Assistant Principal
Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1XBThis job expired on 28 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
19 April 2022
Closing date
28 January 2022 at 9am
Date listed
17 January 2022
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
Assistant Principal job summary
This is a new post within the College which is being created to enhance the skills of the current Leadership Team. We believe that this is a unique opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future of Sir Harry Smith Community College. We want to attract a colleague with appropriate experience, passion and drive. As a result, we expect the successful candidate to make a real difference to the aspiration and life chances of the students we serve.
As part of our continuous drive for improvement at Sir Harry Smith Community College, we are looking to appoint an ambitious, hardworking and talented Senior Leader with a proven track record of success to the role of Assistant Principal. The successful candidate will have:
• A passionate and uncompromising commitment to student achievement.
• A track record of highly effective leadership and very positive outcomes.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
As a key member of the Leadership Team you will be responsible for the strategic direction of particular areas of work, have significant responsibilities and the opportunity to make a considerable impact on the future lives of our students. The Assistant Principal role is ideally suited to anyone aspiring to Deputy Principal positions. Specific responsibilities will be tailored to the needs of the College and the skills of the successful candidate, although experience and passion for the curriculum and pedagogy would be desirable but not essential.
The College is part of a £6 million building programme for expansion and refurbishment to an eight form entry school in 2023 due to growth within the local community.
Sir Harry Smith Community College supports teachers to access the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for Senior Leaders (NPQSL and NPQH). We are able to offer these excellent professional development opportunities for those interested.
What we can offer you:
• A commitment to extending the boundaries of learning enabling all young people to become well-rounded individuals.
• A purposeful and caring environment, where every individual is known, valued and supported.
• Motivated and engaged students and ambitious, dedicated professional staff.
• A commitment to leadership, innovation and staff progression.
We are passionate about retaining good teachers and partnership working. You will be:
• An outstanding teacher.
• Able to build effective working relationships with students and staff.
• Able to provide stimulating and engaging experiences for our students challenging them to achieve beyond their expectations and supporting them to become lifelong learners.
• Willing and committed to developing and sharing outstanding teaching practice.
• Able to work in partnership with children, parents, staff, governors and the wider community.
Staff benefits include access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes a 24-hour telephone counselling service, together with information support and guidance on a variety of issues.
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 Sir Harry Smith Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1111 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- clair.meadows@sirharrysmith.cambs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01733 703991
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory employment history references.
Sir Harry Smith Community College is an 11-18 Academy, proud of its traditional values and innovative approaches to Teaching and Learning and its standards of discipline and respect. It is a calm and safe place, where staff and students work hard, achieve a great deal and enjoy excellent working relationships. The College serves the market town of Whittlesey, seven miles outside of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. The College is part of the Aspire Learning Trust working together with Park Lane and New Road Primary Schools, also in Whittlesey, to help every child achieve their full potential, to prepare them for their next educational steps, to teach them kindness and respect for all and to equip them to play a full satisfying role in society.
In October 2018, Ofsted recognised that Sir Harry Smith Community College continues to be a Good school. They also acknowledged that we are “A vibrant, welcoming and caring school, in which pupils enjoy their learning and feel valued.”
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