Principal

You will have an inclusive, visible leadership style with a determination and vision to lead the education for all our young people preparing them for their next steps

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced current Headteacher/Principal who is looking for their next challenge or a senior school leader who may be seeking a first Principal role. Ambitions Academies Trust prides itself on supporting and developing its talent. You will be professionally supported in the further development of your skills enabling you to become an outstanding Principal.

**What We Have to Offer**:
A visible and approachable leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
- A strong support network both within the school and across Ambitions Academies Trust.
- All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
- Strong potential for career progression.
- A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
- An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
- AAT Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live._ _
- A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.

**Ambitions Academies Trust (AAT) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AAT secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities**

**Ambitions Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous** **checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS** **checks and an online search**

***High Expectations lead to High Achievers

About Bayside Academy

Bayside Academy is a 300 PAN- pupil school which currently has 253 students. Bayside joined Ambitions Academy Trust in 2018 and educates Boys and Girls aged between 4 and 12. The school was judged as 'Good' in all areas in June 2022: 'Pupils are at the centre of this inclusive and nurturing school'.

At Bayside, we are passionate about learning and strive to instil in our young people a love and excitement for learning that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. This is shown through our mantra ‘High Expectations lead to High Achievers’.

We are situated within, and surrounded by, a beautiful natural environment. There are beaches, marshlands, paths, stunning views and access to a train station all within walking distance of the school. The Academy building was totally refurbished in 2008 and we are lucky to have bright and spacious classrooms together with a significant amount of outdoor space to enhance learning, including a wooded area, school fields, outdoor learning environment and a Multi Use Games Area.

We have a fantastic staff team with a strong commitment to high quality teaching and learning. We believe in the development of the ‘whole child’ as an individual, who will leave our school with the skills and qualities needed to become a responsible global citizen in an ever-changing world.

Our Vision

At Bayside Academy we endeavor to secure outstanding achievement, high standards of social skills and the improved life chances of all our pupils and young people: to 'Empower and Enable'. We guarantee a broad and balanced curriculum that prepares our children and young people for modern Britain.

Bayside Academy has three key objectives:

- Ensure all pupils and young peoples’ achievement is their very best.
- Improving schools by outstanding leadership
- Achieving “operational economies” across Ambitions Academies Trust in terms of “value for money” and organisational resilience.

Bayside Academy works on the principle that:

- “the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.”_

Sir Michael Barber

Our Ethos

Bayside Academy demands high expectations for all. In everything Bayside Academy does, we always refer back to our mantra that encapsulates the belief that Bayside Academy must have outstanding teaching and achievement.

A culture of high expectation leads to the highest achievers as we all thrive to better ourselves. Children and staff are challenged and supported to get the best possible outcomes. Children, with the support of their teacher, set themselves goals and targets which they then challenge themselves to meet.