Vice Principal - Sutton, United Kingdom - Harris Federation

Harris Federation

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Sutton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Summary
We are looking for an outstanding individual to join Harris Academy Sutton as Vice Principal.

The post of Vice Principal is one that mirrors the role of the Principal, and the academy will support you as you aspire to Principalship.

About Us
We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can draw on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop
at a pace that suits you.
We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life.

Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.

We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our thriving staff association ensures all new members of staff soon feel part of the HASU community.

We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.
Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff
supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group.

Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best:
plan and teach amazing lessons.

Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.

We are located in Sutton, with good public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away.

We are on the Surrey border so journeys do not take long in fact journeys from Kent only take just over 30 minutes by car.

We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points.

Main Areas of Responsibility
We are happy to negotiate individual responsibilities with you, but these could involve:

Overseeing the strategic management of data, assessment and target setting (including reporting achievement data to governors and external bodies as required), working with the Principal to set challenging and aspirational whole academy targets.
Leading on teaching, learning and assessment across the academy, providing the necessary Professional Learning opportunities to ensure the highest of standards are maintained in the classroom and in student outcomes.
Leading on effective behaviour and inclusion, ensuring that the needs of all students are met within and beyond the classroom.

As a member of the Academy Leadership Group, you will need to meet these general expectations:

To collaborate to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards
To play a major role in determining strategy
To contribute actively towards the formulation and implementation of all academy policies and procedures
To ensure high quality teaching and learning in line managed faculties
To manage delegated budgets effectively
To attend academy leadership meetings
To engage in the process of appointing new staff
To participate in duties lunch/break/before and after school
To contribute to assemblies
To share in the management of student disciplinary incidents
To actively participate in the monitoring, evaluation and review of teaching and learning in line managed faculties

Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you have:

QTS and a good undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
Minimum of three years' experience at senior leadership level, at least once as a deputy/ Vice Principal
Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff
Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review
Good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement
Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development
Experience of presenting to a wide audience
Ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards
Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning in a whole school situation
Experience of managing and implementing change successfully at whole school level

Next Steps

Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success.

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre.

We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performanc