Assistant Principal for Vocational Programmes
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Job summary
The Harris Federation seeks an outstanding leader to join as Assistant Principal with responsibility for Vocational Programmes across the Quadrant. You will manage strategic and operational development of Business Studies and Vocational Programmes across multiple Harris academies, ensuring alignment with ethos and objectives.
You will oversee departmental reviews, data-driven improvement, and professional development, while building external links with universities and subject bodies.
Qualifications
- Degree in subject specialization or equivalent.
- Qualified teacher status.
- At least three years’ teaching experience.
- At least two years in a management role.
- Experience teaching the subject to KS5.
- Clear evidence of having raised standards of achievement.
- Successful experience of curriculum development.
- Experience in observing and evaluating teacher quality and providing feedback.
- Experience of setting specific targets and managing improvement across a Key Stage or more widely.
- Successful experience in a multi-ethnic inner-city school.
- Evidence of being an excellent teacher.
- Strong knowledge of the national curriculum programme of study for the subject and of current subject developments.
- Ability to clearly articulate a vision for the future of the subject which enthuses and motivates.
- Ability to plan and deliver effective training and development programmes which meet identified needs within the academies.
- Excellent ICT skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- A self-starter with the resilience and ability to plan individual programmes of work and achieve designated targets.
- An ability to work flexibly, including some weekends, evenings as and when required and residential courses
Responsibilities
- Work with academies to support subject departments to achieve measured improvement in order to achieve demanding targets.
- Undertake departmental reviews and produce action plans to raise standards.
- Critically analyse and interpret data from a range of sources to identify appropriate departmental improvement strategies and so ensure challenging targets are set and achieved.
- Proactively ensure appropriate intervention strategies are put in place when needed so that departments meet their subject targets.
- Provide targeted and intensive professional development, consultancy and interventions with students and subject departments.
- Coach and mentor subject staff and contribute to performance management arrangements as part of school leadership.
- Model best practice and be seen as an approachable and useful fellow to staff across the Quadrant.
- Establish external contacts with universities and subject associations on behalf of the subject departments.
- Establish a bank of high-quality online materials and schemes of work in the Harris Learning Gateway.
- Lead Quadrant master classes or revision schools in Mathematics and English where appropriate.
- Assist in improving numeracy or literacy strategy to meet targets.
- Occasionally teach key subject classes or act as interim subject leader when needed.
- Keep up to date with subject developments and provide leadership and guidance to academies.
- Work with Principals and Quadrant Leaders to recruit and retain staff.
- Lead external collaborations and share resources with the Quadrant to support teaching and learning across Harris academies.
Skills
Education
Job description
The Harris Federation is a leading education charity with 59 Harris primary and secondary academies across London and Essex. The founder, Chairman and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We now educate some 38,000 young people and closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission.
The Harris Federation has a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies in London.
We are looking for an outstanding leader to join us as Assistant Principal. You will be responsible for Vocational Programmes in the strategic and operational management and development of Business Studies and Vocational Programmes across the Quadrant and ensuring the achievement of our ethos, aims and objectives.
In this role, you will cover:
- Harris Academy Beckenham
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- Harris Academy Peckham
- Harris Academy Battersea
- Harris Academy Bermondsey
- Harris Boys\' Academy East Dulwich
- Harris Girls\' Academy East Dulwich
- Harris Academy Clapham
Your responsibilities will include:
- To work with academies in order to support subject departments to achieve measured improvement in order to achieve demanding targets.
- To undertake departmental reviews and produce action plans to raise
- To critically analyse and interpret data from a range of sources to identify appropriate departmental improvement strategies and so ensure challenging targets are set and achieved.
- To proactively ensure appropriate intervention strategies are put in place when needed so that departments meet their subject targets.
- To provide targeted and intensive professional development, consultancy and interventions with students and subject departments.
- To coach and mentor subject staff and contribute to performance management arrangements as
- To model best practice and be seen as an approachable and useful fellow
- In conjunction with the Quadrant Leader and Executive Principal, to build external contacts with universities, subject associations, and other bodies on behalf of the subject departments in the Quadrant.
- In conjunction with the Quadrant Leaders and Executive Principal, to establish a bank of high-quality on-line materials, including teaching materials and schemes of work in the Harris Learning Gateway which are accessed by subject staff across the group.
- To lead Quadrant master classes or revision schools in the
- In Mathematics and English, to assist in improving our strategy for numeracy or literacy and ensure targets relating to this are met.
- From time to time, to teach key subject classes in particular academies when required and/or to act as interim subject leader when a need arises.
- To keep up to date with developments in the subject and other Quadrant or academy initiatives as agreed, and to provide leadership, advice and guidance to the academies.
- Work with Principals, Senior Managers and Quadrant Leader as appropriate to ensure high quality recruitment, selection and retention of subject staff.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Degree in subject specialism or equivalent
- Qualified teacher status
- At least three years’ teaching experience
- At least two years in a management role
- Experience teaching the subject to KS5
- Clear evidence of having raised standards of achievement at all levels
- Successful experience of curriculum development
- Experience in observing and evaluating teacher quality and providing feedback
- Experience of setting specific targets and managing improvement across a Key Stage or more widely
- Successful experience in a multi-ethnic inner-city school
- Evidence of being an excellent teacher
- Strong knowledge of the national curriculum programme of study for the subject and of current subject developments
- Ability to clearly articulate a vision for the future of the subject which enthuses and motivates
- Ability to plan and deliver effective training and development programmes which meet identified needs within the academies
- Excellent ICT skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A self-starter with the resilience and ability to plan individual programmes of work and achieve designated targets
- An ability to work flexibly, including some weekends, evenings as and when required and residential courses
Senior Leader Development
With Harris, you will join a large network of likeminded senior leaders and have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are some of the best senior leaders in the country.Our senior leaders can benefit from tailored professional development programmes via the Harris Institute of Teaching and Leadership which will enable you to develop your pedagogy, leadership skills and drive school improvement.
Supported by experienced mentors, you can access national professionalqualifications and draw on expert knowledge from dedicated subject consultantswho offer invaluable subject and curriculum insight.
Flexible Working
We are committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Benefits
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesan AnnualLoyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
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.
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.
Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.
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