Hope Sentamu Learning Trust has fourteen academies located within York, Hull and North Yorkshire. Our Trust comprises six secondary, six primary and two alternative provision academies.

We have an exciting new role for leaders who want to make a difference.

We are seeking to appoint two Trust Vice Principals who are aligned with our mission to provide environments where children and young people can thrive and our values Respect, Teamwork and Kindness. We are very excited to offer this opportunity to enhance the leadership and provision across the Trust and play a key role in ensuring that we support our pupils, colleagues and school communities to be given opportunities so that they can live life in all its fullness, now and in the future.

This role will be appointed to one of our schools/academies to enhance the existing senior leadership team. The duration of the placement will be based on the school/academy needs and will play a key role in its development. This role will work in accordance with the requirements of the placement assigned by the Executive Director of Education and will provide strategic and operational support to the Principal of the assigned school by providing strong leadership and management, promoting the vision for the Trust and helping to develop and communicate a clear strategic vision.

We are looking for candidates who have had a highly successful track record in improving experiences and outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and can demonstrate improved outcomes and reduced inequalities within their learning and wellbeing.

You will be given the opportunity to develop your leadership experience over a variety of schools and within the central school improvement team to prepare you for future Headship opportunities.

We would strongly recommend, prior to application, an informal chat about this role with our Chief Executive Officer, Helen Winn. To schedule a call, please email your request to hello@hslt.academy to arrange this.

What we are looking for:

An experienced senior leader with:

• A proven track record of securing school improvement;

• A proven track record of positively impacting disadvantaged pupils

• Experience of using relevant data to drive school improvement and leading school initiatives or staff teams

• Experience of working and bringing about positive change in a challenging context.

• High expectations when managing, developing, inspiring, challenging and motivating staff.

• Exceptional people skills with a positive “can do” attitude

• Evidence of applying safe recruitment practices and developing a safe culture in school

• An understanding, awareness and empathy for the needs of the pupils

• Evidence of continuing professional development and/or personal development.

• Ability to travel freely across all schools within the Trust

As a Trust Vice Principal, the successful candidate, when not assigned to one school/academy will be required to  travel across all schools working with key areas and people. This agility of this role enables us to place the successful candidate into a school/academy based on emerging needs.

What we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive leadership with a collaborative approach and an appreciative culture

• An established, experienced and strong central team that works closely with stakeholders across our schools/academies.

• A commitment to continuing professional development 

• Structured support to unlock talent, backed by a collaborative approach and an appreciative culture, 

• Teachers Pension Scheme

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to Work scheme
  
  

Job Details:

For further details, please see the job description and person specification attached

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. You should use the information supplied within the job description & person specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. 

APPLICATIONS VIA AGENCIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT THIS STAGE.

Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.