Headteacher - Uplands Junior School

Job description:

Do you lead and empower staff and pupils to achieve high standards?

Is the commitment to driving learning and pupil progress at the heart of everything you do?

If so we would like to hear from you!

L.E.A.D. Academy Trust will be sponsoring Uplands Junior School and we are seeking to recruit a truly inspirational leader, who is dedicated to the development of learning and committed to raising standards. 

After a period of turbulence, the school is in special measures and is currently being led by an Interim Executive Board.  Along with the dedicated support from the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, the school is beginning to make rapid improvements.

Uplands Junior School serves an ethnically diverse inner-city community in Leicester.  The school works hard to foster strong partnerships with its families and wider community.  The pupils at Uplands Junior are highly motivated, well-behaved and keen to achieve; above all they demonstrate excellent attitudes to learning and deserve the very best.

This role would suit a forward-thinking and dynamic school leader who has a successful track record in school improvement and is looking to develop their practice in a collaborative and supportive Trust.

The successful candidate will lead the strategic development of the school and will be an outstanding role model for all.

We are looking for someone who:

• is an outstanding leader with proven experience of accelerating progress and raising standards;
• is an inspirational leader who leads by example;
• has the ability to communicate a clear vision for school improvement;
• has the ability to work successfully with the community;
• has the ability to lead a strategic team.

In return, the successful candidate will:

• be joining a strong and dynamic team of professionals;
• be supported through a comprehensive professional development programme;
• work in a school with high aspirations for all of its pupils and staff;
• be provided with excellent career opportunities;
• be given a highly competitive salary, negotiable according to experience and track record.

This is a superb opportunity to develop and progress professionally and to impact on children’s learning.

Visits to the school are recommended and warmly welcomed.  To arrange a visit please see the Candidate Information Pack.

Please click on the links below:

Candidate Information Pack
Application Form 

Closing Date: Tuesday 19^th April at noon

Interview Dates: 27^th and 28^th April 2016

The L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.