Deputy Principal, Nightingale Community Academy

Nightingale Community Academy is a special school in Wandsworth for 120 boys aged 5 to 19 with social emotional and mental health needs.

Primary pupils benefit from a purpose-built classroom hub and outdoor adventure playground and access to weekly music lessons and a comprehensive therapy service. Secondary and post-16 students are offered a broad curriculum including vocational courses such as motor vehicle studies, construction, horticulture and hospitality. All pupils benefit from regular animal therapy at Tom’s Farm, which is located on the spacious school site.

Staff at Nightingale Community Academy take pride in the development of young people in a safe and stimulating environment and are offered a rewarding and varied career in return. To find out more about us visit www.nightingaleca.org

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Deputy Principal to join our leadership team at Nightingale Community Academy. As Deputy Principal, you will take on a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school by overseeing and directly line-managing four Assistant Principals. Together, you will work together ensuring alignment with our school’s values, priorities, and vision for student success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, develop and maintain a high-quality environment
• Ensure the continued development of the school
• Attend local governing body meetings, LGB portfolio meetings and CEO monitoring meetings as appropriate
• Accept collective responsibility of the SLT and respect its confidentiality as required
• Keep abreast of developments within education and the special sector at local, national and international level
• Support the Principal in their professional duties
• Fully deputise for the Principal in their absence
• Work alongside other OHC&AT Academies to foster strong relationships and improve partnership working

Key Requirements:

• Qualified to degree level
• Qualified to teach in the UK
• Recent and relevant professional development

Rewards & Benefits:

-Enhanced parental leave schemes

-Cycle to work scheme

-Season ticket loans

-Employee referral scheme

-Membership to Discounts for Teachers

-Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness

-Comprehensive training and development

-Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured

-Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders

-Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team

-Pension scheme – the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience, and knowledge we are looking for (click here)

Nightingale Community Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact the reception via email info@nightingaleca.org

To apply for this role, please email info@nightingaleca.org with their completed application form.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date: 6th January 2025

Interviews will take place on: W/C 13^th January 2025

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.