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Assistant Principal

Walthamstow Academy, London, E17 5DP

This job expired on 5 October 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 October 2022 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 Hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £62,000-£68,000

Assistant Principal job summary

Assistant
Principal

Closing
date: Wednesday 5 October 2022 8am

Interview: Week
Commencing 10 October 2022

Start Date: January
2023

Salary: £62,000-£68,000

Job Introduction

We seek an outstanding and innovative Assistant Principal with the ability to be a role model, build teams, and empower others. We are looking for
someone who is committed to securing high standards of learning and teaching in
order to raise academic achievement. You will have the opportunity to
contribute to our large enrichment programme and share expertise across a
growing group of Academies and independent schools within United Learning.

The core purpose of all Senior Leadership roles is to be a role model to
staff, as well as to improve achievement and
attainment for all groups of students by focusing on improving progress,
learning and teaching. We rotate specific responsibilities to enable the
team to gain valuable experience in different areas of leadership.

As an Assistant Principal, you will be responsible for leading on
aspects of Academy improvement which play to your strengths and interests. You
will be an
outstanding practitioner, and a strong leader of people and teams, who will look to you for outstanding line management,
support and challenge. We know that outstanding leaders have transferable
skills and are confident and effective in all aspects of their leadership but
we also recognise that as a senior leader, you will need support and challenge
yourself so that you can grow to be the best you can be – we will make this
happen.

You will relate to the Academy’s ethos of “the best in everyone” and enjoy
working with a rich, diverse group of young people in a dynamic and vibrant
learning environment. Walthamstow Academy is sponsored by United
Learning. As part of the largest group of Academies and independent
schools, we offer outstanding professional development and career progression
across both the maintained and independent sector.

To conclude, we need someone who is passionate about making a difference. Our
students are amazing, so are our staff. If you have the qualities to be part of
the team to take outcomes for the Academy to the next level, please get in
touch.

Job Purpose (specific purpose to be discussed at interview and agreed
upon appointment)

• To support the Principal
  in transforming leadership at all levels of the Academy
• To work with all SLT in
  promoting the Academy’s vision and aims, developing and implementing policy,
  and monitoring and evaluating progress
• With the Principal, to
  build leadership capacity within the middle leadership team and provide
  opportunities for them to flourish
• To be a role model to
  all staff and students demonstrating positive leadership behaviours,
  confidentiality and discretion

To be a line manager who is approachable and who
develops others by supporting and challenging them to be the best they can be.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Walthamstow Academy

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1071 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Walthamstow Academy website
• Email address: info@walthamstow-academy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walthamstow-academy

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