Vice Principal - Hannah Ball Academy

Overview

Hannah Ball Academy are seeking to appoint enthusiastic professionals, who has high expectations of themselves and their pupils and is committed to improving the lives of our children to join our warm and welcoming team.

Our partnership with The Park Federation Academy Trust means there are a host of professional development opportunities that will further your own skills, knowledge and expertise.

Term time only: Yes

Salary Type: Leadership L8 – L12

Salary details: Salary (actual) £59,167 - £65,286

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Closing date: 17/04/2025 12:00

Interviews to be held: As and when we receive successful applications.

About us

Hannah Ball Academy is a one form entry primary school in the heart of High Wycombe. Our small and friendly school serves a diverse community and offers a broad, balanced and evolving curriculum. We are a reflective and forward thinking school with a hardworking and dedicated team of staff, fantastic children and supportive governing body. We have close links with neighbouring primary schools and we actively encourage shared good practice, with an emphasis on high quality continuing professional development. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational person to join our warm and welcoming team.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take that next step in their career and to demonstrate positive impact on outcomes for children. You will be working within a warm, vibrant and caring school at the heart of its community.
If you are an excellent practitioner, keen to transform children’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.

Our children love their school. It represents a safe, happy and stimulating environment for them. Our school ethos is “Together We Inspire, Aspire and Achieve” and it is integral to the way we organise, work and deliver our curriculum.

For more information about the school and our daily life, please visit our website at [email protected]

About the role

The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the range of duties and the level of responsibility involved.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
● To be responsible and accountable for the progress and attainment of all pupils in their academic learning, especially in Reading, Writing and Mathematics;
● To be responsible for the care and wellbeing of the children;
● To be responsible and accountable for the quality of teaching;
● To be able to identify, drive and secure needed improvements in standards of teaching and learning;
● To ensure the effective and efficient running of the of the academy on a day-to-day basis,
including behaviour management and safeguarding;
● To ensure the learning environment is stimulating, orderly and safe
● To be the figurehead and spokesperson for the school, inter-agency and public events;
● To line manage and performance manage Support Staff;
● To ensure that all academy policies, including performance management, are
implemented;
● To ensure the work of Subject Leaders s is harnessed for the benefit of all the pupils in the department;
● To liaise with staff from other schools and academies when appropriate;
● To liaise with the parents and carers when necessary;
● To account to the Senior Team, Academy Council, Board of Directors, and external
agencies (including Ofsted) for all aspects of provision and performance in the school

General
• Maintain confidentiality in and outside the workplace;
• Support the implementation of academy policies;
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils;
• Be aware of and understand safeguarding protocol and procedures and the importance of taking appropriate action;
• Attend and participate in meetings and training opportunities;
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks/duties as required by The Trust in accordance with the needs of The Trust.

This job description may be reviewed at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary. In addition it may be amended at any time after consultation.

About you

We are looking for an individual who:

• has experience of working within an all-through primary school
• Is a dedicated professional with high expectations and a commitment to school improvements ambitious and determined to succeed and secure positive outcomes for our pupils
• Understands the importance of effective partnerships with students, carers, colleagues and governors
• has outstanding behaviour management skills
• has high levels of drive, energy and integrity
• put the children at the heart of all they do
• is highly motivated and able to demonstrate excellent classroom

For the right candidate, we will offer:

• extensive support and CPD;
• the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
• a welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
• an ambitious and dynamic Senior Leadership Team;
• a dedicated Governing Body;
• supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
• an employee assistance programme (EAP).

Other information

We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application; please contact the school to arrange.

Please visit the school website for an application pack.

We do not accept CV’s.

We strongly encourage you to visit the school to see for yourself the potential that the school could offer you. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 522476

Email: [email protected]

In accordance with the commitment of The Park Federation Academy Trust to follow and adhere to the Department for Education guidance entitled “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, it is the individual’s responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the Academy. A satisfactory DBS check is required for this post.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview