Assistant Principal
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 6LZ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027, or sooner
Closing date
9 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £70,275.00 - £77,676.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Principal job summary
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 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 strong understanding of assessment and a confidence in analysing data and leading staff to effectively use data to drive improvement.
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, learning and assessment.
The ability to lead and model bespoke CPD.
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.
The successful candidate will be a leader who will relish the opportunity to join the Senior Leadership Team in their undertaking to transform a very good Catholic school into a truly great, innovative and life-changing one.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1143 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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
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