Principal

**Star Salford Academy**
Salford

**Salary**:

£83,081 to £103,578 per annum

**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:

Wednesday, 01 January 2025
1 October 2024

**Job overview**:
Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver inspirational leadership to school staff and young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, becoming a Star leader might just be the best career move you ever make.

**About Star Salford Academy**

**Star Salford Academy**

***is a 5-form entry mixed secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds, which opened in September 2023. Like all Star schools, Star Salford Academy has a leadership specialism.

We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

During its opening year, the school admitted an intake of 150 pupils in Year 7. We will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year.

**Who we’re looking for**

We are looking for an exceptional Principal to lead us on our journey of sustained excellence.

We want to hear from ambitious, talented senior leaders and established Principals who will bring inspirational leadership to our school. You will be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate both pupils and peers.

With substantial leadership experience as a Principal or Deputy, you will lead an approach that sees every challenge as an opportunity to continually improve standards of education and to foster an outstanding learning environment. As a Star leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education.

**You will have**:

- A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status
- Substantial experience of senior leadership and management within and across school settings
- The ability to create, and secure commitment to, a clear vision for an effective and high achieving school
- A strong commitment to our STAR values.

**About Star Academies**

**Star Academies**

is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our
**STAR values**

embody what we believe is needed to succeed.
Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre,
**Star Institute**
- With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.
We can also offer you a range of
**rewards and benefits**

, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

**Find out more**
Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact Natasha Lewis on **0330 313 9156** or
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**Key Dates**

**Closing Date**: Tuesday, 01 October 2024 at midnight.

**Assessment Centre Date**:Friday, 11 October 2024.

**Proposed Start Date**:Wednesday, 01 January 2025.

**Our Commitment**
- We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination._

**Attached documents**:

- Applicant Info Pack
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**About **Star Salford Academy**:
**Star Salford Academy**
- 124 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Manchester
M28 0BB
United Kingdom
+44 330 313 9900
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Star Salford Academy will be a five-form entry, 750 place, 11-16 secondary school in Little Hulton. The school will open in September 2023.

During its opening year, the school will admit an intake of 150 pupils in Year 7. The school will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year.

Like all Star schools, Star Salford Academy will have a leadership specialism. We will provide a knowledge-based