Assistant Principal
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6LZ8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12 - L16
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will demonstrate: -
- A clear vision and understanding of Catholic education.
- The ability to plan strategically, implement change effectively and evaluate with precision in order to deliver the school’s vision, ethos, priorities and targets.
- A deep understanding of what constitutes effective knowledge-centred learning and experience of being an excellent classroom practitioner.
- A thorough understanding of the role of research-based evidence, particularly with regard to teaching and learning.
- The ability to lead and model bespoke CPD, especially in relation to teaching and learning pedagogical approaches.
- A strong understanding of assessment and a confidence in analysing data and leading staff to effectively use data.
- Evidence of the positive impact of their leadership experience.
- The inclination to remain positive and solution focused.
- High expectations and aspirations for young people, colleagues and parents.
- The commitment to continuous improvement of people and systems.
- A commitment to ensuring a safeguarding culture.
- The skills to work successfully as a team member establishing effective working relationships and flexible working practices.
- Experience of following direction, showing initiative and working in collaboration with colleagues, parents, pupils and the school community.
What the school offers its staff
The Board of Directors of the Newman Catholic Collegiate invites applications for the post of Assistant Principal at St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent.
This is a vital position in our successful secondary school, one which offers an exciting opportunity to grow the role and contribute significantly to the long-term improvement of the school. Applicants must have exceptional leadership and management skills, be an outstanding classroom practitioner and have the interpersonal skills to drive an ethos of continual improvement towards and beyond excellent personal welfare, spiritual development and academic learning.
The successful candidate will be a leader who will relish the opportunity to join the Senior Leadership Team in their undertaking to transform a good Catholic school into a truly great, innovative and life-changing one.
For further details, please contact: Mrs S Bennion
Email address: sbennion@smwca.org.uk
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees to share this commitment. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Candidates are welcome and encouraged to visit the school by prior arrangement. Application packs are available from Mrs C Hollins: chollins@smwca.org.uk or from the school website https://www.stmargaretward.co.uk/
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare
of children and young people and expects all of its employees
to share this commitment. This post is subject to the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment
Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission
for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring
Service to check for any previous convictions
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to chollins@smwca.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1162 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy website
- Email address
- chollins@smwca.org.uk
St Margaret Ward is a happy, popular, oversubscribed 11-18
academy with an impressive record of success, acknowledged in
our inspection in September 2021 (full report on school/Ofsted
website).
We are extremely proud of our enthusiastic and ambitious staff
who are committed to helping our students become the very best
they can be and, as such, the Academy Directors are seeking an ambitious and dedicated individual who can help us in our mission
Arranging a visit to St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chollins@smwca.org.uk.
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