Principal
Atlas Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3QP8 days remaining to apply
Closing date
11 July 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £67,956.00 - £78,737.00 Annually (Actual)
Principal job summary
Atlas Academy is a 3-11 Academy, with over 400 pupils, which has been a member of Astrea Academy Trust since 2017. Atlas serves a multicultural area, close to the centre of Doncaster. The school is on a strong improvement journey, with rising academic and personal development outcomes for its pupils. We place emphasis on high aspiration and consistently excellent teaching and have clear, shared, goals to develop well-balanced individuals. Teamwork is a strong part of our ethos, with a culture of continual improvement in all that we do; we seek to continue our journey to be the best that we can be; inspiring beyond measure.
At Astrea, all staff are committed to providing the very best education for all children. The trust is committed to using the highest quality published schemes of work, tailored by the schools to meet the needs of their individual pupils, supported by a combination of high quality internally provided and externally provided support and training. This approach of balancing the best of what is already created and published, with the flexibility to adjust the curriculum to meet the needs of pupils, ensures an excellent curriculum offer, both for academic and personal development.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with an established and committed leadership team, including well-developed trust support, in order to shape the next steps of Atlas’s journey as it moves from strength to strength. The post offers the chance to help pupils to overcome barriers and grow as successful, well rounded individuals. We are seeking to recruit those who share our moral purpose and are seeking to continually develop their skills to ensure excellence. We would be delighted to show you around our Academy and answer any questions you may have.
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
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About Atlas Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 376 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Atlas Academy website (opens in new tab)
A warm welcome to Atlas Academy. We are a vibrant and diverse primary school located in the centre of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, providing education for children from 3 to 11 years. Most pupils speak English as an additional language; many speaking two to three languages, and we are proud of our multi-cultural community. We enjoy learning about each other’s backgrounds and beliefs.
Leaders have created a truly inclusive school. Pupils say that they are ‘united
through diversity’. They know the importance of being respectful to each other.
Pupils feel safe at school. Teachers are kind and take the time to speak to them if
pupils are worried. (Ofsted, 2022)
Whether you are a prospective parent interested in a place for your child or looking to join the team, we are proud to offer:
a staff team who are committed to raising standards, and providing a high standard of education for all of our pupils;
supportive, friendly and professional environment, which is always welcoming;
a dedicated Pastoral Team with specialist skills to support pupils and families;
our own nursery offering 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds;
a calm, safe, inclusive and nurturing learning environment for all pupils;
an environment that promotes positive behaviour expectations and relationships;
exciting learning experiences through a knowledge rich curriculum so that they develop into confident, capable, resilient and independent learners;
a range of wider curriculum activities and specialist sports such as taekwondo, access to a Sports Coach;
great outdoor spaces with purpose built outdoor climbing equipment;
and….. the best pupils ever, who are eager to learn and make new friends.
At Atlas, we are GREAT: Gifted, Resilient, Engaged, Aspirational, Together. These are our core values and underpin everything we do.
We are part of the Astrea Academy Trust. This means we are part of a family of schools within South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Astrea aims to provide every child with a brilliant education by pursuing aspirational standards with tenacity and drive. They aim to never settle for second best and do not tolerate something that does not live up to their standards. They stand to remove performance barriers and develop a scholarly culture of behaviour and learning from students and of pedagogy and curriculum from its staff to ensure our children learn, thrive and lead successful lives.
We hope you enjoy finding out about Atlas Academy. Prospective parents and pupils are welcome to visit the school. We shall be delighted to show you around our school and discuss with you and your children what we are able to offer. Please telephone us to make an appointment or call into the school office and speak to either Miss Crookes or Mrs Mitchell.
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