Principal
Great Academy Ashton, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday - full time hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £109,275-£126,517
Pay scale
- Leadership (L33-39)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our team as Principal of Great AcademyAshton. The post holder will have ambition, drive and vision and will subscribe to our valuesand culture. They will lead the academy through the next stage of its improvement journeyand continue to ensure that our trust’s values are evident in the daily life of the academy.
The post will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and be both challenged andsupported by a Local Governing Committee.
You will be able to develop collaborative working relationships, prioritising your workload,particularly under pressure to meet deadlines. You will be a strong people manager, ableto get the best out of your teams and support them to contribute fully to the academyimprovement strategy.
Your work ethic will role model our GREAT values:
Genuine - mutually trusting, open, honest and reflective.
Respect(ful) to all without ego or arrogance.
Excellent at what they do, striving for excellence and intolerant of mediocrity.
Achievement focussed- an aspirational understanding that academic excellence is thegoal and how we support that in our own areas of work.
Together - believing that we can make the biggest difference when we work as astrong team.
You will have a wide range of recent experiences as a successful school leader either atheadship or deputy headship level (or equivalent), including securing improvements inschools that face high levels of challenge and serve areas of relatively high socialdisadvantage.
You will have an in depth understanding of current education policy and improvingperformance measures and the challenges associated with this. You will be able to translateyour education philosophy, data, and insights into an improvement strategy, presenting yourwork to key stakeholders in formats they will understand. Above all, you will have thepassion to drive forward the academy improvement plan, supporting those who areimplementing it.
What the school offers its staff
We offer excellent staff benefits which includes enhanced annual leave, access to WestfieldHealth and the Teacher Pension Service as well as access to the home technology supportand the cycle to work scheme.
Further details about the role
Applications for the role can be made by submitting a fully completed application form with either covering letter or personal statement, outlining how your experience meets the person specification by the deadline of midday on Friday January 31st, and send to hr@gaet.co.uk
Great Academies Education Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare ofchildren, you will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service if you are offered the position.
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Please join us on Teams on Tuesday 14th January at 4pm to hear more about the role, the academy and our trust. To receive a link please email hr@gaet.co.uk
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Alternatively, if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Brendan Loughran (CEO) directly on 07741 019 117.
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Closing date for applications: 31/01/2025 at midday.
There will be a two-stage interview process across week commencing 10th February 2025. Those successful on day one will be invited back for day two.
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.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Great Academy Ashton
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1291 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Great Academy Ashton website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@gaet.co.uk
- Phone number
- 07741 019 117
Great Academy Ashton is part of Great Academies Education Trust
To Teach Age Range: 11-16. At GAA, our mission is to metamorphosise the life chances of the young people from the community we serve. We are looking for committed individuals who share our values of Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Achievement, and Togetherness (GREAT) and who can help us deliver on our mission.
Arranging a visit to Great Academy Ashton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@gaet.co.uk.
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