Principal Designate Application Pack

Learning to work….for work….at work

Welcome to

Logic Studio School

The Studio School is a new concept in education, which seeks to address the growing gap between the skills and knowledge that young people require to succeed, and those that the current education system provides. Studio Schools pioneer a bold new approach to learning which includes teaching through enterprise projects and real work. This approach ensures students' learning is rooted in the real world and helps them to develop the skills they need to flourish in life. For detailed information, please read the Studio Schools Brochure. www.studioschooltrust.org

Logic Studio SchoolPrincipal Designate (ISR: £65,557 - £73,700) Full capacity 300 students across Years 10 to 13

The Directors of Feltham Community College (to be Tudor Park Multi Academy Trust) are seeking to appoint a Principal Designate to take up a full time position from September 2015 in advance of the school’s opening in September 2016.

Candidates should be aware that the full and final Funding Agreement is yet to be secured with the Secretary of State.

The Studio School is a new concept in education, which seeks to address the growing gap between the skills and knowledge that young people require to succeed, and those that the current education system provides (www.studioschooltrust.org)

Logic Studio School will offer a unique educational and business partnership specialising in Computing Technologies and International Logistics. LSS will enhance the educational provision on offer in Hounslow for 14 to 19 year olds; LSS will be ambitious for its students and truly focussed on determining their future success. Crucially, students will spend a significant portion of their time in real work which goes far beyond work related learning or work experience. Logic will to do things differently and give students what they need: specialised workplace skills, high levels of business literacy and numeracy and a readiness to enter industries that need them.

We are delighted to continue the strong work we have already established with our two key business partners, DHL and Gaia Technologies.

The position of Principal Designate presents a unique opportunity to influence the design of Logic Studio School’s learning environment, curriculum and organisation.

The successful candidate will provide inspirational and dynamic leadership to ensure that Logic Studio School offers the highest quality education with the most successful outcomes, and be innovative in creating an aspirational curriculum offer building on the CREATE framework using our key business partnerships.

The Principal Designate will be responsible for providing outstanding leadership to LSS, promoting its ethos and realising the directors’ shared vision. They will be responsible to the Executive Head of the Trust and to the Local Governing Body of LSS.

The application form and recruitment pack can be downloaded from the vacancies section on www.felthamcc.org. The Application form and accompanying supporting statement should be returned to penny.davies@felthamcc.org. The supporting statement should be max. 2 sides of A4 and should address the Person Specification.

For further information please contact - victoria.eadie@felthamcc.org (Headteacher Feltham Community College). Please visit the current website www.logicstudioschool.org

Principal Designate Logic Studio SchoolResponsible to: Executive Head and Local Governing Body of LSS

Line ManagementThe Principal will Line Manage the Vice Principal and the subject specialist coaches at LSS.

H/She will be responsible for overseeing the shared Multi Academy staff when they are working at LSS.

Main PurposeTo provide inspirational and dynamic leadership of LSS to ensure that it offers the highest quality education with the most successful outcomes. To be innovative in creating an aspirational curriculum offer that realises the ambition of LSS to deliver learning that builds on the CREATE framework using LSS’s key business partnerships. A total commitment to the vision and ethos of LSS and the drive to deliver excellence for all stakeholders, building strong partnerships that create lasting opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership and Management To promote an ethos of high achievement and performance of all staff and students

involved in LSS. To advise the Directors of Tudor Park Multi Academy Trust in their determination of

the educational character and mission of the Studio School. To be responsible for implementing the policies and decisions of the Directors in line

with legislative requirements. To report fully to the Local Governing Body on all measured outcomes for LSS. To promote the vision and ethos of LSS and ensure outstanding communication with

all sponsors, stakeholders and wider community. To directly line manage the work of the Vice Principal and Specialist Subject

Coaches, setting targets and encouraging continuous professional development and a passion for teaching and learning.

Ensure the application of performance management processes, which promote transparency and accountability and high standards of success.

Develop a safe and healthy working and learning environment for all staff and students.

Lead on the implementation of the project development plans, the CommunityCommon Room Learning; building in challenge and stretch in order to achieve successful outcomes

Maintain up to date knowledge of national and regional policy and work with stakeholders to interpret and respond effectively to the external environment.

Lead the development and implementation of robust quality assurance processes and systems

Teaching and Learning

Lead the development of a unique and innovative curriculum designed to develop logical thinking, good communication and numeracy, technical expertise and transferable employability skills.

To promote and maintain a welcoming learning environment, which is accessible and supportive in providing high-quality learning students, coaches and business partners.

Create an environment that excites learning and continuous improvement. Lead on the continuous improvements in high standards in teaching and learning Adopt best practice in the development of technology enhanced learning especially

3D learning. Develop effective relationships with all students and be an outstanding role model.

Employer and Stakeholder Partnerships To continue to grow strong sustainable and interesting relationships with LSS’s Key

Business Partners. Create innovative models of delivery alongside Key Business Partners, which will

lead to a relevant and exciting curriculum offer for all students. Work with Key Business Partners to integrate and promote employability and

entrepreneurial skills Work with Key Business Partners to develop a curriculum offer which meets their

needs for skills and future proofs workforce development Computing Technologies and International Logistics.

Finance and Resources Effectively manage all financial resources allocated to LSS. To be accountable alongside the Local Governing Body for ensuring that any funds

allocated to LSS from relevant authorities are used only for the purpose for which they are given, and in accordance with the provisions of financial memorandum.

Promote and manage risk effectively. Promote and ensure sustainability and value for money. Manage effectively all corporate resources. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as the Local Governing

Board and Executive Principal determine, in consultation with the post-holder, to ensure the continued success of LSS.

This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed.

This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder.

All staff members are required to participate in the school’s Performance Management.

Principal Designate Logic Studio School

Person Specification The following will be used as part of the selection process at interview. As they will form an essential part of the selection process, candidates must ensure that provide, at application stage, a supporting letter to demonstrate evidence or examples of their proven experience against the criteria

Qualifications Essential

Desirable

Teaching qualification XEvidence of continuing Professional Development suitable for Principal Role

X

2:1 or better BA Hons Degree XExperience / CompetenceSuccessful track record of senior leadership in the secondary sector XManaging, developing, inspiring and motivating staff to achieve challenging targets and common goals

X

Effective budget and resource management with knowledge and understanding of Sixth Form Funding

X

Writing and presenting Board/Governor reports XManaging teaching and learning leading to the achievement of excellent results

X

Strategic and innovative curriculum development XSubstantial experience as an outstanding classroom practitioner XThe ability to analyse and present data and information coherently XExcellent written and oral skills XBuilding and sustaining effective and successful working relationships with partner organisations and external stakeholders

X

Leading quality assurance and self-assessment in the secondary or FE sector XLeading whole school or college initiatives to successful outcomes XKnowledge and UnderstandingCurrent educational policy and developments in 14-19 education XThe Studio School curriculum framework XThe new OFSTED framework XSafeguarding and Child Protection XWork related personal requirementsPersonal impact and presence XAdaptability to changing circumstance and new ideas XGood negotiation and diplomacy skills XAn ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines XThe skill to grasp and communicate a complex vision in simple and easily understood terms to a variety of audiences

X

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people

X

A strong sense of accountability for fulfilling the requirements of this post on an ongoing basis

X

Information about Logic Studio SchoolLogic Studio School will offer a unique educational and business partnership specialising in Computing Technologies and International Logistics; a joined up approach to education which just makes sense and a provision which is ambitious for our students and their future. Young people enjoying learning, equipped with the necessary skills, a clear idea of where they are going and what success feels like is fundamental if we are to change their lives.

Logic Studio School (LSS) will open its doors to students aged 14- 19 in September 2016. LSS will offer a combination of rigorous academic qualifications where the outcomes are made explicit through real-life structured work experiences, combined with a small school approach, which personalises learning, will ensure students achieve excellence. LSS will aim to do things differently, to revolutionise educational provision by giving students what they need: specialised skills, high levels of business literacy and numeracy and a readiness to enter industries that need them.

Logic Studio School will sit in a multi-academy trust alongside Feltham Community College and has the following clear and deliverable vision:

sustainable partnerships with local employers to enrich the learning experience and develop a strong work ethic

a curriculum that is relevant and engaging to prepare our students for today, tomorrow and the future

cutting edge technologies to acquire knowledge, deepen understanding and enhance teaching for learning

risk taking, supporting students to learn from their mistakes and develop resilience, developing the skills required by employers

aspiration for all students to progress successfully from LSS into employment with career prospects, or further education.

The rationale for LSS’s establishment is clearly linked to the local economy. The importance of Heathrow as a hub for business in Hounslow is clearly evidenced as is the significant growth in the IT industry in the local area, which is hampered by the lack of an appropriately skilled workforce.

Our business partners are keen to support LSS, to grow new talent and to shape their future workforce. LSS will ensure that relationships with our business partners are sustainable and organic, with advantages for both sides. Crucially, students will spend a significant portion of their time in real work which goes far beyond work related learning or work experience offered by schools in the area.

In Years 10 and 11, students will have an equivalent of one day of work experience per fortnight. This opportunity will be created in the first instance by our business partners, Gaia Technologies, DHL and Tudor Park Enterprises who will manage and support a range of in-house ‘workfloors’, allowing students to develop their skills in a supported training environment.

Post-16, students will build on their various ‘workfloor’ experiences and participate in the equivalent of two days of real work each week for which they may be remunerated. As a result students will gain a real understanding of how businesses work and the skills that are required in order to succeed in this environment

The organisational structure of LSS will reflect the unique approach to the delivery of the curriculum. At its heart is the insight that project based learning can better suit the needs of many young people in our catchment area. This is perhaps best encapsulated by our innovative Community Common Room which uses locally orientated projects to engage young people with their community. The proposed staffing structure reflects this approach, with staff facilitating students’ learning rather than passing on knowledge as they would in a traditional school. Instead of teachers, we will have learning coaches and class sizes will be small. In addition every student will be assigned a personal coach who will meet them weekly for an individual one to one session to review progress and monitor their personal learning programmes. Personal coaches will assist students in linking together all aspects of life, including their work programmes, to ensure that their time at LSS is optimised and that they exceed expectations, reaching their goals. Each day there will be a PREP session where students ‘Proactively - Recap, Revise and Prepare’. Students will reflect on completed work, identify any gaps in learning, save examples of their very best work in their digital portfolio and prepare for the next day's lessons.

The Curriculum at Logic Studio SchoolPre-16 - The curriculum will offer full access to the ‘Progress 8’ suite, with a particular emphasis on English and Maths at Grade C or above. Moored around this academic core there will be individual pathways enriching the learning opportunities for every student, maximising buy-in and therefore success. The approach to teaching for learning will be unique and exciting, using every opportunity to learn through themed projects and innovative 3D technology. The importance of the core will be recognised through a distinct timetable allocation as follows: English (5 lessons of 50 minutes), Mathematics (5 lessons of 50 minutes per week), Science Dual Award (6 lessons of 50 minutes per week). Ample time will be allocated to the specialism of LSS and the 3 option choices will each have 4 lessons per week. For those following the English Baccalaureate route Spanish can be chosen alongside a Humanities qualification. In addition all students will take a Business Administration qualification. This will be delivered through the innovative CCR, in order to ensure that students are fully prepared for the standards expected in their multi-disciplinary project work and ‘workfloor’ training. Similar arrangements will be made for students joining at age 16 where appropriate.

The specialised option subjects will be in business and computing technologies. Statutory requirements in terms of R.E and P.E will be met through PREP, PBL and Committee time. Every student will have a timetabled ‘Coaching’ period, addressing literacy and numeracy skills and building their general knowledge. Teaching for learning strategies will support students to become proactive and independent learners best prepared for the academic rigour of the new GCSEs and terminal examinations.

Post 16- It is anticipated that most will want to build on their achievements in one of the specialisms by opting for subsidiary diplomas, diploma, or extended diploma courses. LSS will also facilitate access to a range of more traditional AS and A2 options, which will be delivered in consortium with FCC Sixth Form. Ample CPD and Inset time will be allotted to staff from FCC to ensure a consistency in delivery and recognition of LSS teaching for learning principles. LSS’s commitment to small class sizes will be ensured by the Executive Headteacher and Principal.

All post-16 students will have a unique offer. They will each have access to personalised coaching and will complete the equivalent of twelve hours of work placements each week. Teaching will mirror that of universities, students will be expected to drive their own learning and ultimately consult with the learning coach rather than rely on them. This will be facilitated through a timetable which requires students to prepare materials in advance of their lessons in independent study sessions.