Salary:
L13 - L17
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Spring/Summer 2025
Apply by:
20 January 2025 Job overview
Thurston Community College Thurston, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB Tel: 01359 230885 Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org Website: www.thurstoncollege.org Principal: Maéve Taylor BA, NPQH Current Roll: 1480; Years 7-11: 1344; Sixth Form: 136 Permanent Role Assistant Principal: Head of School Full Time Required to start January 2025 Leadership: L13 - L17 The Opportunity? We seek to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Assistant Principal with the ability to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is empowered and inspired to achieve excellence. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational professional to join an open-minded, collegiate, and forward-thinking leadership team. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with the drive and commitment to effect change for individual students and promote the highest standards for all. You will be resilient and dynamic with high expectations, a can-do attitude, and the ability to inspire both staff and students. Passionate about pastoral support, you will lead a team dedicated to developing our culture through ensuring our students in KS4: Have positive attitudes to learning, behave respectfully and maintain good attendance; Have opportunities for personal development, underpinned by making healthy choices, becoming good citizens and being prepared to thrive in an ever-changing and diverse world; Are successful and make good progress. We would welcome applications from existing Assistant Principals/Assistant Headteachers wanting to further their career in a larger school, as well as those from talented and ambitious Middle Leaders looking to take a step up into senior leadership. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who has the energy to make a difference, to join a newly formed leadership team who have the shared ambition and drive to ensure that Thurston Community College is a place where all students and staff thrive and succeed. Who are we? Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students in Years 7 to 11, is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke campus for students in Year 12 and Year 13 to study. Our purpose is simple; to
inspire
a love of learning,
empower
our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to
achieve
excellence in all aspects of school life. We require a Senior Leader who has: A proven track record in their current role, evidenced by strong student outcomes; The ability to lead effectively, but also someone who is a team player; A strategic vision and proven ability to make things happen and effect positive change; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; High-quality organisational and management skills; Personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and challenge others. In return we will provide: An opportunity to help shape the future of the school using your skills and talents to make our vision a reality; Opportunities to develop both professionally and personally; An experience that will develop your leadership skills and pathway to future promotion to a more senior position. We offer the opportunity to: Work with a dedicated staff who work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students including a team who provide administrative, pastoral, and wellbeing support specifically for students in Key Stage 4; Join a talented Senior Leadership team with a shared vision and the energy and drive to bring about change; Benefit from ongoing Professional Development, including NPQ courses to support this role and future career aspirations; Make a difference to our talented and creative students; Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme; Enjoy a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London. If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff; we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@thurstoncollege.org. Tours for prospective candidates, with the Principal or a member of the Senior Leadership Team, are available upon request. Applications should be completed electronically and returned to recruitment@thurstoncollege.org Deadline: Midday Monday 20 January 2025 Interviews: W/C Monday 27 January 2025 Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
About Thurston Community College
Thurston Community College Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB United Kingdom +44 1359 230885 Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school with a successful sixth form. 2024 is an exciting time to join us as we have appointed a new Principal and the school had its Ofsted judgement confirmed as “Good”. We want all of our staff and students to be proud to work and study here and demonstrate our core values of PRIDE: progress, respect, integrity, determination and empathy. There is an excellent programme of induction and support for newly appointed staff and you can be assured of a warm welcome from colleagues across the school. Thurston Community College enjoys a rural location just off the A14 and convenient road and rail links to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. We are a school that boasts a strong sense of community and prides itself on its culture of high expectations and values. The well-being and education of every young person is fundamental to us. We work hard to provide a safe and happy environment within which every student can grow and achieve personal, social and academic success. We are proud of our inclusive approach and strive to ensure learning is enjoyable and seen as a lifelong process. Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our college community with the knowledge and skills to help students make meaningful choices and achieve excellence in all aspects of school life and contribute positively to the world in which we live. Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments to all posts are subject to the relevant enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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L13 - L17
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Spring/Summer 2025
Apply by:
20 January 2025 Job overview
Thurston Community College Thurston, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB Tel: 01359 230885 Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org Website: www.thurstoncollege.org Principal: Maéve Taylor BA, NPQH Current Roll: 1480; Years 7-11: 1344; Sixth Form: 136 Permanent Role Assistant Principal: Head of School Full Time Required to start January 2025 Leadership: L13 - L17 The Opportunity? We seek to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Assistant Principal with the ability to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is empowered and inspired to achieve excellence. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational professional to join an open-minded, collegiate, and forward-thinking leadership team. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with the drive and commitment to effect change for individual students and promote the highest standards for all. You will be resilient and dynamic with high expectations, a can-do attitude, and the ability to inspire both staff and students. Passionate about pastoral support, you will lead a team dedicated to developing our culture through ensuring our students in KS4: Have positive attitudes to learning, behave respectfully and maintain good attendance; Have opportunities for personal development, underpinned by making healthy choices, becoming good citizens and being prepared to thrive in an ever-changing and diverse world; Are successful and make good progress. We would welcome applications from existing Assistant Principals/Assistant Headteachers wanting to further their career in a larger school, as well as those from talented and ambitious Middle Leaders looking to take a step up into senior leadership. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who has the energy to make a difference, to join a newly formed leadership team who have the shared ambition and drive to ensure that Thurston Community College is a place where all students and staff thrive and succeed. Who are we? Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students in Years 7 to 11, is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke campus for students in Year 12 and Year 13 to study. Our purpose is simple; to
inspire
a love of learning,
empower
our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to
achieve
excellence in all aspects of school life. We require a Senior Leader who has: A proven track record in their current role, evidenced by strong student outcomes; The ability to lead effectively, but also someone who is a team player; A strategic vision and proven ability to make things happen and effect positive change; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; High-quality organisational and management skills; Personal qualities to inspire, motivate, support and challenge others. In return we will provide: An opportunity to help shape the future of the school using your skills and talents to make our vision a reality; Opportunities to develop both professionally and personally; An experience that will develop your leadership skills and pathway to future promotion to a more senior position. We offer the opportunity to: Work with a dedicated staff who work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students including a team who provide administrative, pastoral, and wellbeing support specifically for students in Key Stage 4; Join a talented Senior Leadership team with a shared vision and the energy and drive to bring about change; Benefit from ongoing Professional Development, including NPQ courses to support this role and future career aspirations; Make a difference to our talented and creative students; Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme; Enjoy a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London. If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff; we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@thurstoncollege.org. Tours for prospective candidates, with the Principal or a member of the Senior Leadership Team, are available upon request. Applications should be completed electronically and returned to recruitment@thurstoncollege.org Deadline: Midday Monday 20 January 2025 Interviews: W/C Monday 27 January 2025 Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).
About Thurston Community College
Thurston Community College Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP31 3PB United Kingdom +44 1359 230885 Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school with a successful sixth form. 2024 is an exciting time to join us as we have appointed a new Principal and the school had its Ofsted judgement confirmed as “Good”. We want all of our staff and students to be proud to work and study here and demonstrate our core values of PRIDE: progress, respect, integrity, determination and empathy. There is an excellent programme of induction and support for newly appointed staff and you can be assured of a warm welcome from colleagues across the school. Thurston Community College enjoys a rural location just off the A14 and convenient road and rail links to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich. We are a school that boasts a strong sense of community and prides itself on its culture of high expectations and values. The well-being and education of every young person is fundamental to us. We work hard to provide a safe and happy environment within which every student can grow and achieve personal, social and academic success. We are proud of our inclusive approach and strive to ensure learning is enjoyable and seen as a lifelong process. Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our college community with the knowledge and skills to help students make meaningful choices and achieve excellence in all aspects of school life and contribute positively to the world in which we live. Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments to all posts are subject to the relevant enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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