Assistant Headteacher
King Harold Business and Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey
- £56,070 - £61,641 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L11-15 (Fringe)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2022
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
Start date: September 2022
Leadership Scale: L11-15 (fringe)
King Harold Academy is a school with a clear and ambitious vision: to become one of the kindest, hardest-working, highest-achieving schools in the UK. We are a proud community school with incredible students, supportive parents and talented, committed staff members.
Expectations at King Harold are extremely high. We live by a clear set of values that drive everything we do:
o Kindness
o Hard Work
o Ambition
These values shape all aspects of the work we do: the curriculum we teach, our behaviour policy, our teaching framework, our enrichment programme, our approach to teacher wellbeing, our interactions with parents and students – everything we do.
King Harold Academy is a rapidly-developing, growing secondary school. It is an exciting time to come and work with us, to be part of a team who are building a school that transforms the life chances of young people in the community, with ambitions to become a beacon of excellence in the educational sector.
Members of our teaching team love working at KHA. We work closely together, reward and recognise each other’s hard work and successes, and pride ourselves on the quality of our professional development. All of our staff run clubs and enrichment activities, and next year we'll be making this part of teachers’ allocation of lessons, because we are committed to building strong relationships and developing well-rounded KHA students, who leave us with more than just qualifications.
As an Assistant Headteacher, you will be part of our Core Leadership Team. The leadership team is talented, hard-working, and extremely determined to raise outcomes for our students. We work together very closely to raise standards - and KHA is on an exciting upward trajectory of improvement.
We are seeking an Assistant Headteacher who is deeply committed to addressing educational disadvantage and has the highest of expectations for what pupils can achieve, regardless of their background or context. We are creating a school culture that prides itself on the highest of academic and pastoral standards - and need an aspiring senior leader who has the experience, drive, passion and determination to be a part of our success story.
The post is an opportunity to make your mark as a senior leader in a rapidly-improving school, and take your career to the next level. We are committed to the professional development of all staff members - working in our school is a great opportunity to learn about educational leadership and school improvement.
If you’re interested in playing a leading role in building a school community that provides a transformative education for its students, then King Harold Academy is an exciting opportunity for you.
The successful candidate will have/be:
● Kind, Hard-Working and Ambitious
● A determination to address educational disadvantage
● The ability to lead change, develop, motivate, challenge, support and inspire colleagues and students alike;
● An excellent teacher
● An outstanding practitioner with a proven track record of examination outcomes at KS4;
● The highest aspirations and expectations for all students, yourself and our school;
● Aspiring to progress their career.
King Harold Academy also benefits from being part of the Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).
As an employee of TKAT you will benefit from:
● A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to
develop your career at more than one TKAT academy;
● Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
● Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
● The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.
Application packs can be downloaded from our website www.kha-tkat.org. Completed application forms should be sent or emailed to Mrs Campbell at michaela.campbell@kha-tkat.org.
If you would like to arrange an informal conversation with the Head of School prior to application, please contact Mrs Campbell.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted unless accompanied by a fully completed application form.
Health and Safety
King Harold follows the TKAT, Essex and Government COVID 19 guidelines in order to protect students, staff and visitors to the school.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.
Closing date: Monday 23rd May 2022
Interviews: Wednesday 25th May 2022
King Harold Academy is committed to the protection and safety of its students and the successful candidate will be subject to DBS, Bared List and two reference checks as part of the School’s Safeguarding Procedures. The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016.
Attached documents
About King Harold Business and Enterprise Academy
- King Harold Business and Enterprise Academy
- Broomstick Hall Road, Waltham Abbey
- Essex
- EN9 1LF
- United Kingdom
Andrew Jones - Headteacher
King Harold is a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted, 2022).
King Harold Business and Enterprise Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school in Essex serving pupils from the age of 11-16. The secondary school, situated in Waltham Abbey has approximately 800 students on record. It is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust, along with 45 other primary and secondary academies.
Value and Ethos
At King Harold Academy we live by 3 values that drive everything we do.
We expect to see these values upheld and championed by every member of the (school) community and our curriculum is designed to cultivate them in all of our students. They are values that are dear to us, instilled within us by those we have been fortunate enough to be educated and guided by, and we believe that they are the most empowering characteristics a young person can have to shape their futures and make positive contributions to the world.
Kindness
Kindness is a superpower. It has the potential to make the world a better place and when we acknowledge and promote it within our school, we are providing our students with a multitude of opportunities and benefits. It enhances our own wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem; it nourishes our community; it makes us more productive and open to personal growth; it makes us better leaders and improves the way we build relationships in all aspects of our lives.
We also believe that kindness requires us to understand and celebrate differences. The more we know about each other and what makes us a diverse community, the more kindness and empathy we generate.
Hard Work
We acknowledge that working hard is essential to learning. The curriculum we deliver at KHA is knowledge-rich and ambitious. We expect teachers to deliver and our students to know, understand and remember a huge amount of academic information; this cannot be achieved without grit, resilience and a determination to succeed. Teachers and students know this, and we expect and cultivate a commitment to this value in everything we do.
We also believe that hard work creates a keen sense of achievement, self-satisfaction and contributes to our wellbeing and confidence. We develop young people who embrace challenges and the prospect of hard work to achieve their goals.
Ambition
We expect all members of our community to aspire to greatness. Our staff and students have the highest of expectations of themselves, their academic potential and their destinations. We believe in further education’s transformative potential on students’ happiness and prosperity, and support all of our students to develop aspirations to go to the best educational institutions in the country after their time with us.
Our ambition drives – to develop better lives for ourselves and our community, to know more about the world we live in, and contribute more to making it a better place.
Curriculum and Standards
King Harold Academy knows that having exceptionally high expectations for achievement, regardless of circumstances or starting points, is a self-fulfilling prophecy – if we expect the best from our students in everything they do, the rest follows. Subsequently, our staff make no apologies for challenging all members of our community to reach the highest of standards, and encouraging them to aspire for more from every aspect of their schooling. We are driven by our unwavering belief that every student deserves the best education and, with the right support, guidance and encouragement, will excel beyond what they ever thought possible.
A culture of excellence extends beyond our academic curriculum. We also want our students to be happy, kind and well-rounded individuals who contribute positively to the world. With the right support and education, we know that all King Harold students will have the skills, knowledge and motivation to make the communities they go on to live and work in better places. Our curriculum provision is richly academic, broad in scope, and diverse, giving students the tools they need to navigate the challenges life will throw at them, make sound judgements and create opportunities for themselves, their families and their communities. I believe wholeheartedly that a high-quality, ambitious education is the most valuable investment we can make in our students, and I will ensure our staff work tirelessly to make this happen.
What is it like to work at King Harold Academy?
KHA is a genuinely lovely working environment. We have the privilege of teaching polite, friendly and ambitious children who enjoy coming to school and love seeing their teachers and peers each day. Visitors often comment on the positive, happy energy our staff and pupils exude. All of our staff are deeply committed to one another’s professional development and success, and the betterment of our pupils’ life changes. You can feel it straight away when you visit us.
Members of our teaching team are challenged and inspired to be the best teacher they can possibly be, and participate in the wider life of our school community. The successful candidate will love the opportunity to work alongside our staff members, and feel welcomed and valued in their role. Here are just some examples of what current teachers say (verbatim) about being part of the KHA team:
- “KHA is an amazing place to work at. The staff and students are both wonderful; they are supportive and care for each other. It truly is a place where all members of the school community demonstrate the values of kindness, hard work and ambition.”
- “Since starting at KHA I have been made to feel welcome. I’ve found everyone to be supportive of each other. Leaders look after the best interests of both staff and students encouraging everyone to develop themselves to be their best. Even when the weather is awful I look forward to my day at KHA.”
- “The supportive staff at KHA create an environment where both students and colleagues uplift and encourage one another, making every day rewarding and fulfilling.”
- “KHA has an amazing staff body of dedicated, supportive and passionate teachers, leaders and support staff. Working here feels like being part of one big family.”
- “Working at KHA is extremely rewarding; our students really want to do well. When you’re teaching, students are polite, respectful and hardworking, and they thrive on having teachers who believe in their ability to excel! The staff body has been so welcoming, everyone has made an effort to build a relationship with me and it’s definitely changed how I feel about coming to work.”
View King Harold Business and Enterprise Academy’s latest Ofsted report
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