Assistant Principal
Hartshill Academy, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0NA28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April/September 2026
Closing date
19 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- United Learning Leadership Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Purpose
- To lead a whole school area promoting excellent behaviour, attendance and academic outcomes for all
- Key responsibilities will be reviewed annually as part of our commitment to developing future leaders.
- To address matters that arise skillfully and promptly dealing with behaviour, attitude, standards and engagement
- To engage with parents to build and maintain positive relationships with the community
- To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential;
- To identify barriers and work with pupils and their families to remove these barriers
- To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
- Ensure quality pastoral provision and support to all pupils, their families and the wider community.
- The Assistant Principal will have a clear focus based on school needs, priorities, and their own development as part of the leadership
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
- Access to a dedicated employee assistance counselling and advice line
- Westfield Health cash plan – claim the cost back on health services such as physio, dental treatments and optical services (eligible after 6 months service)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- LGPS Pension
More pay
- We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector
- Cash towards medical treatment
- Generous staff discount scheme
More time
- Three extra INSET days for planning
- At least one personal day a year
More support
- Great training for your career
- Exceptional curriculum resources
- Expert subject advice
- Support for your wellbeing
Further information about the job
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.
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About Hartshill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 990 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hartshill Academy website
- Email address
- emma.chetwynd@hartshillacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02476392237
Arranging a visit to Hartshill Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma.chetwynd@hartshillacademy.org.uk.
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