Salary
Competitive
Contractual hours
37.5
Basis
Full Time
Region
Ashford
Job category/type
SLT
Date posted
07/01/2025
Job reference
REQ002568
The Role
Chilmington Green School is a co-educational, non-selective Secondary school which opened in September 2023. It will grow to become a 6-form entry school with a sixth form of 240 pupils. The school will build on United Learning’s successful track record locally and nationally, providing an excellent secondary education for local children. The successful candidate will join the school at a key point in the school’s growth. Our new, state-of-the-art building will open in September 2025, and this role will be fundamental in ensuring that the whole school community transitions successfully to our permanent home and are able to benefit from the facilities and resources available to them. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with vision, experience and energy to join a small and growing leadership team. Furthermore, being part of a newly establishing school offers excellent professional development and future career prospects.
We are recruiting for either an Associate Assistant Principal, or an Assistant Principal, dependent on the experience of the successful candidate. The successful candidate will join an existing senior leader for pastoral care to increase our capacity within the team. Either role has significant opportunities for progression and development within the leadership team as the school grows to full capacity.
We will be hosting a recruitment evening on Wednesday 12th February from 5pm-6pm at our temporary home on Jemmett Road (TN23 4QE). This event will share our exciting plans for the growth and development of the school. Please sign up here.
About You
We are looking for an exceptional leader with the vision and commitment to shape our growing school throughout its formative years and beyond. We are looking for a leader who will create a culture of excellence and who shares the Trust’s determination to bring out the best in young people.
The position is a great match for someone with the highest expectations, determination, resilience, audacity and compassion in equal measure.
The successful candidate will work closely alongside the Principal and senior leadership team and will take responsibility for the pastoral development of students. This may include behaviour and welfare, safeguarding, SEN, CiC, attendance, rewards and co-curricular. The precise role is open to negotiation based on the strength and experience of the candidate appointed.
As with all members of the Senior Leadership Team, this role comes with responsibility for ensuring the smooth and effective running of the school on a day-to-day basis. The post holder will also have line management responsibility for some subject areas, providing them with support and challenge as they develop and grow their teams.
United Learning values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard we would not only welcome applications from professionals of minority ethnic origin, but from majority ethnic professionals who share our commitment.
What we offer
* A variety of discounted services from supporting your wellbeing, to a car lease scheme and access to Westfield Health
* Health Cash Plan and 24/7 access to a virtual GP with same day prescription
* Huge support and progression opportunities, part of the largest education trust in England
* A knowledge rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach built around Rosenshine and TLAC
* Collaborative planning with centralised shared units of work and resources, developed by Trust subject specialists.
* Excellent support from United Learning central team colleagues
* A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
* Disruption-free learning
* Highly visible/supportive senior leaders
* No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping you to continuously develop and grow
* Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities – including NPQs and Trust Leadership Programmes
* Three extra inset days
* United Learning Pay Scale above the National Benchmarks
* 1 personal day a year - granted by the Principal
Benefits of working for United Learning:
Our pledge, to all our teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support.
More pay…
* We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector
* Cash towards medical treatment
* Generous staff discount scheme
More time…
* Three extra INSET days for planning
* At least one personal day a year
and more support
* Great training for your career
* Exceptional curriculum resources
* Expert subject advice
* Support for your wellbeing
What we are looking for
* Highly effective professionals with excellent knowledge in their area of expertise, who can deliver exceptional outcomes
* Colleagues who are aligned to our mission and vision. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here.
* Colleagues who passionately believe that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs. Someone that does not make excuses for what children can achieve.
For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact: Jon Rutland, Principal, jonathan.rutland@chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk or HR@chilmingtongreenschool.org.uk.
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