Executive Principal

Greenwood Academies Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount marketplace access

Wellbeing platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid vehicle salary sacrifice

Mental Health First Aider training

CPD & Apprenticeships

Public sector pension

Eye tests & discounts

Family friendly policies

ECT support programme

Childcare cost savings

Generous annual leave

Automatic pay progression

Free parking on sites

Workload/directed time policies

Professional supervision for leaders

Job summary

Greenwood Academies Trust seeks an inspirational and successful leader to join as Executive Principal (without portfolio) for one or more secondary academies in the Trust. Flexible arrangement and temporary until end of the current Academic year.

Ideal candidates are former Headteachers, Principals or Executive Principals with a proven record of driving educational improvement and deep understanding of school improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of sustained educational improvement.
• Deep knowledge of school improvement.
• Ability to lead across one or more academies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage time across one site or multiple academies.
• Build relationships with colleagues, parents and pupils.
• Drive excellence in professional learning and leadership capacity.

Skills

Inspirational leadership

Strategic leadership

Education improvement

Relationship building

Education

Headteacher/Principal/Executive Principal experience

Job description

We are looking to appoint an inspirational and successful leader to join our team as a new Executive Principal (without portfolio) to work in assigned secondary academies. This is envisaged as a flexible role that could include single or multi-academy working as required by academy needs. This is a temporay post, up until the end of this Academic year.

This is an exciting opportunity for existing Headteachers, Principals or Executive Principals to broaden and extend their leadership. We are proud to be able to offer this as an exciting opportunity to strengthen the leadership capacity in Greenwood Academies Trust. We are an ever evolving organisation - are you ready to come with us as we enhance our academy leadership models?

The successful Executive Principal will be:

• an inspirational and strategic leader with a successful record of sustained educational improvement
• a leader with a deep knowledge and understanding of school improvement
• able to lead and manage time across one site or more to ensure that all academies in the arrangement thrive
• able to build relationships quickly and effectively with colleagues, parents and pupils
• a leader with a thorough understanding of factors that influence pupil achievement and how to overcome barriers to learning, particularly for children with additional needs
• able to drive excellence in professional learning and grow leadership capacity at pace
• resilient, dynamic and keen to lead by example

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

• Access to Benefit Hub - the world’s largest discount marketplace
• A free Wellbeing Gateway platform and mobile app
• A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
• Lease a brand‑new or pre‑loved hybrid vehicle through our Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
• Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
• Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
• Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
• Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
• Dedicated ECT support programme
• Access to savings in childcare costs
• Generous annual leave allocation
• Automatic pay progression
• Free parking on all sites
• Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
• Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.