What skills and experience we're looking for We are seeking an outstanding Associate Assistant Principal and Head of Performi.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an outstanding Associate Assistant Principal and Head of Performing Arts to work within our high performing Academy.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• Qualified teacher status
• Honours degree or equivalent
• Minimum of four years' teaching experience, minimum of two at subject leadership level
• Substantial and recent teaching experience. Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader across at least two key stages
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students. The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.
We are the ‘Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
The purpose of your role will be:
• To support in monitoring, evaluating and reviewing outcomes in terms of student progress
• To actively monitor the quality of teaching and learning, within the Faculty taking appropriate steps to ensure high standards are achieved
• To liaise with the Student Services Centre (SSC) as appropriate to ensure the highest levels of attendance, punctuality and student welfare
• To ensure the Academy tutor programmes play a central part to the support and guidance of all students
• To ensure the Academy ‘Behaviour for Learning' policy is applied consistently by all staff and followed consistently by all students
• To support in the development of each subject area's SEF and Improvement Plan, ensuring its successful implementation
• To play a leading and highly visible role in the day-to-day management of the Academy
• Leading on and implementation of all policies, to whole Academy and faculty level, with requisite monitoring and evaluation to ensure high quality outcomes
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
