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Assistant Headteacher/ Lead Professional for Teaching and Learning

Co-op Academy Nightingale, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7AX

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• Start date details

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• Closing date

  8 January 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 December 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time and Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L6-L10 | £50 368-£55 633 plus amazing benefits

What skills and experience we're looking for

Co-op Academy Nightingale a large primary school situated in East Leeds and forms part of the Co-op Academies

Trust. Nightingale Is an inspiring place to work and learn and, as part of the Co-op Academies Trust, aims to secure

excellence in all aspects of its work.

We are currently seeking to appoint a talented and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to lead on the development of

teaching and learning across the Academy. Someone who has excellent classroom practice and a strong

understanding of the curriculum throughout the primary phase and who can secure high levels of engagement and

progress for all pupils. The right candidate would need to be driven, have a positive mindset to change and

improvement and a resilient approach to supporting staff. This is a key role within our Senior Leadership Team at

Nightingale; a fantastic opportunity for someone with drive, enthusiasm and high aspirations to work in partnership

with the Executive head teacher and head of school to make a real difference to our Academy and young people. You

will lead by example and inspire and develop others, building on our many successes and driving forward Academy

improvement.

With this in mind, we are seeking to appoint an ambitious and engaging Assistant Headteacher; someone who can

help shape and deliver a shared vision for the future and who will take an effective lead on Teaching and Learning

and ECT development across the Academy ensuring an inclusive environment where no pupil is left behind and all

pupils have the support and challenge to be the best they can be. You will support the SLT to ensure effective

teaching and learning is consistently delivered across the Academy as well as manage effective inclusion of all pupils

across the Academy.

You must be able to:

● Demonstrate excellent classroom practice.

● Drive standards in teaching and learning.

● develop excellent provision for our wonderful pupils and their families

● lead and develop our committed staff team

● work effectively with governors, Trust colleagues and other partners

● be highly motivated, enthusiastic, skilled and solution focused

● have a good track record of raising standards and leadership

● be committed to ensuring quality safeguarding provision across the Academy.

● be an exceptional leader and be able to get the best out of others

● drive school improvement, relishing the challenge of creating our future

● lead on maintaining excellent standards in the Quality of Education and welfare of all

● live the Co-op values

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our ‘Good’ school (Ofsted 2022) joining a highly motivated and forward-

thinking staff team and contributing to our next level of successful development.

We welcome interest from all colleagues looking to further develop their careers

So, if you’re a committed educationalist, understand school improvement and with a belief in the power of co-

operation to achieve great things - please get in touch with us.

What the school offers its staff

Perks

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success. Whether they benefit

your finances, your wellbeing, or your family, in or outside work. From career progression and working and making a

difference within your local community, to a whole range of financial discounts and benefits, working at Co-op

Academies Trust isn’t just your standard job, what you do here, really counts.

Financial

We offer competitive salaries and pension schemes as well as travel season ticket loans, 24-hour access to free

money support, and for colleagues who want to save or need help managing debt we have savings and loan products

which can be deducted from your pay.

Health

We want you to stay happy and healthy. So as a teaching colleague you’ll get the school holiday period off work. And

even better, we offer a free flu vaccine, cycle to work scheme; 24-hour access to free health and wellbeing support

and discounted gym membership at a number of popular gyms

Discounts

We offer a 10% discount on Co-op Food plus discounts on legal services and funeral plans. You’ll also get access to

Co-operative Flexible Benefits and MyActiveDiscounts, giving you discounts and offers from well-known brands on

things like shopping, travel, eating out, theatre tickets and broadband.

Further details about the role

Contact

If you fancy an informal chat about the role and the academy, please get in touch via email –

beverley.blanchfield@coopacademies.co.uk .

It is highly recommended that you come and visit the school and you can arrange this by emailing sharon.pritchard

School business manager sharon.pritchard@coopacademies.co.uk

.

Completed applications should be submitted to Sharon Pritchard Academy Business manager on

sharon.pritchard@coopacademies.co.uk

Co-op Academy Nightingale is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff

and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure

and Barring Service and a medical declaration.

“Co-op Academies Trust, as an aware employer, is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children

and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction

procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf”.

Commitment to safeguarding

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to Co-operative values and principles.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant Head_ teaching and learning job description and job specification (1) (2).pdf - 480 KB (opens in new tab)

About Co-op Academy Nightingale

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 399 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Nightingale website
• Email address: sharon.pritchard@coopacademies.co.uk
• Phone number: 01132359164
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-nightingale

Co-op Academy Nightingale is an inspiring place to work and learn, as part of the Co-op
Academies Trust, Nightingale aims to secure excellence in all aspects of its work. It is one
of thirty schools in the Trust, and one of thirteen in West Yorkshire. All schools in the Trust
demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperative values and principles. It is therefore
vital that applicants are willing to fully embrace these, embedding them into the learning
experiences for pupils and using them to drive up academic standards further. The Trust
is a successful and highly collaborative partnership of schools committed to raising the
educational ambitions of the communities it serves.

Arranging a visit to Co-op Academy Nightingale

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sharon.pritchard@coopacademies.co.uk.

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