Head of School

Role:                         Head of School

Salary:                      Leadership pay scale (L18 – L22)

Employer:                The Sovereign Trust

Location:                  Pictor Academy, Grove Lane, Timperley, Altrincham, WA15 6PH

Working Pattern:     Full Time, Monday – Friday

Contract Type:        Permanent       

Start Date:               1st September 2024      

Pension:                   Teachers Pension Scheme: https://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/

Benefits:                   Salary sacrifice schemes for purchasing bikes used for travel to work, through monthly interest free salary deductions. Employee Assistance Programme provides access to a range of wellbeing services.

Pictor Academy is an outstanding school held in high regard locally and nationally. The school is for children aged 2 - 11 with special educational needs from various conditions. A large proportion of the population are children with autism. This means that they have difficulties communicating and interacting with others. They will also have difficulties with play and imagination.

We are looking to appoint a Head of School who will ensure the smooth day to day running of the academy. Reporting directly to the CEO, your core responsibilities will be to:

• Work with the CEO to implement the strategic vision for the academy within its community and work with the above and Trust partners to analyse and plan for the future.
• Be accountable for the efficiency and effectiveness of the academy and to engage in the systematic and rigorous self-evaluation of the work of the academy, collecting and using a rich set of data to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the academy.
• Contribute to a dialogue that builds partnerships and community consensus on values, beliefs and shared responsibilities; to listen to, reflect and act on community feedback and build and maintain effective relationships with parents, carers, partners and the community that enhance the education of all pupils.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the academy to meet specific objectives.
• Take the lead role within the academy to motivate, support, challenge, and develop individuals and teams; foster an open, fair, equitable culture, treating people with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive culture.
• Work with the CEO and take the lead role within the academy to secure and sustain effective teaching and learning throughout the academy, to monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and standards of pupils' achievement, using benchmarks and setting targets for improvement.

Visits during the school day are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Andrew Taylor, Executive Headteacher, to arrange, via email or telephone ataylor@pictoracademy.org, 0161 532 3252.

More information about the school can be found on our website: https://www.pictoracademy.org/

Closing date for receipt of applications:

Friday 19th April 2024 at 12:00pm

Shortlisting:

W/C 22nd April 2024

Interviews for successful candidates will be held at Pictor Academy:

W/C 22nd April 2024