Person Specification - Principal Shenley Court Academy

Essential	Desirable
Qualification: • Qualified teacher status	Qualification: • Further relevant professional studies • Relevant degree • NPQH or working towards it
Experience: • Experience of senior school leadership in a challenging urban environment • A proven track record of providing vision and leading change and effective improvement strategies to raise standards for students of all abilities • Use of innovative approaches to the development of teaching and learning, including assessment for learning • Successful management of school self-evaluation and Ofsted processes • Leadership in staff professional development • Leadership in pastoral/student personal development • Successful partnership working with other schools, relevant service agencies and stakeholders • Successfully experience of human and financial resource management	Experience: • Management experience in more than one school (as a Headteacher, Deputy Head or Vice Principal) • Working with a school in challenging circumstances • An understanding of the Academy specialism/s • Experience of working in a specialist school • Experience of leading capital projects
Knowledge, skills & abilities: • Demonstrable ability to manage the process of change effectively • Thorough knowledge and understanding of national priorities, current curriculum developments and an ability to design and implement an innovative curriculum based on students’ needs • In depth knowledge of best practice in teaching and learning, including the use of the latest technologies, to support student achievement • Ability to plan strategically and to monitor, evaluate and review all aspects of the academy • Demonstrate an understanding and application of school improvement and school effectiveness principles and best practice • Demonstrable ability to lead, motivate, develop and inspire staff and to encourage student involvement • Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of performance management for all staff • Ability to analyse and interpret student data and set challenging but realistic performance targets • Ability to develop an ethos and structure for managing behaviour which enables students to achieve their potential • Ability to work effectively as part of the academy team and with governors, trustees, students, parents/carers, stakeholders and partners beyond the education sector • Ability to build the commitment of all stakeholders to the vision and ideals of the sponsor and governors • Ability to work effectively with members of the local community in developing the academy as a community resource	Knowledge, skills & abilities: • An understanding of issues related to schools in challenging circumstances • Demonstrable experience of effective collaboration with other education providers and agencies, including cross-phase partners • Experience of effective implementation and use of Information Technology to innovate teaching and learning
Equality issues: • Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality issues and legislation • Ability to integrate equality policies into service delivery and employment practices • Demonstrable commitment to equality of opportunity, inclusive education and the Every Child Matters agenda • Understanding of multicultural issues in the context of secondary education • Ability to develop an appropriate environment which ensures the safety of all users of the academy	Equality issues:
Other requirements: • Resilience, the ability to work under pressure and able to meet deadlines • Ability to think strategically, creatively and to prioritise • Excellent communication (including written, oral and presentation skills) and interpersonal skills • Ability to proactively engage a network of external relationships and networks • Willing to learn from others and to both seek and take advice • A commitment to the Edutrust vision, values, aims and objectives of its academies programme	Other requirements: • A commitment to the national academies programme

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