Head of School - Full-time

Job Description

Pay: Leadership Spine Start Date: Summer term or sooner The Island Learning Trust are looking to recruit anexperienced Deputy or existing Head of School. We are looking for a Headof School who will be committed to the aims, values and ethos of ourTrustand work in partnership with parents to ensure they are responsive totheir aspirations for their children Is it you we are looking for Are you ambitious, visionary, innovative, positiveand determined to make a difference for young learnersAre you enthusiasticand able to demonstrate anunshakeable belief in the power of connectionDo you demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligenceand have the passion, dedication and ability to continue to build on ourschools successes so far and ensure it continues alongits journeyof improvement.You will be a natural leader with aproven track record of school improvement, with a passionfor influencing childrens futures educationally andemotionally. Leading by example, you will ensure teachers and otherstaff maintain consistentlyhigh standards and expectationsof what every pupil can achieve and to encourage them to be the best they can beWith a strong pedagogicalknowledge and a good understanding of the primary curriculum and theability to work collaboratively in its development,you will embrace thesharing of staff expertise, responding to the needs of the Trust andjointly find solutions.You will possess finelytuned people skills, previous experience in leading teamseffectively and have the ability to recognise and utilisekey skillsand strengths within their staff.What we can offer: A Leadership role within a growingMulti-Academy TrustThe supportand expertise of a highly effective Trust LeadershipTeamAn experienced Executive Head ofSchool mentorHigh quality school improvementsupportAschool for the future witha brand new 8 class block and Nursery provisionA focus on CPD and career developmentwith the TrustSunny Bank is situated in an area of economic challenge; the20th most deprived school in Kent. It was placed in specialmeasures in June2019 and joined The Island Learning Trust in February2020. However, with recent changes to personnel, ourchildren are now benefitting from a strong teaching team with acommitted team of professionals; Sunny Bank is now on track to be a Goodschool. ClosingDate: 12/11/2021 at 12:00 Interviews: 10th December 2021 Information about the trust TILT is a local, high performing Trust that is invested in raisingaspirations for children and families in Swale. The Island Learning Trustpromotes and achieves excellence.It recognises the importance of outstandingteaching and learning by actively encouraging creativity and innovation, whilsthaving consistent standards of behaviour and attendance. Treating everyone asequal, whilst celebrating diversity, is a non-negotiable;protecting allthrough safeguarding, health and safety and welfare is paramount. The Trustscore mission is to drive transformation in eductional standards for all pupils;accelerating progress, raising standards of education achieved and theaspirations of thechildren and families we serve, developing high performing,outstanding schools for the future. Staff have a responsibility to be positive in their relationshipswith pupils and supportive of each other. We have a responsibilty to ensureevery moment a childis in our school will be spent productively. Throughthorough use of evidence we will enable all children to make excellentprogress. Our motto is "...to be the best we can be..." We maintain arelentless focus on raising standards of achievement so that allpupils haveopportunites to achieve their full potential. We expect all staff to maintain the highest professional standardsat all times. We put children first. Staff are prepared to go the extra mile toprovide the best possible education for their pupils.Our aim should always beto provide for the pupils of our school what we would want for our ownchildren. In order to do this we maintain a rigorous focus on: accelerating andimproving attainment and progress, improving the quality of teaching andlearning sothat it is at least strongly good, effective leadership andaccountability structures and ensuring consistent application of agreed systemsand processes throughout all TILT schools. The Island Learning Trust was established on 1st November 2016. TheMAT wascomprised of Minster Primary and Halfway Houses Primary, both schoolsare on the Isle of Sheppey, an area of high deprivation and socio economicchallenges. These two founding schools are both Ofsted rated good schools. Theoutcomes at Minster Primary are outstanding.Sunny Bank Primary School inSittingbourne joined TILT in February 2020 under a sponsorship arrangement andsignificant all round improvement has been made with the support of the MAT.Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding andpromotingthe welfare of the children. This post is subject to an EnhancedDisclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. KTJ1