Headteacher - Exceed Academies Trust

Schools
All Through Schools
Exceed Academies Trust
Full time
1
Bradford and surrounding area
Permanent
L20-L26
£67,364 to £78,024

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Exceed Academies Trust.

Following the retirement of the current Headteacher in August 2021, Exceed Academies Trust is now seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Headteacher to lead Bradford Alternative Provision Academy from September 2021.

Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is a split site, purpose built secondary alternative provision in Bradford, providing intensive learning programmes for 65 pupils who are referred to the setting following permanent exclusion from a mainstream setting.

Based over 2 sites – The Aireview Centre at Saltaire and the Jesse Street Centre at Fairweather Green, off Thornton Road – the individual settings work together as one single Academy, consistently improving the life chances of the young people of Bradford.

Offering pupils, a fresh start in a new environment, away from the influence of peers and experiences that have previously impacted on their ability to succeed, Bradford Alternative Provision Academy is committed to providing a safe, caring and stimulating environment for all pupils. This allows the young people who attend the opportunity to re-engage with learning and either return to mainstream schooling or successfully move to a more specialist setting.

Bradford Alternative Provision Academy joined Exceed Academies Trust in April 2019 and has quickly become an integral part of the Trust, leading the way as an outstanding provider of specialist education in Bradford.

Exceed Academies Trust believe that successful schools and academies develop their own identity and individuality and are best placed to meet their own community’s needs. We believe that partnership working, the sharing of good practice and being outward facing as an organisation supports our aims and leads to outstanding results.

This post is a unique opportunity for an outstanding and ambitious existing senior leader, experienced within alternative provision, to work alongside the existing senior leadership team to enhance education in Bradford alongside furthering their career.

Reporting directly to the CEO and additionally working in close collaboration with other leadership colleagues across the organisation, the Headteacher at Bradford Alternative Provision Academy will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of our 2 alternative provision settings based at Jesse Street and Aireview. The successful candidate will lead this outstanding provision on its progressive journey to become the pinnacle of alternative provision education in the city of Bradford.

Visits are welcomed however are strictly by appointment only, week commencing 8th March 2021 and are subject to COVID-19 safety measures.

Please contact Emma Hendry, Chief HR Officer on 01274 086494 or 07967 390793 or email emmahendry@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk for an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, to arrange a visit appointment or to request an application pack. Application packs can also be downloaded from The Trust Website.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Friday 12th March 2021
Interviews: week of 22nd March 2021

Please submit completed applications to recruitment@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

12 March 2021, 12:00 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.