Vice Principal

**Summary**
We are looking for an outstanding individual to join Harris Invictus Academy Croydon as Vice Principal.

**About Us**
Harris Invictus Academy is a vibrant, happy and successful school at the heart of the community. We know that our young people have incredible strengths and talents which we nurture. We encourage them to flourish and grow into excellent ambassadors for the Academy and for our community. The Academy has a roll of 1,000 students, including a thriving Sixth Form, and whilst we were only founded in 2014 we are rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted [and oversubscribed by parents].

We are part of the Harris Federation which is one of the highest performing Trusts in the country.

We celebrate our differences, enjoying the benefits of having a truly diverse cohort. We support the wellbeing of our students by developing their empathy, generosity and respect for others in the community. We take pride in our principles of equality and respect for alternative views, cultures, religions and all people regardless of their gender, disability, race, or sexual orientation.

Our students enjoy being at the Academy and choose to stay with us for their sixth form education.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**
- To oversee the strategic management of data, assessment and target setting (including reporting achievement data to governors and external bodies as required), working with the Principal to set challenging and aspirational whole academy targets.
- To lead on teaching, learning and assessment across the academy, providing the necessary Professional Learning opportunities to ensure the highest of standards are maintained in the classroom and in student outcomes.
- To lead on effective behaviour and inclusion, ensuring that the needs of all students are met within and beyond the classroom.

**General Expectation of Academy Leadership Group**
- Collaborate as a member of the academy Leadership Group in order to build and realise the shared vision of excellence and high standards for all students.
- To play a major role in determining strategy for the academy.
- Contributing actively towards the formulation of all academy policies and procedures and ensuring their consistent implementation throughout the school.
- Ensuring high quality teaching and learning in line managed faculties, following the academy policy for self-evaluation and review.
- To manage delegated budgets effectively.
- To attend academy leadership meetings as appropriate.
- To engage in the process of appointing new staff including the interview process.
- To participate in duties lunch/break/before and after school.
- Contributing to assemblies.
- Sharing in the management of student disciplinary incidents, making recommendations to the Principal regarding exclusions and facilitating the process of student re-integration.
- To actively participate in the monitoring evaluation and review of teaching and learning in line managed faculties. Managing any capability or disciplinary procedures in line with academy policy, where appropriate.

**Teaching**
- To undertake an appropriate programme of teaching according to the duties of a standard scale teacher.
- To assist in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies.
- To contribute to the academy Improvement Plan and its implementation.
- To attend all appropriate meetings.
- To plan and prepare courses and lessons in line with academy policy.
- To contribute to the whole academy’s planning activities.
- To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the students in the academy.
- To assess record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as required.
- To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
- To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and Enterprise are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students.

**Management of Resources**
- To manage the available resources of space, staff, budget and equipment effectively within the policies and procedures of the academy.

**Qualifications & Experience** Knowledge & Experience**
- Graduate (with a good degree)
- Qualified Teacher
- Minimum of three years at senior leadership level, at least once as a deputy/ Vice Principal
- Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff
- Evidence of leading, supporting and managing others, both individuals and teams, ensuring high quality performance
- Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning
- Good level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive white boards
- Recent experience of involvem