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Principal
| Posting date: | 11 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2025 |
| Location: | Rugby, Not recorded, CV23 1ED |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 80fc405f-64f9-49eb-8959-add747824bc5 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Henry Hinde School is recruiting the school’s next Principal, taking up the role in September 2025, and to lead the continued amalgamation of Henry Hinde Infant and Henry Hinde Junior schools to ensure high standards and an exceptional school experience for our children.
First and foremost, you are an experienced and influential leader with exceptional educational knowledge and leadership ability. You can expertly navigate and interpret the educational landscape and have a deep understanding of the level of responsibilities, accountabilities, and statutory duties that are intrinsic to this role. You thrive in an innovative working environment, build highly effective relationships, and show sensitivity towards the needs of stakeholders within an educational environment. You will be a strong strategic thinker who rolls up their sleeves and gets stuck in with day-to-day operation. You actively seek out ways of improving your own performance and that of others to ensure the organization is highly efficient, effective, and sustainable. You are passionate about equity of opportunity and leading an inclusive school for all – children and adults alike. At your core is a strong moral purpose to provide the best deal for all stakeholders, but especially for the children and young people whom we serve.
Whether you are a serving Headteacher/Principal or a successful senior leader looking for your first Principal role, what is clear is that you will have an exceptional track record of success, specifically in creating positive culture, driving school improvement, and securing positive outcomes for all pupils regardless of background or ability.
What the school offers its staff
We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ average sized infant and junior school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed.
• We enjoy an excellent reputation in our local community.
• You’ll be working within a team of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other, and as part of our Trust family of colleagues where the sharing of expertise is the norm.
• Excellent opportunities to professionally develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Henry Hinde School is recruiting the school’s next Principal, taking up the role in September 2025, and to lead the continued amalgamation of Henry Hinde Infant and Henry Hinde Junior schools to ensure high standards and an exceptional school experience for our children.
First and foremost, you are an experienced and influential leader with exceptional educational knowledge and leadership ability. You can expertly navigate and interpret the educational landscape and have a deep understanding of the level of responsibilities, accountabilities, and statutory duties that are intrinsic to this role. You thrive in an innovative working environment, build highly effective relationships, and show sensitivity towards the needs of stakeholders within an educational environment. You will be a strong strategic thinker who rolls up their sleeves and gets stuck in with day-to-day operation. You actively seek out ways of improving your own performance and that of others to ensure the organization is highly efficient, effective, and sustainable. You are passionate about equity of opportunity and leading an inclusive school for all – children and adults alike. At your core is a strong moral purpose to provide the best deal for all stakeholders, but especially for the children and young people whom we serve.
Whether you are a serving Headteacher/Principal or a successful senior leader looking for your first Principal role, what is clear is that you will have an exceptional track record of success, specifically in creating positive culture, driving school improvement, and securing positive outcomes for all pupils regardless of background or ability.
What the school offers its staff
We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ average sized infant and junior school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed.
• We enjoy an excellent reputation in our local community.
• You’ll be working within a team of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other, and as part of our Trust family of colleagues where the sharing of expertise is the norm.
• Excellent opportunities to professionally develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.