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Assistant Principal - Curriculum and Standards

Ormiston Sudbury Academy, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NW

This job expired on 23 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  23 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,167.00 - £65,286.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale Points 8 - 12

Assistant Principal - Curriculum and Standards job summary

This role is a great opportunity for an aspiring leader or someone seeking a new challenge in a high-potential school. Regardless of your career stage, we will provide you with the necessary professional development and support to enable you to be a great teacher and leader at Ormiston Sudbury Academy.

Our teachers teach because they love to impart knowledge and work with and inspire young people. They are passionate about learning, have a deep love for their subject and ensure students get the best support they need to improve.

If you would relish the opportunity of working with us in our supportive and stimulating professional environment, then we would welcome your application.

About us

Ormiston Sudbury Academy caters for 11 to 16-year olds. With 700 students on roll, we provide a vibrant learning environment. We at Ormiston Sudbury Academy are passionate about the education, care and development of young people. First and foremost, we support and challenge our students to find and fulfil their academic potential. We want every student to leave with the best set of qualifications they can attain. Pastoral care is a great strength of the school and the values of kindness and respect that staff model are instilled in the students. Our academy is a caring environment in which students and staff make use of high quality learning opportunities to develop their maximum academic, moral, social and spiritual potential. We are committed to developing equality of opportunity for all. We seek to continually improve and to work not simply harder but more effectively, as individuals and with others.

Why work for Ormiston Academies Trust? Work where it matters most, achieve what matters more

Our vision is to create a school system where every child thrives, regardless of background. Our people are at the heart of our approach – they are our greatest asset.

We exist to provide the best learning opportunities every day, in every school for every child. It is the people and teams in our Trust who make this a reality and ensure we have the greatest impact. If you join us at Ormiston, whatever your role, you can be sure of a role with purpose and meaning.

Ormiston, where every member of staff enjoys…

• The opportunity to build on the legacy of those who came before – being part of one of the longest standing Trusts, created with the sole purpose of enabling children and young people to thrive
• Working for a Trust nationally recognised for its impact on disadvantaged children – a rewarding, stimulating career where staff are challenged to be the best they can be, for the pupils we are proud to serve
• Being part of a team and community where you belong – receiving bespoke and holistic support from a well-resourced and ambitious network of experts and professionals that work at the heart of communities
• A supportive environment to grow your career – an extensive professional development programme, alongside flexible working arrangements and generous benefits

About you

The successful candidate will need to provide our students with an outstanding education and work collaboratively with SLT and Heads of Faculty to provide effective support with a view to continuing to raise standards, supporting the Academy in securing high standards of teaching and learning.

You will be;

• A skilled teacher with an understanding of effective pedagogical approaches.
• An inspiring leader.
• Passionate about leading successful learning across the Academy and driving standards and outcomes.
• Keen to build on the existing curricula provision.
• Organised and with an eye for detail.
• A team player.

In return, we can offer you;

• a range of CPD opportunities to support professional development inside and outside the classroom.
• a self-driven approach to professional growth.
• a range of evidence-informed strategies to support teaching and learning inside the classroom.
• a consistent approach to behaviour which ensures learning is not disrupted.
• a welcoming staff community.
• external leadership/NPQ opportunities, including supporting masters’ applications and aspiring senior leader’s development programme.
• a range of staff benefits including; discounts at major retailers through Vivup, cycle to work scheme, access to a contributory pension scheme and a staff advice and counselling service.

This is an exciting time to join a team of staff who are working together to improve student outcomes and continually develop themselves as professionals.

In your application, please indicate your experience of curriculum development and monitoring and of successful assessment and intervention cycles.

We welcome visits in advance of the closing date. Please contact Ms Innes, PA to the Principal, to arrange to come to meet us. ninnes@ormistonsudbury.co.uk

Please apply before the closing date of 23 February 2025, early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

Ormiston Sudbury Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Flexible working opportunities will be considered.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Commitment to safeguarding

OAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the expectation is that all staff will share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS and barred list check.

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About Ormiston Sudbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 692 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormiston Sudbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-sudbury-academy

Ormiston Sudbury Academy is based in the market town of Sudbury, which is in the southwest of Suffolk, near the Essex border. It has been part of OAT for over 10 years, joining the trust in September 2012. The school is an 11-18 co-educational academy with just over 700 students. The number of students who are eligible for pupil premium funding is slightly above the national average. Students’ ability on entry is historically lower than the national average and attainment and progress remains a key improvement priority for the school moving forwards. Ormiston Sudbury Academy has a reputation as a caring, community school where students thrive.

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