Vice Principal

Position: Vice Principal Salary: £72,032 - £79,460 (L13 - L17) ABOUT US Trent View College is a newly build post 16 special educational needs college. Trent View College aims to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their College journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are a fully inclusive College, where individual differences are celebrated and aspirations are supported. Our aim is to develop inquisitive, aspirational and resilient young people who are fully equipped to engage and contribute to their own communities. Trent View College Our college is proud to offer a supportive team, high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with amazing students as outlined in our values - Pride, Aspire, Resilience and Nurture. PURPOSE OF THE POST Now in its fourth year, Trent View College is seeking to appoint a Vice Principal to increase the leadership capacity and support the delivery of the College’s aspirational Academy Development Plan. The successful candidate will promote and ensure high quality teaching and learning throughout the setting, aligning this with effective and focused staff development. THE CANDIDATE We are interested in hearing from people who: - Are creative, imaginative, committed and passionate about learning - Can lead and inspire others - Have a commitment to working with children and young people with special educational needs and challenging behaviour. - Are experienced in school leadership and understand the importance of culture and wellbeing within educational settings. Your role will be to model outstanding practice in the classroom, to support, guide, and develop the practice of colleagues and trainees in partnership with Academy Senior Leaders, to innovate, explore, research, refine and define quality teaching and learning in our Academies. You will be an exemplar of good practice and a leader of joint-practice development. FURTHER INFORMATION/SITE TOURS If you are interested in working with us, please call Sarah Parker (Principal) on 01724 553170 for further information and to arrange an informal discussion. Visits to Trent View College are strongly encouraged and will take place on: - Tuesday 15th September 13:30 - Friday 18th September at 10:00am. - Thursday 24th September at 15:00 Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post. We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.