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Assistant Principal - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Ebbsfleet Academy, Swanscombe

  • Ref:KCC886-4001-254L
  • Posted:12/01/2022
  • Pay:Leadership scale (London Fringe) commensurate with
  • Start Date:April 2022
  • App Close Date:24/01/2022 at 23:45
  • Interviews:Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Advert

We have a fantastic opportunity to appoint an exceptional candidate to join us as an Assistant Principal at Ebbsfleet Academy. The successful candidate will work alongside the Principal to support the academic and pastoral development of its students. The Assistant Principal will hold a whole academy responsibility of Inclusion/SEND and therefore should be a qualified SENCo looking for their next steps into senior leadership. Our ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to raising educational attainment for children and young people with SEND and have a willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge and keep up to date with local and national developments.

We are looking for an individual who can confidently establish and develop excellent relationships with all stakeholders. They will be a highly effective and inspirational teacher and leader, with strong behaviour management and experience in leading highly successful teams at a secondary level. We expect all of our students to be challenged, to be inspired, and to achieve beyond expectation. Candidates considering the role should have experience in leading an Inclusion/SEND department and collaborating with external agencies. 

This role, with its wider strategic development of Inclusion/SEND within the academy, will be highly rewarding, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to directly contribute to pupils receiving the support they need to achieve their full potential.

As a community, we believe in working collaboratively and sharing good practices. If you want to be part of a team that embraces innovation and creativity then we are interested to hear from you.

For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at Ebbsfleet Academy and the wider Trust means you’ll receive access to a great range of employment benefits from day one. Click here to view the current benefits package, and be mindful that the list is always growing.

 

Click here to view the full Recruitment Pack for more information.

 

We wish to hear from you if you are committed to changing our education world and are:

  • An excellent leader who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within their own subject and the field of Inclusion/SEND
  • Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
  • Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
  • Energetic and have a can-do attitude
  • Confident and has strong career aspirations
  • Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the academy

 

Information about the school

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 30 geographically organised academies (14 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Talent Team, Leigh Acadamies Trust
  • Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
  • Telephone: 01634 412200
  • Email: talent@latrust.org.uk
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.