email k.masters@tsatrust.org.uk or call 03333 602 110 to arrange a informal conversation with the Director of Education for our Strood Hub - Jody Murphy.

Information about the trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

Think about their Thinking, Be their Best self, Shape their Success, In this way we transform life chances

As part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, we benefit from working cohesively as a family of schools for the benefit of our children, and for the adults who work here too. The Trust supports with planning, trips, events, CPD and much more to ensure that all of our teachers are fully supported, enabling them to ensure that they can deliver the best learning that we can offer.

Our mission is to “transform life chances”; at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust we believe education has the power to change lives and children only have one chance to get this right. To ensure all our academies focus on our mission school leaders translated our mission to core values that would be demonstrated and evident in all our Academies:

Child First, Aspire, Challenge, Achieve

Job Contact Information

Name:Simon Arnold
Address:Park Crescent,
Chatham,
Kent,
ME4 6NR
Telephone: 03333 602050
Email: recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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