Assistant Head for Curriculum & Assessment
Hollinwood Academy, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PT42 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Pay Range (L4-L8) - £53,602 - £59,167 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be passionate about working with children and young people with SEND and Autism, offering them a breadth of opportunity and support to reach their destination.
- Have experience in working as a middle or aspiring leader across a school.
- Have knowledge and understanding of autism and how children and young people with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of children.
- Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire children’s learning and development, enhancing progress and raising attainment and achievement for all.
- Have an up to date understanding of the primary National Curriculum, including the Engagement Model, and be able to deliver and adapt learning to meet the needs of children in primary.
- Have experience of curriculum and assessment development within a school and understand how data, benchmarking and progress tracking can impact all groups of learners, ensuring everyone achieves.
- Have a strong commitment to professional development and a drive to become an aspiring senior leader, demonstrating vision and the ability to inspire others in education.
- Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and adapted lessons which meet individual needs.
- Have the ability to foster good relationships with children, young people, staff, parents, carers, other agencies and stakeholders.
- Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.
What the school offers its staff
- The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
- High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
- A commitment to future career development and progression within the Trust
- Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
- Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hollinwood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 292 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hollinwood Academy website
- Email address
- lmillard@newbridgegroup.org
Arranging a visit to Hollinwood Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lmillard@newbridgegroup.org.
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