Principal at Heworth Grange School

Heworth Grange School; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Heworth Grange School in Gateshead is seeking a Principal to lead its strategic vision and drive high standards in teaching, behaviour and achievement. The role requires you to provide professional leadership, manage operations and develop staff, with strong partnership work with families and the wider community.

The successful candidate will join Consilium Academies, benefiting from collaborative CPD, a supportive trust network and a commitment to safeguarding and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of senior leadership in a school.
• Ability to inspire staff, students and the wider community.
• Commitment to achieving outstanding outcomes for every child.
• Shares values of Excellence, Equity and Integrity.
• Has the vision and resilience to lead a thriving school community.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision, professional leadership and operational oversight for the school.
• Lead and develop staff, foster partnerships with families and the community.
• Work with the Consilium Academies Trust to drive continued school improvement.
• Secure high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour and achievement for all students.

Skills

Senior leadership

Staff motivation

Community engagement

Values alignment

Vision and resilience

Job description

About this Role

Principal
Salary: £109,289 - £120,531
Contract: Permanent
Start date: January 2027

About Heworth Grange School

At Heworth Grange, webelieve in high expectations, engaging learning and ensuring every childachieves their potential. Our culture is built around collaboration, strongrelationships and a relentless focus on providing the very best educationalexperience for our students.

About the Role

As Principal, you willprovide strategic vision, professional leadership and operational oversight forthe school, securing high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour andachievement for all students. You will lead and develop staff, foster strong partnershipswith families and the community, and work closely with Trust colleagues toensure continued school improvement and student success.

About Consilium Academies

Consilium Academies isa growing Multi-Academy Trust with schools across the North East, SouthYorkshire and Greater Manchester. We are committed to supporting our leadersthrough collaboration, professional development and a strong culture of schoolimprovement. Colleagues benefit from access to high-quality CPD, employeewellbeing support and Trust-wide opportunities to develop and grow theircareers.

We are looking fora leader who:

• Has a proven track record of successful senior leadership in a school setting.
• Can inspire and motivate staff, students and the wider community.
• Is committed to achieving outstanding outcomes for every child.
• Shares our values of Excellence, Equity and Integrity.
• Has the vision and resilience to lead a thriving school community.

Consilium Academies is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expectsall staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are madesubject to an Enhanced DBS Check, and where applicable, a prohibition fromteaching check will be completed for all applicants.

The Trust is an equal opportunityemployer. We celebrate diversity and arecommitted to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensurecandidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.