Our staff are our most valued asset. As a National Teaching School ALL our staff have access to a wealth of support provided by outstanding practitioners.
The Opportunity
We seek to appoint an outstanding, highly motivated leader to join a dynamic and forward-thinking leadership team. Applications from experienced senior leaders seeking experience in a large, outstanding school as well as those from experienced middle leaders seeking their next challenge are welcomed.
The opportunity to be a college leader at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is an exciting one. This senior role within the Academy presents the opportunity for a leader to develop their leadership skills in preparation for future leadership positions, including across Tudor Grange Academies Trust or as the leader of a school.
The role of College Leader is multi-faceted, with three main areas of responsibility.
Pastoral Leadership
College Leaders are responsible for the achievement and pastoral care of the students within their college. The College team, consisting of the College Leader, the College Intervention Co-ordinator (non-teaching) and the College Administrator, support approx. 200 students. This includes:
- Liaison with families
- Oversight of academic achievement and putting support in place where needed
- Supporting all students to uphold high expectations of uniform and behaviour
- Working closely with the safeguarding team
Strategic Leadership of whole-school responsibility
The College Leader will hold strategic responsibilities across the Academy (such as personal development, curriculum, assessment, quality assurance, quality first teaching, disadvantaged students, behaviour, data). Specific responsibilities will be determined following the appointment of the successful candidate .
Line Management of subject areas
The college leader will provide expert line management to several subject areas. This will involve holding a deep understanding of the curriculum in those subject areas and supporting the subject leaders to ensure that there is excellent provision in place for that subject.
Appointing a leader who believes in the culture of the Academy, whilst showing the right leadership skills and personal values is most important.
The successful candidate would play a vital role in ensuring that we maintain exceptional outcomes for students at the Academy, whilst also ensuring that students are happy and well cared for. In addition, the ability to establish excellent working relationships with staff, students and parents is a priority.
The chosen candidate will need to:
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner (any subject considered)
• Have the ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff and students
• Have a drive for continuing professional development
• Have experience of managing change and development
• Have high expectations of all students
• Be committed to continuous improvement and engage in research
• Be excited by the prospect and opportunities of working in a Multi Academy Trust
If you feel that you have these attributes and skills and you are a suitably qualified and highly motivated professional, then we would like to hear from you.
Informal visits and conversations about the post are most welcome.
The Academy
Tudor Grange Academy is an outstanding 11-18 comprehensive school situated in South Solihull with a roll of 1680. The school was inspected by Ofsted in June 2014 who judged it to be outstanding overall and for each of the four main areas the school was categorised as outstanding. Tudor Grange is committed to delivering a high quality educational experience for all its students; it is also committed to sharing its experience and expertise with other educational institutions to raise attainment for all students. To this end we are a Teaching School Hub. We have also been awarded World Class School status.
If you join us, you will benefit from:
•Teaching students who are well motivated
•Strong parental support
•An excellent induction programme
•Working in a Trust with structured professional development opportunities
•A real chance to develop in a forward thinking, highly successful academy
What We Can Offer You
We actively place staff wellbeing at the centre of everything we do. In our experience, happy teachers make a happy school. Our staff are our single biggest asset, and the success of our students depends on them. So we take care of, and invest in them, properly! A few of the things we offer are:
A comprehensive CPD programme for all staff whether they are ECT, RQT or aspiring leaders
A supportive, open and approachable leadership team
Friendly colleagues who are always happy to help each other
We really value our staff and will do whatever we can to meaningfully demonstrate that.
Staff Incentives
Free tea, coffee and biscuits
On-site parking for staff
The Academy participates in the childcare voucher scheme and cycle to work scheme
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Shortlisting: Monday 10th March 2025, 12 Noon
Interviews: Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th March 2025
Application Process
The recruitment process is robust in seeking to establish the commitment of candidates to support the school’s measures to safeguard children and to identify, deter or reject people who might pose a risk of harm to children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. All applications will be considered on their merit and the post will be offered subject to the usual health and criminal record clearance. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Academy reserves the right to withdraw the advert prior to the closing date.