Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour, Culture, Engagement and Attendance
Co-op Academy Failsworth, Manchester, M35 9HAThis job expired on 21 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2025
Closing date
21 February 2025 at 8am
Date listed
10 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 66918 - 73818
Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour, Culture, Engagement and Attendance job summary
Coop Academy Failsworth
Required for an Easter 2025 start. We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Group.
The Assistant Headteacher - Y7 & 8 Behaviour, culture, engagement and whole school attendance will support the strategic leadership of pupil behaviour, culture, engagement and attendance across the academy. The role will be crucial in developing our whole-school culture and ethos, ensuring that pupils at Co-op Academy Failsworth develop strong, positive attitudes which enable them to flourish in the learning environment.
The post-holder will be responsible for the day to day and strategic overview of behaviour in Years 7 and 8. They will support a Head of Year and Assistant Head of Year in both these year groups and be integral part of a larger pastoral team. Additionally, the post holder will assist in the day to day and strategic leadership of attendance across the Academy. The post holder will work alongside an Assistant Headteacher who has overview for behaviour in Year 9,10 and 11. Additionally both Assistant Headteachers work to a Senior Assistant Headteacher with overview of Inclusion, Safeguarding and Attendance.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the post holder must be able to command the respect of staff and students, promoting high standards at all times. They will play a key role in the overall leadership and management of the academy, ensuring that all staff work to support and promote our values and to secure the highest possible outcomes for all our pupils.
Why us?
At Co-op Academy Failsworth, is a fully inclusive, popular and over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive Academy with almost 1500 students on roll. In June 2024 OFSTED rated the school good. We are located 3 miles from Manchester city centre, situated 1 mile from junction 22 of the M60. Our priority is to recruit the very best of staff for our Academy. Our staff enjoy working at our academy and you would be welcome to speak to them about their experience of working at the Academy. The academy is very focused on staff wellbeing.
All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.
Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.
Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.
Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all have equal chances to succeed.
Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.
Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.
Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.
Our Values
Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:
Succeed together
Do what matters most
Be yourself, always
Show you care
So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Benefits include:
Our employee benefits package includes:
● Competitive Salaries and pension schemes
● A superb and comprehensive range of CPD activities to further develop your career
● 11 Day Half Terms
● Centrally planned curriculum
● Responsive teaching
● Investment in 2 hours CPD per week
● Access to counselling services
● Free parking
● Free onsite gym
● Fee flu vaccinations
● You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
● Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
● Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
● Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
● Co-op Funeral care benefit
● Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.
For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk
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.
About Co-op Academy Failsworth
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1441 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Co-op Academy Failsworth website
School location
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