Head of School at Orion Eden Park

  29 Days Remaining


29 Days Remaining
  Job Reference #
EDV/2024/OEP/98861
  Location
Balmoral Avenue, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RD
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£98,281.00 - £107,995.00 Annually (FTE)
  Closing Date
Midday, 20th Jan 2025
  Start Date
April / September 2025
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
Telephone interviews 20/01/2025, followed by in-person interviews 28/01/24 and 29/01/24
   Interview Date(s)           Telephone interviews 20/01/2025, followed by in-person interviews 28/01/24 and 29/01/24
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About this Role

Based at Orion Eden Park

Orion Education is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.

We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.

Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.

About the role

The Head of School will oversee the management and day to day operations of Orion Eden Park working with the Executive Principal to share the responsibility for the success of the academy.

They will provide leadership and management which enables the school to give every student high quality education, and which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement and well-being.

The successful candidate will ensure that education and the interests of our students are at the centre of everything that we do here at Orion Eden Park and live the visions and values of the school.

Job Purpose 

To improve outcomes, transform lives and enable social mobility. 

  • To live the vison and values 

  • Management and day-to-day operations of the school 

  • Working with the Executive Principal, share the responsibility for the success of the Academy 

  • Provide the leadership and management which enables the school to give every student high quality education, and which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement and well-being 

  • Communicate the school vision and drive the leadership, empowering all students and staff to excel 

  • Ensure that the education and interests of our students are at the centre of everything we do at the school 

  • Provide leadership for establishing and implementing annual goals and objectives 

  • To ensure that all Academy policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff 

  • To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources 

  • To share and support the academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth. 

    *We reserve the right to 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. 

    We look forward to hearing from you.   

    Orion Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Orion Education is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education. 



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