Assistant Principal
Stephenson Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6AX5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £56,316.00 - £62,202.00 Annually (FTE) L6 - L10
Assistant Principal job summary
Stephenson Academy provides education for students aged between 9 and 16 years. We are the local SEN provision for students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). We pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality curriculum, truly individualised to meet the needs of our students, ensuring successful outcomes for all. We have a cohort of staff who are from all walks of life which has created a truly dynamic and diverse team.
- Do you want to make a difference to a young person’s life in Milton Keynes?
- Do you want to help us to build brighter futures?
- Are you someone with excellent interpersonal skills, a great listener who is non-judgmental and calm under pressure?
- Would you like the chance to be part of an exciting, forward-looking SEMH school, which works in a holistic way?
- Would you like to be part of a team that works hard to improve the life chances of some of the most vulnerable young people in Milton Keynes?
Stephenson (MK) Trust, on behalf of Stephenson Academy, is seeking to appoint an inspiring, compassionate, and dedicated Assistant Principal who is eager to make an impact and works to build strong, supportive connections with staff, pupils, families and the wider community.
The Trust is deeply committed to inclusivity and enhancing the opportunities for our students. Prospective candidates should demonstrate unwavering commitment to student progress, displaying innovation and creativity in their approaches and consistently engage in reflection to enhance outcomes for our pupils.
On a personal level we are looking for an exceptional candidate with ambition for, and commitment to, the most vulnerable young people and to ensure that they are given the opportunities to develop their talents so that they can contribute positively to the world they live in when they leave our care.
All children deserve access to the very best leaders and teachers, and we are no different to others in our quest to appoint an exceptional candidate.
In return our Trust can offer you:
- An incredible opportunity to lead an exceptional site and work with experienced and successful executive leaders.
- The chance to be part of a growing and forwarding thinking Trust that will provide wider opportunities in the future.
- Extensive support to progress your potential at an exciting time in our development.
- An opportunity to work within an inclusive and values driven organisation and the chance to be part of a highly skilled, dedicated, and hardworking team.
We welcome visits to Stephenson Academy and look forward to receiving your application.
The Recruitment Process
Indicative Timeline
Advert Closing Date: Mid-day on 28 February 2025
Shortlisting: Week commencing 3 March 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 10March 2025
Further Information
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail or require any further information please contact Sarah Horton via email – sarah.horton@stephensonacademy.org.uk or on 01908 889400 and she will arrange for the Principal to contact you for this discussion.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stephenson Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 121 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Stephenson Academy website (opens in new tab)
Stephenson Academy is a successful 80 place special school, which opened in 2012. It has a main site, which caters for 11-16 year olds. We have an associated independent sixth form provision for 16-19 year olds.
As a specialist academy we cater for students who have Education and Health Care Plans with an identified primary need of Social Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH), many with associated challenging behaviour. Many of our students have additional special educational needs such as speech, language and communication difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mental health difficulties
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