Principal
Aylward Academy
Enfield
- £107,325 - £122,437 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L33-L39, £107,325 - £122,437 (negotiable for an exceptional candidate) plus relocation package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025 (or earlier if possible)
- Apply by:
- 19 June 2024
Job overview
Salary: L33-L39, £107,325-£122,437 (negotiable for an exceptional candidate) plus relocation package
Start date: January 2025 (or earlier if possible)
Lead Aylward Academy to be an exceptional school for the local community
Aylward Academy, a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Edmonton, London, is seeking a kind, hardworking, and inspirational leader to drive the school towards excellence. You will be supported, challenged, and given autonomy to achieve AET 490 by 2028 (90% 4+ in English and Maths GCSE, 90% can read at their chronological reading age).
This role is perfect for you if:
- You are passionate about education and driven to achieve exceptional outcomes.
- You possess a clear vision for the future of our school and the ability to inspire others to share that vision.
- You are a champion of high standards and believe in the power of excellent teaching, learning, and curriculum development.
This is a challenging but rewarding position. As our leader, you will:
- Guide our school community in living and breathing the AET maxims.
- Foster a culture of excellence that empowers both students and staff.
- Lead the development and implementation of innovative teaching and learning strategies.
Aylward Academy is part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), a network of 57 schools. AET’s purpose is to deliver an excellent education for every child, regardless of where they live, what school they go to, or their family circumstances.
We want to be a network of schools which outperform their context. To do this, we need exceptional leaders.
We have designed a leadership development framework to significantly invest in our principals: providing them with the support of a national network, a region of schools, and a dedicated package for learning and improvement.
If you want to serve young people, and especially those who experience disadvantage - who aren’t yet getting what they deserve - we’d love to hear from you.
We will give you the space and agency to champion your own development. If successful, you will receive:
- An individual development account of up to £100,000 over five years
- Experiential learning, including study tours
- High support and high challenge from a Regional Education Director
- One-to-one ‘anytime’, unlimited frequency executive coaching
- Evidence-informed practice
- A year-long induction programme
- The option of a professional sabbatical after 5 years
We’re looking for candidates for Aylward who are:
- Self aware: Those who thrive in a high challenge and high support environment, who want the space and agency to develop their leadership skills.
- Network-minded: Those who believe that the job is not done unless all schools in our network and beyond are serving their communities well.
- Intellectually curious: Those who have the confidence to work with an evidence-informed approach, with an unrelenting drive to be the best leader they can be.
Whether you’re an existing or aspiring principal, bring your drive to serve young people, your determination to be the best leader, and your dedication to create lasting change for our community.
Find out more, arrange a school visit and register your interest by calling Recruitment on 0203 947 5689 or email: recruitment@academiesenterprisetrust.org by Thursday 20th June 2024, 12 noon.
Assessment day date: Friday 28th June 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 2nd July 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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About Aylward Academy
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About Aylward Academy
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Based in Edmonton, North London, Aylward Academy was established in September 2010 and is an 11-19 learning community with over 1,000 students on roll, including a thriving sixth form. The academy is currently rated as GOOD by its last Ofsted inspection in July 2021. Our unwavering standards have seen the academy become the school of choice for both the local and surrounding areas and for the fourth year in a row the academy has been oversubscribed.
At Aylward Academy we are dedicated to maximising the potential of learners; staff and students alike work hard to uphold our core values of: Respect, Professionalism, Independence, Collaboration, Resilience and Creativity.
We believe in developing the individual as a ‘whole’ and strive to ensure our vision is understood by all: ‘Working together to be the best that we can be.’ It is this vision that underpins everything we do - at Aylward Academy ‘everything matters’.
As part of our commitment to life-long learning, we place high value on CPD opportunities at all levels. Ofsted noted that teachers were complimentary about the support they receive to cultivate their skills and feel well supported. Staff are experienced, knowledgeable and innovative. As a result, we encourage a ’can do’ attitude which we instil through a culture of ‘no excuses’. Our learning journey is both rich and purposeful, one of the reasons for our rapidly expanding, highly resourced sixth form.
Curriculum
Most pupils arrive in Year 7 with attainment that is significantly below that expected for their age and with extremely low literacy levels. The extensive and effective literacy programme in Years 7 and 8 ensures that pupils are taught appropriate skills to be able to access the wider curriculum which meets the needs of the diverse pupil population. Pupils are offered different curriculum pathways to meet their individual academic needs, particularly at key stage 4. A range of BTEC national diploma, GCSE and entry-level qualifications ensures that pupils have access to appropriate courses.
At key stage 4 all students study a core curriculum of English, Maths and Science and have the opportunity to choose from a huge range of 25 GCSE and BTEC courses, including a range of Languages (French, Spanish and Arabic) and a new Computer Science qualification. In addition, the Academy offers students the opportunity to take a wide range of community languages, which reflect our diverse student population.
Sixth Form Provision
At KS5, the Academy offers two curriculum pathways, which students are allocated depending on their KS4 qualifications. At level three, students are offered a range of 30+ A level and BTEC courses. Students are given the opportunity to study AS, A2, BTEC only or a mixture of BTEC and AS and A2 courses. This is dependent on their prior attainment and choices. Our level two hub offers students the opportunity to choose from seven level 2 BTEC courses, ranging from Catering to PE and Arts Award. Alongside this, students would continue to study English and Maths as well as being offered the opportunity for a work placement linked to their BTEC course of choice. Much emphasis is given to providing work and volunteering experiences for students. Success rates for university applications are high.
Extra-Curricular
At Aylward Academy we firmly believe that a rich provision of extra-curricular opportunity benefits our students enormously and allows every child to contribute in their own way. This is why we create opportunities outside of lesson time to allow our students to thrive in the fields of sport, music, art and drama.
About the Trust
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is a national network of schools comprising 57 primary, secondary and special schools in England supporting each other to deliver our mission of providing an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
We employ over 4,000 people across the country, each committed to ensuring that every child receives their entitlement to a high level education. We have a dedicated recruitment team to place teachers and support staff within schools they will thrive in and encourage career development opportunities.
Every decision we make is with students’ learning and interests at the forefront of our minds. Our schools dedicate focused time on formal academic learning with plenty of support for students’ wellbeing - as well as making sure there is time for some fun, too!
Benefits
- Career development and training
- Great pension
- Healthcare cashback and helpline
- Employee assistance programme
- Free financial advice
- Salary advances
- Affordable loan scheme
- Electric car and bike schemes
- Lifestyle savings
- Discounted gym membership
- Travel and leisure scheme
For a full list of benefits, please visit our website.
Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.
AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.
We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.
To find out more about AET please click here.
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