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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    10 May 2021 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 April 2021

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L13 - L17

Assistant Principal job summary

Newton Abbot College is an 11-19 academy in the heart of South Devon. We make all our decisions in order to increase opportunities, maximise outcomes and improve the life chances of our students. In recent years we have improved our Progress 8 score, significantly improved our Progress 8 score for disadvantaged students and massively increased the size of our year 7 intake (from 120 in 2014 to 240 for the last three years). We are seeking to appoint a highly effective school leader who will use evidence-based research to drive improvement and implement change. The role represents an extremely exciting opportunity for an exceptional and committed individual to develop their career by taking on key senior leadership responsibility. The successful applicant will make a significant contribution to the further development of the College and will play a major part in helping us to achieve our strategic intent of “Excellence: for all and in everything”. The specific responsibilities of this role will be determined by the knowledge, skills and experience of the successful applicant – we are looking, first and foremost, for the right person. However, the role is likely to include leading on at least some of the following: - Use of assessment and data to raise standards and outcomes - Improving outcomes for disadvantaged students - Reporting to Parents (reports, grades and parents’ evenings) - Admissions - Primary to Secondary transition

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.

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About Newton Abbot College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1283 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Newton Abbot College website
Email address
hr@nacollege.devon.sch.uk
Phone number
01626367335
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Newton Abbot College is an 11-18 college in Newton Abbot, Devon, with approximately 1400 students on roll, including around 150 in the Sixth Form. We are a fully comprehensive college and committed to providing the best possible educational experience we can for all our students across all three key stages.

Newton Abbot College is part of the Ivy Education Trust that was formed in June 2022. Being part of this successful family of schools allows us to share good practice and provides exceptional opportunities to learn from each other.

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