Associate Principal - Curriculum and Assessment
Biggleswade Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JUThis job expired on 19 May 2022
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
19 May 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,151-£55,338 (L8-12)
Associate Principal - Curriculum and Assessment job summary
Associate Principal - Curriculum and Assessment
Following the promotion of the current postholder, we are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and ambitious leader with the highest personal and academic standards. This leader will have a drive, energy, a genuine love for the curriculum, teaching and learning and a passion for ensuring pupils fully achieve their potential. They will have an infectious passion for developing the best practices within the classroom and a strong track record of school improvement in this area.
You will work closely with the other members of our strong leadership team to help shape and deliver the strategic vision for the school, continuing to build upon the successes of Biggleswade Academy.
You should be a visible leader with a passion for curriculum development, teaching and learning, ambition for the pupils and the school, and have a proven track record of effective and successful leadership.
The successful candidate will:
● Set high expectations and standards for all
● Be unrelentingly ambitious for the academy, its staff and students
● Have the ability to lead, manage and inspire both students and staff
● Be able to manage long-term objectives whilst dealing effectively with fast moving day to day priorities
● Have vision, enthusiasm and work effectively within a team as a leader
● Be passionate about raising student achievement and aspirations
● Show commitment to the school’s vision and ethos
● Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
● Be an experienced, flexible and dynamic leader who can lead, develop and coordinate our innovative and exciting school curriculum
About the role:
You will need to be a highly skilled classroom practitioner, as all members of the Leadership Team are expected to model good practice and to contribute to our continuing work to develop learning. Our approach is collegiate, and we are all expected to model our school virtues.
You will be responsible for overseeing a combination of significant aspects within the Academy to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school whilst continuing the Academy’s journey to be exceptional.
You will be expected to support the Principal and Vice Principal in creating, developing and evaluating the aims of the school in partnership with pupils, staff, trustees and parents.
Lead on curriculum development, ensuring it provides the highest possible learning opportunities that our pupils deserve, whilst pursuing outstanding pupil progress and achievement.
Ensure a rigorous assessment structure, both formative and summative, which provides staff and pupils with timely and comprehensive feedback on learning, rapidly identifying and addressing gaps in learning.
Work closely with the Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning and Lead Practitioner team to maintain the drive for teaching and learning excellence.
To further embed the whole school teaching and learning approach through supporting staff development.
The ideal candidate could be an aspirant Associate Principal however, you must be an experienced leader and be able to demonstrate where you have made sustained, quantifiable impact at middle or senior level. Above all we are seeking someone who is proactive, can contribute fresh ideas, is collaborative, goal-orientated, confident, and who tackles challenges effectively.
Biggleswade Academy welcomes applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds, and if you believe that you have the necessary skills, vision and ambition to join our exceptional school, we invite you to make an application for the post.
Visits to our school are encouraged and our website will also provide you with more information about our school. I look forward to receiving your application for this fantastic opportunity within school leadership.
If you would like to arrange a visit or need more information on the application process, please contact our Business Support Manager, Samantha Spruth, email address: sjspruth@biggleswadeacademy.org. If you would like to know more about the role or discuss the role in more depth please contact Academy Principal, Shelley Flynn, email address: hr@biggleswadeacademy.org.
The closing date for applications is by midnight on Thursday, 19th May 2022. Your application should also contain a letter of application/supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 (or approximate equivalence within the application form), outlining why you feel that you are the best fit for the requirements of this post. Applications can be made directly on our website at the following address - https://www.biggleswadeacademy.org/jobs or via the TES website application service.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced status checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The school promotes equal opportunities.
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 Biggleswade Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 13
- Education phase
- View all Middlejobs
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Biggleswade Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@biggleswadeacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01767 660 515
We wholly believe in the tangible benefits of an age 2-13 structure, minimising the need to change schools, and the family environment that a through school engenders. The through model can work to outstanding effect, particularly with regard to pastoral care, student welfare and the quality of relationships between each member of the school community. Our skills and experience in these areas are crucial and, alongside our innovative approaches and the wide-ranging opportunities we provide for our pupils, help create our unique ethos.
Our aim is to inspire all children with a love of learning and to create special and happy memories of their time with us. Children learn best when they feel safe to take on challenges, are interested and feel valued. Learning is celebrated and openly admired.
Arranging a visit to Biggleswade Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@biggleswadeacademy.org.
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