Assistant Principal

Oakway Academy, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4SD

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 53601.00 - 59167.00

Assistant Principal job summary

Assistant Principal

Oakway Academy, Wellingborough, Northants

 

Leadership Range L4 to L8 (£53,601-£59,167 per annum)

Required for September 2025

 

Are you ready to take the next step on your career path? We are seeking to appoint a motivated, inspirational and professional Assistant Principal to increase the capacity of our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of Oakway Academy. In 2014 we entered into a new era, becoming part of Hatton Academies Trust, a local family of schools working together to ensure the highest quality of education Working together with the other schools in the Trust provides opportunities for our children and staff to continually improve.

We think that our Academy is a great place to develop as a teacher and leader. Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a direct quote from our last staff wellbeing survey: “I am surrounded by a supportive team, clear expectations of my job role and flexibility from my line manager support me to manage my workload and any challenges that I come across”

Here at Oakway Academy we provide an ambitious education with encompassing our core values of Passion, Responsibility, Independence, Determination and Enjoyment to ensure that all our students are flourishing and prepared for the tests of life.

Our Senior Leadership Team have diverse strengths, with the flexibility to incorporate and complement the experience and skills that you will bring to the role. As such, your responsibilities within the role will be dependent on your specific skillset.

For more information, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr James Hollingsworth, Head of School on admin@oakwayacademy.org.uk  To apply for this post, please go to

https://www.hattonacademiestrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/  

 

Closing date for receipt of applications: 9.00am Tuesday 22^nd April 2025

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 28^th April 2025

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to act on received applications before the closing date has passed.

 

Education without limits; Integrity at all times

Hatton Academies Trust are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, race, religion, disability or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Bureau Service check and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.  

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

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Oakway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 590 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakway-academy

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