Principal
Newark Hill Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 4RE23 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £75,674.00 - £87,650.00 Annually (FTE)
Principal job summary
About us
The Newark Hill Academy, part of the Greenwood Academies Trust is a 2FE vibrant and caring academy located in the Eastfield area of Peterborough, where all staff work hard to ensure pupils have the highest quality learning experiences. Ofsted rate us as ‘Good’. We cater for pupils from Reception to Year 6 who are enthusiastic, polite and eager to learn.
Are you a leader who:
Has relevant and up to date knowledge of teaching and learning strategies across the primary phase;
Leads staff effectively to deliver high quality learning experiences for all pupils, particularly those with high levels of educational need;
Has a thorough understanding of factors that influence pupil performance and how to overcome barriers to learning;
Has strong organisational skills and is relentless in driving educational improvement and raised standards for all pupils;
Has significant experience of leading and developing others, in particular middle leaders;
Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
Has previously led a team of people through change and improvement.
Being part of the Greenwood Academies Trust you will:
Enjoy professional autonomy in the development of your educational vision.
Be supported and challenged by an expert and experienced team.
Be able to share specialist best practice and work collaboratively with colleagues in other academies locally and across the Trust.
Be eligible to access bespoke development opportunities that will include first class training and professional development opportunities.
Contribute to the development of the innovative and creative trust-wide improvement activities.
Receive a generous employer pension contribution and have access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Vivup.
Please email the linked Education Director charlotte.krzanicki@greenwoodacademies.org if you would like to discuss the opportunity further. If you share our values and wish to be part of a leading education provider, we would welcome your application.
In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:
Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.
- A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
- Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
- Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
- Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
- Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
- Dedicated ECT support programme
- Access to exclusive offers and discounts of up to 20% across Dell systems and electronics
- Access to savings in childcare costs
- Supporting professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
- Generous annual leave allocation
- Automatic pay progression
- Free parking on all sites
- Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
- Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newark Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 437 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newark Hill Academy website
About us:
At the Newark Hill Academy, we pride ourselves with having reduced class sizes for a substantial part of the day. This enables teachers to give instant feedback to all pupils in the lesson, ensuring all children are able to reach their full potential in every lesson and ultimately their whole school career.
We are pioneering our teaching and learning outlook by being a 21st Century school and are proud to be a ‘Microsoft Showcase School’, 1 of only 14 in the United Kingdom. Our pupils use technology for their learning, equipping them with vital skills for the future.
In Return:
You can be assured that you will be joining a successful Multi Academy Trust that has a great track record in helping children to succeed no matter what their background. The Trust is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce whether that be through ensuring a fair workload or offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.
We believe in looking after the people who make a huge difference to our children, their families and the communities we serve. That’s why we give everyone who joins a Perkbox account – with 24/7 access to perks and discounts, plus curated wellbeing tools to look after your physical and mental health. It’s part of our commitment to look after you.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Hundreds of global and local perks, available online 24/7
Shopping discounts from the biggest brands, all year round
Save money on everything from the supermarket shop to summer holidays
A free Employee Assistance Programme from Health Assured
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
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