Assistant Principal

Outwood Academy Portland, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 2SF

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  27 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8 to L12 (£52,659 to £58,105)
• Pay scale: L8 to L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

Outwood Academy Portland seeks applications from outstanding leaders with integrity, imagination and energy for this rewarding role. This is a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic, driven professionals within our academy.

The role of Assistant Principal is to provide proactive support to the Principal, Vice Principal and Governors to ensure that the leadership and management of the Academy operate at the most effective level possible. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, driven colleague. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘students first’.

We are seeking candidates who can realise the highest possible quality of leadership to support our educational vision. Your strong leadership and ability to provide effective support to colleagues will enable the organisation to achieve the best possible outcomes for all of our students.

In return for drive and commitment, we will offer an excellent package of professional development opportunities and expect the successful candidate to support this ambition and have aspirations to secure senior leadership at the highest of levels.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust provides a high-quality learning and cultural environment that inspires and motivates children. Whether you are ambitious for progression or determined to be an outstanding classroom teacher, Outwood Academy Portland is the place for you. Leadership development, succession planning and capacity building are major priorities for the Trust as this enables us to facilitate rapid progression for those who want to advance either in the classroom or at a leadership level. You will be well supported by an experienced team of teachers and Directors as you work to raise attainment levels and offer an engaging curriculum experience.

A visit to our school is encouraged and we invite you to contact hr@portland.outwood.com to arrange this.

What the school offers its staff

The Academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools, which affords opportunities for staff to work and progress across several schools if desired. All staff are guaranteed a minimum of two hours CPD per week and a further comprehensive programme of professional development is provided through our own network of teaching schools. Our Executive Director for Maths, Kathryn Greenhalgh, leads Yorkshire and the Humber Maths Hub. This, as well as her work with the DfE, means that OGAT maths departments are helping to inform the development and mould the landscape of mathematics both regionally and nationally.

We have a great training package for teachers new to the Trust from ECTs through to HODs which includes: Teaching for Understanding; Open Classroom events; Maths Matters; TSST; Reasoning at KS3; weekly professional development time and further programmes free through the Outwood Institute of Education. We invest in you so you invest in our students.

Outwood Academy Portlandplaces students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. We believe that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of securing student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences.

We are proud that Outwood Academy Portland is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and we are delighted to be based in the large friendly town of Worksop, near Sheffield and Nottingham. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

Further details about the role

OGAT are proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting it’s North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today.

You can find out more about the NIoT and the programmes we offer, which have been designed to fit around the pressures of school life, by following us on twitter: @NatInstTeaching

Commitment to safeguarding

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

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About Outwood Academy Portland

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1621 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Outwood Academy Portland website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@portland.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-portland (opens in new tab)

We are proud that Outwood Academy Portland is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and we are delighted to be based in the large friendly town of Worksop, near Sheffield and Nottingham. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2012 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives. OGAT are proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting it’s North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today. You can find out more about the NIoT and the programmes we offer, which have been designed to fit around the pressures of school life, follow us on twitter: @NatInstTeaching

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