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Assistant Principal

Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA

This job expired on 16 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  16 January 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 December 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L10-L14

Assistant Principal job summary

Cottenham Village College has an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Principal to join their team!

We are excited by the opportunity to appoint a new Assistant Principal, who will join a dedicated, well-motivated and highly-collaborative senior leadership team. We seek to recruit a talented, committed, and inspiring teacher and leader who will assist the Principal in the strategic and operational management, development, and leadership of Cottenham Village College.

It is our vision to develop a school with:

Excellent outcomes for all students
A calm, friendly and purposeful learning environment for all
A staff culture with professional growth, CPD and wellbeing central to all we do.

We are expanding our team to help ensure we continue to maintain the high standards that have been achieved so far. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner who has a record of leading significant improvement. This role will suit an ambitious middle leader or a current senior leader looking for a new experience. We are looking to appoint the right member to our team and therefore we will consider strong applications from all fields which include clear signposting to the strategic areas they would like to influence.

The exact responsibilities of the post holder will depend on the experience and expertise of the successful candidate but could include:

Line managing one or more subject or pastoral areas in the school
Leading development of student culture and ethos
Leading attendance and safeguarding
Supporting school improvement of teaching and learning

Working with the support of other senior leaders and with the pastoral team, you will contribute strategically to helping ensure that all pupils at Cottenham Village College are happy, feel safe and are fully committed to their education. You will be highly ambitious for the pupils’ educational outcomes and for their future and have high expectations for pupils’ aspirations and conduct.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Cottenham Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 879 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cottenham Village College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cottenham-village-college-cambridge (opens in new tab)

Cottenham Village College is a successful school, situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge, where you will find dedicated, well-behaved pupils and friendly, supportive staff who are committed to comprehensive education. We believe that truly great evidence-informed teaching, delivering an ambitious curriculum for all, is key to improving students’ outcomes. We prioritise teachers’ professional development and learning and we value a culture of hard work, collaboration and a belief that anything is possible.

Astrea Academy Trust is fully committed to being diverse and inclusive workforce where together we can embrace each other’s unique individuality, background and heritage. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.

We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.

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