Assistant Principal
Newton Abbot College, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2NFThis job expired on 10 May 2021 – see similar jobs
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
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
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Newton Abbot College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@nacollege.devon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01626367335
Our mission is to inspire, support and challenge every individual to be better than they ever dreamt they could be. This is a mission that we take very seriously and it applies to both adults and students. In order to support this mission, we have established an ethos of traditional values and incredibly high expectations and a culture of high quality teaching supported by exceptional pastoral care.
As an inclusive and comprehensive College, we are committed to broadening the horizons and improving the life chances of young people. We do this by increasing their opportunities and maximising their outcomes. We constantly strive for excellence: for all and in everything.
If you like what you see and read, and believe that you can support us in continuing to achieve great things here at Newton Abbot College, then do get in touch. We would welcome your support and involvement as we dare to Imagine What’s Possible...
- Paul Cornish, Principal
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