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Assistant Headteacher - Personal, Development, Behaviour and Welfare
Salary: L8-10 (negotiable on experience)
Full Time, Permanent
Location: Tilbury, Thurrock
Closing date: 27th April 2018
Interviews: Week beginning 7th May 2018
This is an exciting time to join the Olive Academies Multi-Academy Trust and this role will offer the successful candidate the chance to help shape our provision at our academy in Thurrock.
The role of Assistant Headteacher will give an inspirational school leader a unique opportunity to be part of our journey to outstanding from the start.
The exact leadership responsibilities of our Assistant Headteacher will be tailored to the strengths of the successful candidate.
We are a dynamic and passionate Senior Leadership Team and we are looking for a candidate with talent, energy and vision. Our ideal candidate would be a successful middle leader or senior leader with a track record of impact and raising standards.
We are looking for you if you are:
- a values driven school leader who wants to help transform the life chances of young people
- an innovative leader who wants to work outside of the constraints of mainstream education
- someone who is ambitious for Deputy Headship and wants to take advantage of the career progression opportunities our Trust has to offer
- an inspirational thinker who wants the opportunity to have considerable impact on outcomes for our young people
- looking for challenges in specialist education whilst maintaining strong links to mainstream education
- a team player who thrives in a supportive, collegiate environment
- interested in expeditionary learning, outdoor learning and service learning for young people
- keen to help us shape a completely new way of working with students with social, emotional and mental health challenges
What we can offer you:
- the freedom to be innovative without the constraints of a mainstream curriculum
- a close and supportive team environment
- fast track to leadership and career progression
- high quality CPD and strong links to mainstream schools
- an organisation which has the child at the centre of everything we do
We welcome visits from prospective applicants. Come and see our brand new state of the art academy building and meet our headteacher, Jo Hill, who is happy to discuss the post with any prospective candidates. You can contact Jo Hill via email jo.hill@oliveacademies.org.uk or call the academy office on 01708 853781
Olive Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Olive Academies is a multi-academy trust, approved by the Department for Education. Established in 2013, it is one of the first academy sponsors specialising in alternative provision in England. Its principal aims are to encourage students, many of whom live in deprived communities, to develop the confidence, skills and knowledge to believe that they can be successful in their own lives. Find out more about the trust at www.oliveacademies.org.uk
Contact Details:
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Leicester Road
Tilbury
RM18 7AX
T: 01708 853781
E: susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk
W: http://apthurrock.oliveacademies.org.uk
Twitter @OAThurrock
Information about the School
Based in the heart of Thurrock, our academy specialises in alternative provision and supporting the social and emotional educational needs of young people. Olive AP Academy - Thurrock supports up to 94 pupils for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked. Students, ranging in age from 11 to 16, join us following permanent exclusion from a mainstream school or due to having medical needs that prevent them from attending a mainstream setting.
Our academy is a nurturing, inclusive community where students are able to grow and develop. We strive to ensure success for all our learners academically, socially and morally. We build a curriculum around the needs of our students and are proud that our Year 11 students leave with qualifications on par with their mainstream peers and transition into education, training or employment.
Having a working beauty salon, kitchen and hospitality area, construction area, science laboratory and fitness suite onsite allows for a hands-on approach to the curriculum and the development of transferable skills for the future.
Alongside our ever-growing curriculum, we offer our students additional qualifications in non-traditional subjects such as sailing, climbing, extreme mountain biking, bushcraft and first aid.
All students receive therapeutic support and this can range from a set or personalised programme, counselling, speech and language intervention or small group activities around self-worth and wellbeing.
We pride ourself on encouraging positive mental health and wellbeing and are pleased to have received a National Wellbeing Award, which acknowledges the support we provide for staff, students and families.
Working in alternative provision can be challenging, but joining the Olive family is one of the most rewarding and positive career developments you will make. If you have the experience and enthusiasm to support us on our journey, I would love to hear from you.
Thank you for your interest.
Collette Hunnisett
Executive Headteacher