Vice Principal

HARRIS FEDERATION; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed educational organization in the City of Westminster is seeking a Senior Leadership Team member to manage academy operations and implement strategic plans. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership skills and experience in educational frameworks. Responsibilities include overseeing assessments, enhancing teaching quality, and engaging with the community. The position offers a competitive benefits package, including a Performance and Loyalty Bonus and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Performance and Loyalty Bonus

Teachers Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven successful school leadership experience.
• Experience working with diverse groups.
• Embrace challenges and seek professional development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic management of data and assessments.
• Lead on teaching, learning, and assessment across the academy.
• Ensure high-quality teaching and learning.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic management

Teaching and assessment

Behavior management

Community engagement

Problem solving

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Overview

Our 10-person Senior Leadership Team comprises a principal, two Vice Principals, five Faculty Directors and two Assistant Principals. You will play a pivotal role in the day to day running of the Academy and the creation and implementation of strategy that will ensure the Academy continues to build on its success and improving the world class education we are currently delivering. We believe that we have built something special here through a leadership at all levels philosophy of constant improvement, and listening to our students, staff, and wider community. Leadership at HGABR means constantly reviewing and reinventing our approach, as we respond to the new opportunities and challenges of our young people present and seek to improve the education they receive. Leadership at HGABR considers that the academy exists as an important community organisation that has an impact on a significant number of lives, and we believe that stewarding this organisation is a responsibility that requires dedication and excellence from us.

Main areas of responsibility

We are happy to negotiate individual responsibilities with you, but these could involve:

• Overseeing the strategic management of data, assessment and target setting (including reporting achievement data to governors and external bodies as required), working with the Principal to set challenging and aspirational whole academy targets.
• Leading on teaching, learning and assessment across the academy, providing the necessary Professional Learning opportunities to ensure the highest of standards are maintained in the classroom and in student outcomes.
• Leading on effective behaviour and inclusion, ensuring that the needs of all students are met within and beyond the classroom.
• Responsible for the success and leadership of at least two faculties.
• As a member of the Academy Leadership Group, you will need to meet these general expectations:
• To collaborate to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards
• To play a major role in determining strategy
• To contribute actively towards the formulation and implementation of all academy policies and procedures
• To agree challenging subject targets, and ensure rigorous monitoring, evaluation and review of progress towards these
• To ensure high quality teaching and learning in line managed faculties
• To manage delegated budgets effectively
• To attend academy leadership meetings
• To engage in the process of appointing new staff
• To participate in duties lunch/break/before and after school
• To contribute to assemblies
• To share in the management of student disciplinary incidents
• To actively participate in the monitoring, evaluation and review of teaching and learning in line managed faculties
• Proven successful school leadership
• Experience working with diverse groups and are a strong advocate for parent and community involvement
• Embraced challenges and seek opportunities to develop as an educational leader
• Promoted innovative, transformative practices to support student engagement and learning
• Modelled a positive inquiry-based approach to problem solving
• Inspired and supported students and staff to reach their full potential
• Fostered an environment of instructional excellence
• Built relationships which support student success in a safe and caring school

About the Academy

At Harris Girls' Academy Bromley, we pride ourselves on being in the top 1% of schools in the country, fostering a culture of high expectations for students and staff. We are incredibly ambitious for all and strive to improve daily through a strong culture of feedback, underpinned by high levels of support and challenge.

Our students are respectful and intelligent individuals, with brilliant senses of humour. We offer them a supportive environment that promotes their character building and understanding of the wider world. We are proud to be an all-girls school that breaks down the barriers to equality. At the forefront of all our decisions is finding the balance between delivering exceptional outcomes for students and the workload of our staff. Every member of staff is provided with the opportunity to contribute to decision making, and is championed as an individual as well as a part of our school community. We are committed to developing our staff and believe that ambition is something to be celebrated. We invest time and resources to ensure that our staff continuously develop and progress through external training and qualifications, and training programmes at the academy. At Harris Girls Academy Bromley we have built a school community where we hold character and academic excellence in equally high regard. Progress 8 for the school was in the top 100 in the country last year, and we were the only school from this group with a student body that has above average disadvantage, and below average EAL. Learning, curriculum, and pedagogy is exemplary here.

Although we believe that these results lead to a tangible improvement in the opportunities of our young people, we are equally proud of the way we see our students conduct themselves in our classrooms and corridors on the day to day. In the commitment they demonstrate in the library and the drama studio, or in the resilience they demonstrate in the sports hall and the textiles room. It is a privilege to teach students at Bromley.

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.

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.

Benefits

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Teachers Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.