Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Since becoming an academy in September 2009, Kettering Buccleuch Academy has seen many exciting changes. We are an all-through academy catering for students aged 4-18. We moved into our new, purpose-built building in January 2013. The academy continues to go from strength to strength, with happy and motivated staff, a supportive culture and plenty of opportunities for personal growth with our excellent staff CPD offer.
We offer a range of benefits including our wellbeing and workload manifesto, Health Cash Plan, covering healthcare, lifestyle and retail benefits, and an on-site gym which is free for all staff to use. Our pledge to all our academy staff, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support. We offer the best pay in the sector, three extra INSET days for planning, guaranteed personal days, great training for your career, and more.
Kettering Buccleuch Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job Details
Kettering Buccleuch Academy is thriving all-through (4-18) school in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is extremely popular and oversubscribed. Leaders have created an inclusive and caring school environment, with a strong focus on personal development and Education with Character. The Academy benefits from excellent facilities – its sports, technology and performing arts facilities are modern, well equipped and provide fantastic opportunities for talented and creative students in all manner of activities, both within the curriculum and beyond. We believe that Kettering Buccleuch Academy can and should become a truly extraordinary school, which stands as a beacon of excellence in Northamptonshire, for United Learning and for the wider region. We want it to be one of the country’s most admired schools – for depth of scholarship, for sporting, musical and extra-curricular success and for preparing young people for extraordinary success in life. The next Principal will have a vision of that extraordinary school and the ability to achieve it – bringing a track record of excellence in educational practice, in leadership, in motivating and inspiring colleagues and in achieving positive change. They will be committed to the highest standards and expectations for all pupils including and especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Kettering Buccleuch Academy is part of United Learning. We are a big group of schools – with over 60,000 pupils and more than 9,000 staff, we have the strength and capacity to support you educationally and operationally. At the same time, we are values led and base all that we do on good relationships, so you will be joining a big family. We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
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Kettering Buccleuch Academy is thriving all-through (4-18) school in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is extremely popular and oversubscribed. Leaders have created an inclusive and caring school environment, with a strong focus on personal development and Education with Character. The Academy benefits from excellent facilities – its sports, technology and performing arts facilities are modern, well equipped and provide fantastic opportunities for talented and creative students in all manner of activities, both within the curriculum and beyond. We believe that Kettering Buccleuch Academy can and should become a truly extraordinary school, which stands as a beacon of excellence in Northamptonshire, for United Learning and for the wider region. We want it to be one of the country’s most admired schools – for depth of scholarship, for sporting, musical and extra-curricular success and for preparing young people for extraordinary success in life. The next Principal will have a vision of that extraordinary school and the ability to achieve it – bringing a track record of excellence in educational practice, in leadership, in motivating and inspiring colleagues and in achieving positive change. They will be committed to the highest standards and expectations for all pupils including and especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Kettering Buccleuch Academy is part of United Learning. We are a big group of schools – with over 60,000 pupils and more than 9,000 staff, we have the strength and capacity to support you educationally and operationally. At the same time, we are values led and base all that we do on good relationships, so you will be joining a big family. We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
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