‘Ut Vitam Habeant’- ‘that they may lead life to the full’

Christ the King (CTK) is a highly successful and popular Catholic sixth form located on three sites in South East London. We specialise in meeting the needs of sixth form students and have an established track record of excellent examinations success. Our financial status is ‘Outstanding’ and in2023 we were graded as a ‘Good with Outstanding features’ by Ofsted.

You will have whole-college strategic and operational responsibility for our vocational curriculum. As a Senior Post Holder, you will work closely with senior leaders and members of the Board of Governors to ensure provision is best practice, innovative, well planned, coherent and delivered to the same high standard across our two vocational sites. As site Principal of our CTK: Emmanuel site, you will lead a team of dedicated Assistant Principals. You should already be working as a senior leader within an education setting and possess the ambition to progress to the next level.

We have engaged FE Associates to support us in finding an outstanding individual to inspire excellent practice across our college. Contact our lead consultant, by emailing Amanda.Hart@fea.co.uk, to discuss this exciting opportunity before the closing date.

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Our college motto is ‘Ut Vitam Habeant’- ‘that they may lead life to the full’. We want all of our 2,200 students across our three sites (CTK: Emmanuel, CTK: St Mary’s and CTK: Aquinas) to have the fullest life chances they can. Our vision is to be the best provider of sixth form education in South East London. In October 2023, Christ The King Sixth Forms (CTK) was graded as ‘Good with Outstanding features’ by Ofsted. We have a strong reputation locally and nationally and our goal is now to attain an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating overall.

Following the external promotion of our current Deputy Principal of Vocational Curriculum to a position of Principal & CEO, we are now actively seeking a successor to lead our Emmanuel Sixth Form while taking our vocational curriculum to the next level, delivering an excellent student experience.

Our Emmanuel Sixth Form has a focus on vocational excellence and combines the Christian values of a Catholic college with a high-quality curriculum, developed in partnership with employers and universities. Candidates should be committed to supporting and promoting our sixth forms ethos that strives to treat everyone inclusively and recognises the importance of a holistic approach to education in our diverse community. Students are taught in great, modern facilities by specialist teachers with a focus on progressing to university or employment. This is an excellent opportunity to have site responsibility in an ambitious and forward-thinking sixth form college.

To succeed in this role, you will come to us with a demonstrable track record on leading excellent vocational curriculum which delivers strong outcomes and outstanding progression opportunities for learners. You will currently be working in a high-performing school or college as a senior leader reporting into Vice/Deputy Principal or CEO/Principal levels. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated and skilled executive team in the UK’s only three-site sixth form college.

The college has excellent financial health and there has been significant capital investment across our sites over the last 5 years, with £5 million redevelopment in state-of-the-art engineering, nursing, business, science and media facilities.

The successful applicant will have the support of a highly committed and passionate governing body and an enthusiastic and skilled leadership and management team who are equally committed to working together to continue our positive journey.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us in finding the right person for the role. If you think this might be you, we really want to hear from you, please contact, Amanda Hart for an initial conversation to discuss the role before the closing date.

If you decide to pursue your interest further, then we look forward to meeting you soon.