Headteacher – Springhill Primary Academy Full Time

Lichfield, Staffordshire
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

REAch2 Academy Trust is seeking an outstanding senior leader, who is an innovative, responsible and insightful professional, with the passion, drive, and enthusiasm to build on Springhill Primary Academy’s considerable strengths. You will be able to lead, motivate, develop and inspire a school team of staff and governors who are passionately committed to giving pupils a wide range of real-life and enriching experiences, within a culture of highest expectations.

You will demonstrate a clear understanding of what it takes for a school to retain an ‘Good’ judgement and the competency to lead the school to an ‘Outstanding’ outcome. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate your ability to manage, prioritise and organise your workload, to show flexibility and resilience and recognise the need for pastoral care for all members of the community of the school. A commitment to well-being and mental health is essential.

Springhill’s Primary Academy is a thriving school community that provides first class learning and enrichment opportunities for all children right through from Nursery to Year 6.

All of the team at Springhill work towards nurturing independent children who can ‘reach high’ to attain personal and academic goals and who are equipped with lifelong skills for successful futures.

This nurturing approach is achieved by:

• Providing a safe, happy school in which pastoral care is given a high priority by dedicated staff;
• Expecting and promoting the highest standards of behaviour and respect towards one another, reflected in our value of being courteous;
• Giving children an excellent, secure start to their school experience;
• Teaching children how to keep themselves safe and healthy;
• Establishing positive relationships with parents and carers;
• Developing a strong sense of community and pride, with a welcoming “family feel” to the school;

Combined with this nurturing approach, all children at Springhill are encouraged to excel by:

• Striving for the highest possible standards of achievement through the provision of an engaging and enriching creative curriculum, reflected in our value of high-achieving;
• Being inclusive and committed to providing for individual children’s needs;
• Developing ‘go-getters’ who are enthusiastic about their learning;
• Teaching our children to be aspirational about their own futures and preparing them to become responsible global citizens;
• Ensuring that staff are given opportunities to continue their own learning and to share quality practice with other professionals.

Being part of REAch2:

Springhill Primary Academy is part of the REAch2 Multi-Academy Trust, joining in 2014. There are over 60 schools within the Trust, grouped into ten clusters. Springhill sits within Cluster Two and enjoys close collaboration with other schools in the same cluster. Each cluster is led by a Deputy Director of Education.

Being part of that family, you will benefit from the expertise, support and opportunities offered by the largest, primary only multi-academy trust in the country; you will have the freedom to shape Springhill within our guiding principles, to open up opportunities to develop your career; to take care of your wellbeing at work and to enable you to flourish as an individual.

REAch2 will offer you the kind of rewards you can only find in a Trust that is improving the prospects and life chances for thousands of children across the country.

To find out more about the school and REAch2 we strongly advise that you visit our website Spring Hill Academy

To arrange an informal discussion please contact Yateen Bhoola, Deputy Director of Education using