Associate Assistant Principal: Assessment
Landau Forte Academy, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FFThis job expired on 31 January 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2025
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive
Associate Assistant Principal: Assessment job summary
Our opportunity for you
This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are a forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind.
As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students. This post would ideally suit an ambitious teacher or subject leader who is looking to take the step into whole school leadership. This is a role on our extended leadership team and will enable the successful candidate to gain whole school leadership experience. The specifics of the role will be discussed at interview but will predominantly focussed on how and what we report to parents and carers, the quality of assessments and internal examinations and the use of assessment to inform learning at Key Stage 3.
If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.
We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
Those individuals who are excited by being part of a journey to outstanding are encouraged to visit the academy and meet with our Principal, Mr Andrew Deen. To arrange a visit please contact the Principal’s PA at sfarley@lfata.org.uk.
Key informationContract: Full time, permanent position
Start date: Easter 2025
Salary: Competitive dependent upon experience
Closing Date: 31st January 2025, 9am
Person specification
Qualification criteria
Qualified to degree level or above.
Qualified to teach and work in the UK.
Experience
Experience of having worked successfully in more than one school with experience implementing assessment at at least the subject area level.
Leadership
Able to work in close harmony with the senior leadership team.
Able to keep up to date with national developments and pedagogical advances.
Effective leadership style that encourages participation, innovation and confidence.
The ability to coach, mentor and support staff to work to the best of their ability.
Ability to develop the leadership skills of others.
Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Able to take personal responsibility for their own actions.
Resilience and motivation to lead the academy through day-to-day challenges while maintaining a clear strategic vision and direction.
Genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student.
Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students.
Highly organised and able to delegate.
An ambitious proven individual with evidence of significant impact.
Vision and strategy
Vision aligned with Amington’s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others, and with the Academy values of ambitious, brave and kind.
Clear understanding of strategies to establish and maintain a strong culture and ethos
amongst staff and students.
Forensic analysis of data to inform the whole academy assessment strategy.
Understands what effective summative assessment looks like and how this information can accelerate the progress of all students.
Leading External Relationships
Can skilfully manage and maintain effective working relationships with parents and other
stakeholders.
Develop effective partnerships and liaison with key stakeholders.
Build productive relationships with nationally recognised organisations.
Other
Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Willingness to undertake training and engage in coaching.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
The interpersonal skills to lead a large team.
The drive and determination to implement and sustain improvement.
Be able to deal with complex challenges.
Remain optimistic and retain a sense of proportion.
Knowledge and experience of whole school improvement.
Experience of providing high quality pastoral support.
Job Description
To lead on the academy assessment policy.
Be responsible for all aspects of the academy assessment strategy.
Organise and implement sustainable structures and routines which take consideration for staff wellbeing.
To lead and develop sustainable relationships across the academy.
Develop staff in the skills required to effectively interpret progress and achievement data.
To proactively manage the effective reporting of information to parents and carers.
To co-ordinate with Senior Leaders and Faculty Leaders to ensure that assessment and reporting deadlines are met.
To be outward looking including visiting other schools for fact finding examples of excellent practice.
To be open to attending research conferences and other educational network events.
To support and contribute to the process of planning, implementing, evaluating and reviewing whole academy improvement.
Alongside the Principal, ensure the safeguarding of all pupils, and that the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff is promoted and maintained at all times.
To share responsibility for the management of the academy and to contribute to the consultative and decision-making processes including the formulation of aims and objectives.
To fully support whole school policy decisions, contribute to their establishment and initiation and sustain their implementation and review.
To actively promote the academy and liaise with outside agencies as necessary, representing the Principal and the academy as appropriate.
To contribute to discussions and decisions at Senior Leadership Team meetings.
To line manage other school leaders and support staff.
To communicate and consult with staff, students, parents and members of the local community as necessary.
To manage staff and resources, ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to.
To model outstanding practice in terms of classroom teaching, preparation, marking and assessment.
To engage with the team of Lead Practitioners to deliver both whole school and subject specific staff professional development.
To engage with Faculty Leaders to raise the standards of Teaching and Learning across subjects and reduce variations in standards.
To utilise the Education Endowment Foundation's approach to strategy implementation, in order to ensure efficacy of delivery.
To undertake any other responsibilities as directed by the Principal.
What we can offer you
A position on a highly motivated extended Senior Leadership Team.
Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust.
The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students.
A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment.
A daily meal allowance.
Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health.
Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme.
The local area
Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is situated close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links.
Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42; junction 10
Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)
Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away
Apply for this job
1. Read the Guidance & Criteria document
http://lfa.ac/LFCTJobsStep1
2. Complete the application form
Visit: http://lfct.careers.eteach.com/o/teacher-of-science-2d2e4c30-dee6-47c7-9e33-65a147e7d170 to apply.
All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
Site Code: LFAA
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.
About Landau Forte Academy, Amington
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 941 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are an oversubscribed forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community and in May 2022 we were judged GOOD in all areas by Ofsted. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind
As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students.
If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the Academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced individual with a proven track record of high impact teaching or an ambitious ECT.
We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the DfE Staff Wellbeing Charter.
Those individuals who are excited by being part of a journey to outstanding are encouraged to visit the academy and meet with our Principal, Mr Andrew Deen. To arrange a visit please contact the Principal’s PA at sfarley@lfata.org.uk.
Key information
• Hours: Full Time
• Contract: Permanent
• Start date: September 2024
• Salary: competitive
• Closing Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024
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