Teaching Principal U1

Rotherham School; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham School invites applications for a new teaching principal to lead our school into the future. The role involves guiding both staff and students, with the current principal teaching two days a week and releasing for the remaining three days.

We seek a leader who is visible in the community, collaborative in shaping best teaching and learning, and an effective communicator who builds strong relationships with children, staff and families.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teaching and learning in a school context.
• Ability to promote a vibrant, exciting, and motivational learning environment.
• Commitment to Inspiring Exceptional Learners and inclusive, culturally responsive education.

Responsibilities

• Willing to be part of the community, being visible within it and contributing.
• A passionate, collaborative leader of best teaching and learning practice who can contribute to our own and wider educational communities.
• A highly effective communicator who builds strong relationships with our children, staff, and community.
• Focused on maintaining current high performance and high levels of student achievement.
• Able to continue to lead the work we have done to be an inclusive and culturally responsive school.
• An effective manager of people and resources with sound financial and administrative skills.

Skills

Collaborative leadership

Communication

People management

Resource management

Community engagement

Job description

Primary and intermediate (Years 1-8) / kura tuatahi, Principal
English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts

Rotherham School, a Year 1 to 6 school, with a predicted starting roll of 40 students is seeking a new teaching principal to lead our school into the future. Currently the principal teaches 2 days a week and is on release for the other 3.

This vacancy offers a tremendous opportunity for a leader who can promote and sustain a vibrant, exciting and motivational learning environment. They will have the commitment and passion to build on the fantastic work of our current staff and to continue to implement our vision of Inspiring Exceptional Learners. Our school encourages a positive and supportive community of lifelong learners where all children are encouraged to strive to be the best they can. The Rotherham School values of Respect, Integrity and Perseverance underpin this vision.

Rotherham School is a small rural school set in the heart of the Amuri Basin, serving the town of Rotherham and the outlying farming community. Our school is well supported by a dedicated Board, Home and School Group and the local community. We have a school house available within walking distance to the school.

We seek a leader who is:

• willing to be a part of their community, being visible within it and contributing.
• a passionate, collaborative leader of best teaching and learning practice who can contribute to our own and wider educational communities.
• a highly effective communicator who builds strong relationships with our children, staff, and community.
• focused on maintaining current high performance and high levels of student achievement.
• able to continue to lead the work we have done to be an inclusive and culturally responsive school.
• an effective manager of people and resources with sound financial and administrative skills.