Assistant Principal - Literacy

Laureate Academy, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £65,188 - £73,539 per annum

Assistant Principal - Literacy job summary

Thank you for your interest in the position of Assistant Principal, Literacy at Laureate Academy. I am delighted that you are considering applying for a position in our trust. This is the right job for you if you believe that:

• Every child has the right to an outstanding experience in the classroom every day.
• We should never accept that background, prior attainment or personal circumstances limit a child's potential
• Education can transform the lives of students
• Schools should have high expectations of staff and students every day.

We are looking for an Assistant Principal, Literacy to join an exciting new team at Laureate and work together to create a sustainable but high achieving school. If you are:

•  Aligned with our vision and values
•  Full of ideas about how to create and embed change
• Innovative but evidence led
• A champion of high standards

Purpose of the role

The purpose of an Assistant Principal, Literacy is to support and lead initiatives that improve students' reading abilities and literacy skills across all grade levels. This role involves overseeing the development and implementation of literacy programmes, guiding instructional practices, and ensuring that curriculum aligns with the correct standards.

The Assistant Principal, Literacy works closely with teachers to analyse student data, provide professional development, and support differentiated instruction. Additionally, they will collaborate with other staff members to create a school-wide culture that values literacy, aiming to close achievement gaps and foster a love of reading and writing in all students. The role of Assistant Principal, Literacy will also include additional substantive responsibilities.

Staff Benefits

Future Academies recognises its employees as the most important asset and critical to its success. To demonstrate this all staff are offered the following benefits:

·        A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues.

·        Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression.

·        Employer Contributions to Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme.

·        Mintago – employee benefits platform.

·        Employee Assistance Programme.

·        Access to a Virtual GP

·        Eye Care Voucher scheme.

·        Partnership with YellowNest -Salary sacrifice childcare.

Please refer to the recruitment pack attached for the full person specification.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Laureate Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 752 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Laureate Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/laureate-academy

Laureate Academy in Hemel Hempstead is the newest addition to the Future Academies family of schools, and opened in September 2018. We are sharply focused on ensuring that students at the Academy receive an exceptional standard of education.

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