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This job expired on 16 January 2022

  • Closing date

    16 January 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 December 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

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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.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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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
877 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
Cottenham Village College website
Email address
recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org
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Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.

The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.

Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.

We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.

Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.

I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.

Zoe Andrews, Principal

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