If you are an experienced Head of English who is looking for your first steps into senior middle leadership, then this could be the right role for you.
The core responsibility of a Senior Assistant Principal will be to lead and develop our English provision, and you will also have some whole-school responsibilities. The team includes highly skilled and experienced subject specialists that have experience of teaching across all of the key stages including A level. In 2024 the team achieved a progress 8 score of +0.52 and contributed to our recent Ofsted judgement of ‘Outstanding.’ As a Senior Assistant Principal, you will ensure that all members are supported so that this strong track record is maintained. Alongside high standards of academic progress, the team has a strong commitment to providing extracurricular opportunities for students such as trips, the weekly Electives programme, and carefully targeted intervention.
The successful candidate will galvanize the team, including Early Career Teachers (ECTs), and ensure that the support is robust and appropriate to their career stage. The professional development of all teachers within that team will also be part of your role and integral in fostering high levels of job satisfaction. The organization of the Accelerated Reader programme and delivery of impact will be one of your many priorities as we continue to develop reader confidence so that all students are able to fully access the whole curriculum. You will maintain and promote the ethos of the College within the English team through close attention to our rewards and sanctions processes.
You will lead the English curriculum from policy to the quality assurance of implementation. This will involve regular reviewing of all aspects of a spiraled curriculum that at least covers the National Curriculum and helps our students to hone skills and know and remember more.
Ideally, you will be an experienced Head of English with an ability to lead your team to achieve strong results at GCSE and A level. We are advertising this position in two ways as we are also keen to consider someone who may be a strong candidate and looking to start their middle leadership development with us. There is only one post.
You will also take part in whole school leadership responsibilities which will be decided dependent on our Transformation Plan and your experience. You will be involved in the quality assurance of reports and be part of the leadership team that meets weekly. This role requires the skillful balance of embedding whole school priorities and the workload and termly priorities of the English team.
Please refer to the Applicant Pack for further details of the full job description and benefits that this post attracts.
HOW TO APPLY
Application forms and information are available online at www.rutlandfederation.com or by emailing office@rutlandfederation.com.
* You should write a letter of application on no more than 2 sides of A4.
* You should complete all sections of the application form.
* On the form clearly state the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of two professional referees; it is our usual practice to ask for references before shortlisting and always to ask for references before interviews.
* It is a condition of employment that you can provide proof of identity and qualifications gained.
* Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
* Further information is within our Staff Recruitment Policy which can be found online at www.rutlandfederation.com/policies.
Please note that due to the high number of applications we receive for positions, your application is unlikely to be considered if you do not follow these requirements. CVs are not accepted. The closing date is 9am on Tuesday 4 February 2025, and interviews will be held on Tuesday 11 February. Applicants will be advised if they are successful in gaining an interview by Thursday 6 February. You should send your application to Stuart Williams, Executive Principal, Catmose College, Huntsmans Drive, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP. Applications can also be emailed to office@rutlandfederation.com.
Safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation. Please familiarize yourself with our Safeguarding Policy, available online at www.rutlandfederation.com/policies.
This position advertised is a ‘regulated position’ which means it will involve regular contact with children and young people; under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. This position is also ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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