Principal
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW17 7DF |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 79c0d8aa-ccca-49bf-82cb-91499dd17d38 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an exceptional Principal who will inspire and lead a passionate team, nurture a culture of care and ambition, and ensure every young person has the support and opportunities they need to thrive. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference and lead a community committed to transforming lives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and Inspire: Drive the school’s vision and culture, providing strategic leadership, managing resources effectively, and ensuring a safe, ambitious, and supportive environment for all.
• Champion Student Success: Ensure every young person receives high-quality education, personalised support, and access to multi-agency services to help them thrive.
• Develop Staff Excellence: Inspire and develop staff through appraisal, professional development, and targeted training, building a strong, motivated, and skilled team.
• Engage the Community: Foster meaningful partnerships with families, governors, local authorities, and the wider community, promoting inclusion, collaboration, and shared success.
• Ensure Compliance and Accountability: Oversee safeguarding, SEND, health and safety, and statutory responsibilities, representing the school with integrity and maintaining the highest standards of governance.
Key Requirements:
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach in the UK
• Recent and relevant professional development
• Experience of effective and impactful leadership in an educational setting
• Excellent understanding of current developments and best practice in teaching and learning, particularly as it relates to achieving high rates of progress for SEN students
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
We are looking for an exceptional Principal who will inspire and lead a passionate team, nurture a culture of care and ambition, and ensure every young person has the support and opportunities they need to thrive. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference and lead a community committed to transforming lives.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and Inspire: Drive the school’s vision and culture, providing strategic leadership, managing resources effectively, and ensuring a safe, ambitious, and supportive environment for all.
• Champion Student Success: Ensure every young person receives high-quality education, personalised support, and access to multi-agency services to help them thrive.
• Develop Staff Excellence: Inspire and develop staff through appraisal, professional development, and targeted training, building a strong, motivated, and skilled team.
• Engage the Community: Foster meaningful partnerships with families, governors, local authorities, and the wider community, promoting inclusion, collaboration, and shared success.
• Ensure Compliance and Accountability: Oversee safeguarding, SEND, health and safety, and statutory responsibilities, representing the school with integrity and maintaining the highest standards of governance.
Key Requirements:
• Qualified to degree level and above
• Qualified to teach in the UK
• Recent and relevant professional development
• Experience of effective and impactful leadership in an educational setting
• Excellent understanding of current developments and best practice in teaching and learning, particularly as it relates to achieving high rates of progress for SEN students
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.