Assistant Principal Maths
London Academy, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8DE19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L13 to L17 (Inclusive of outer London Allowance)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Information about London Academy
London Academy is an ambitious all-through Academy in North London, serving a multicultural and disadvantaged community. In 2022/2023 we were in the highest performing 55 schools in the country, achieving a progress 8 score of 1.06 and 1.3 specifically in Maths. The Academy is on a mission to become the highest performing state school in London by August 2030. We prioritise students eligible for pupil premium funding in our Admissions Policy. We believe that every child can achieve excellent academic qualifications through hard work, discipline, a rigorous, academic curriculum and consistently excellent teaching. We also place equal importance of the development of the whole child and hence offer a wide and varied enrichment and extracurricular programme. If you are values driven and believe that every child deserves a world class education, then please apply.
The Opportunity
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal to lead our highly successful Maths department. The successful candidate will be required to lead the Maths department, and further responsibilities will be discussed if appropriate subject to the successful candidates’ experience and skills. The successful candidate will be a highly ambitious leader and will want the Maths department to become the most successful Maths department in London by August 2030 and for all students at GCSE to achieve at least a strong pass (grade 5).
Maths is taught across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 and is one of the highest performing subjects at the Academy. With experience in your subject specialist area, an excellent teaching background and strong leadership skills you are ready to take on a role that will have a major impact on learning. You should be able to be innovative in enabling students to develop higher level thinking skills and promote genuine interest in Maths. You should be able to work as part of a team which has as its core aims the continued raising of students’ achievement across the department. A strong commitment to student learning is essential. You will have responsibility for driving improvements in curriculum, teaching and learning and attainment within the Maths department.
We would like to hear from you if you are an outstanding teacher, passionate about raising standards and ready to take on a significant leadership role. The ideal candidate will be able to inspire both students and staff.
Our mission is to develop the leadership potential in both our staff and students, and we want to be at the forefront of developing the next generation of national school leaders. We can help prepare you for a future senior leadership position, investing in your development through regular coaching and a wide range of professional development opportunities, such as the NPQ qualifications.
Why work at London Academy?
- The opportunity to work with experienced and value driven colleagues that have a proven track record of raising attainment for a disadvantaged community.
- A wide range of professional development opportunities, for example we were one of the first partner schools working with The Institute for Teaching on the Masters in Expert Teaching.
- A commitment to engage with the latest educational research so it that informs all aspects of the Academy, for example curriculum design and pedagogy.
- A focus on reducing workload by having centralised behaviour systems, centralised curriculum, a reasonable feedback policy and a two-week October half term.
Next Steps
To apply, please apply through the TES website. If you would like to discuss the post in confidence, please email a.warburton@londonacademy.org.uk to arrange a time to have an informal conversation with a senior member of staff.
London Academy is an equal opportunities employer. London Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.
The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 24 February 2025. Applications will be viewed on a rolling basis so early applications are recommended.
Alex Warburton
Principal
We are committed to the protection of children
We are an equal opportunities employer
All posts will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and prohibition from teaching checks
What the school offers its staff
Why work at London Academy?
- The opportunity to work with experienced and value driven colleagues that have a proven track record of raising attainment for a disadvantaged community.
- A wide range of professional development opportunities, for example we were one of the first partner schools working with The Institute for Teaching on the Masters in Expert Teaching.
- A commitment to engage with the latest educational research so it that informs all aspects of the Academy, for example curriculum design and pedagogy.
- A focus on reducing workload by having centralised behaviour systems, centralised curriculum, a reasonable feedback policy and a two-week October half term.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@londonacademy.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About London Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1729 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- London Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- c.tseriotis@londonacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02082381100
London Academy is a richly diverse all through school educating over 1500 students within the age range
4 – 19.
Our state of the art building, designed by Foster and Partners, is based in Edgware and has excellent tube access to Central London alongside easy access via major roads and motorway networks.
London Academy aims to provide an outstanding level of education, in 2019 our provisional progress 8 score of 0.99 placed us in the top 1% of all schools in the country. We consider it our duty to ensure that our students achieve their best academically, whilst we nurture their talents and interests.
The recruitment of exceptional staff is vital to our journey and if you choose to pursue your career at London Academy, it is because you are motivated to work within a supportive, collaborative and dynamic team which consistently strives to achieve the best outcomes for its students.
Consistently reported as Good by Ofsted, with some areas considered exceptional, to include our Effectiveness of Leadership and Management, we can offer you a structured programme of personal professional development, no matter what level of career you have reached. Peer coaching to support you to achieve excellence as a teacher. A strong collaborative teaching culture and generous planning and preparation time.
Find out more about us on www.londonacademy.org.uk
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