Deputy Principal
West Craven High School, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, BB18 5TBThis job expired on 20 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 7:24pm
Date listed
18 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L14 - 18
What skills and experience we're looking for
As Deputy Principal for Student Achievement at West Craven High School, you will be a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, supported by the Principal, the Deputy Principal for Behaviour and Learning Culture, the Director of Education and the wider core Trust team.
The role provides an excellent career opportunity for a driven and ambitious leader. We are keen to appoint the right person for the next stages of our academy’s improvement journey, whose recent experience has a proven track record in raising student achievement by improving the quality and consistency of daily teaching and learning. There is flexibility in scoping the role to match with the right person’s skillset and experience.
It is an opportunity to directly impact the lives of local children by ensuring that day-in, day-out they receivethe very higheststandards of teachingand learning, have varied life experiences and are nurtured in a safe and positive educational environment.
As, Deputy Principal for Student Achievement and a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) the successful candidate will have a key role in the raising of standards and securing excellentprovision, for both students and staff, on our journey of school improvement, whilst working in an incredibly supportive environment.
What the school offers its staff
West Craven is a small and vibrant secondary school for young people aged 11 to 16 years which serves this local Lancashire/Yorkshire community.
Barnoldswick is located on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border with both Leeds and Manchester drivable in just under an hour. Preston, Skipton and Bradford are easily commutable and the town is on the doorstep of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Bronte Country and the Forest of Bowland. The Lake District, Morecambe Bay and the Fylde Coast are all a short drive away.
Our vision is to create a culture and ethos which promotes high aspirations and expectations, balanced with the highest level of care and support. We want students to love coming to West Craven, love learning and love being part of the academy family. The vision involves educating the whole child; our academy motto ‘Ad Vitam Paramus’ means ‘We Are Preparing for Life’. We encourage all students to get fully involved in the life of the academy and the opportunities beyond the classroom.
As an academy at the heart of the community we want close links with our feeder primary schools, local businesses, colleges and training providers. The school is on a programme of rapid transformation and improvement. As part of Pendle Education Trust since 2016, the future of the school is bright.
By joining the West Craven High School family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. We have regular staff training and dedicate time to continuing professional development and staff wellbeing. Our culture is about always looking at how we can share best practice with each other and improve together.
We collaborate with our colleagues at Colne Primet Academy as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.
Please take the time to read the information in this booklet to find out more about this role and we look forward to receiving your application for this role.
Commitment to safeguarding
Please visit https://pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/safeguarding-and-child-protection/587.html
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Craven High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 613 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Craven High School website
- Email address
- hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01282812292
West Craven High School joined Pendle Education Trust in September 2016. As a small and vibrant school, it specialises in giving its students the individual attention that larger establishments can find difficult. Every student at West Craven is an individual, prized for their individual skills, and it is a priority for the school to help each student achieve their personal goals.
Arranging a visit to West Craven High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk.
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