Assistant Principal Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

Alsop High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 6SH

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter term

• Closing date

  10 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 November 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 - £53,069-£73,105

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and ambitious Assistant Principal to contribute to a newly formed, strong and experienced senior leadership team at Alsop High School. As Assistant Principal Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment, you will be an experienced teacher and leader with a track record of delivering substantial impacts at Year 11 and ensuring the strongest possible outcomes for every child. Working closely with the Vice Principal Quality of Education/Achievement and wider SLT, you will bring clear and systematic approaches to supporting the strategic direction and development of allaspects of our curriculum development, quality of teaching and assessments.

You will be aspirational to become a Vice Principal for Achievement and Outcomes and will have experience in curriculum design and be prepared to work alongside our Vice Principal on timetabling and curriculum led financial planning.

As Assistant Principal of such a vital area of school life, you will be an excellent classroom practitioner and credible role model and will demonstrate impacts from your leadership journey so far. Leadership and management experience within a school setting is important and evidence of working to improve a curriculum area will be vital. You will have exceptional communication skills to share information with parents, students and staff.

PURPOSE

To support the strategic direction, development and implementation of curriculum, teaching and assessment, whilst effectively managing and developing a quality assurance framework across Years 7-10. The successful candidate will lead on Yr 7-10 curriculum development, assessment, recording, reporting and tracking as well as driving our Alsop Lesson teacher framework.

The person appointed will be a highly visible and approachable leader who is committed to serving the students, staff and wider community.

What the school offers its staff

It is my pleasure to welcome you to Alsop High School. I am delighted that you are considering joining our community. As the Executive Principal of this warm and wonderful school, which is part of Omega Multi Academy Trust, I feel both proud and privileged to lead our mission of ‘Achieving Excellence Together.’ At Alsop High School, excellence means seeking 1% improvements every day in all that we do, for both staff and students. We are looking for talented, committed and passionate colleagues to join us on this journey to excellence. New colleagues often highlight the support from others and the team ethos is a real strength of our school. Built upon our three core values of Ambition, Respect, and Community and aligned with the Omega Multi-Academy Trust mission, we strive to provide the best possible school experience for every child and to be the best employer we can be. We consider the workload and wellbeing of our staff to be our greatest resource, which means that the we place a high value on managing the amount of work given to staff and ensuring that their overall wellbeing is considered. I will always expect our staff to treat the children in our care as they would their own. One of my favourite quotes is, “children’s learning is not a rehearsal; they never get a second chance.” We want ambitious staff who are passionate about maintaining the highest standards every day to ensure that every moment of students learning is as effective and enriching as possible. We aim to cultivate a warm, family-like work environment and seek to recruit and retain dynamic and inspirational staff who share our vision and commitment. As part of the Omega Multi-Academy Trust, colleagues benefit from strong collaboration, network opportunities and a broad and varied professional development programme at every level. We plan to "train staff so well that they can leave but treat them so well they don't want to.“ We can offer flexible working arrangements and a wide range of CPD opportunities for staff. While we love working in education, we recognise its challenges, which is why your wellbeing is always a priority for us, from emotional support to regular workload management. As part of a trust, we offer all staff exclusive access to our wellbeing and benefits app “Omega MAT Plus+.” This app provides a gateway to a wide range of exciting benefits, including an Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 health and wellbeing support, access to GP video appointments and discounts and savings at many high street stores and big brands. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential, drawing from a range of talents, backgrounds and experiences and striving to represent the community we serve. Ultimately, it is the children and young people who will benefit the most, so this is the perfect opportunity to work in an innovative and creative school. We strongly encourage all potential applicants to visit us or get in touch for an informal conversation prior to the interview. We are happy to welcome visitors for an informal tour at any time. I look forward to meeting you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr J Kerfoot Executive Principal

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Alsop High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1442 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alsop High School website
• Email address: recruitment@omegamat.co.uk
• Phone number: 01925988300
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alsop-high-school

PURPOSE

To provide professional leadership and management across all Departments and the curriculum in order to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improve the standards of learning and achievement of all learners.

Arranging a visit to Alsop High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@omegamat.co.uk.

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