Principal
Outwood Academy Adwick, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SF40 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L33-L39
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Principal that has the vision, personality, and strategic thinking to lead one of the most popular schools in the area.
You may be seeking your first headship or be an experienced Principal/Headteacher looking for a new challenge, regardless you must have the determination, ambition and value in the power of great education to lead the academy to be exceptional.
We want our new Principal to have highly developed emotional intelligence and the ability to build effective relationships with all stakeholders.
They need to be reflective, able to challenge positively, lead change effectively, and manage difficult conversations sensitively.
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Academy Adwick is an 11-18 academy based just north of the large South Yorkshire town of Doncaster. The academy’s facilities provide an excellent learning environment for the young people to thrive and there are well-developed relationships locally, particularly with neighbouring primary and secondary schools. The school has been a member of the Outwood Family since 2009, and in the latest 2023 Ofsted inspection the academy was graded Good in all categories. The inspection noted ‘the school has a supportive and caring culture. Staff build positive and friendly relationships with pupils. Pupils achieve their full potential, with staff feeling proud to work at the school’.
The inspectors were equally complimentary about the sixth form provision, with a wide range of courses on offer; including A Levels, vocational qualifications and T-levels. In the academy’s drive for exceptionality, the academy will become a specialised setting for T-Levels in September 2025.
The Team
You will be working with an experienced Senior Leadership Team of 7 colleagues to lead a talented team of teaching and support staff who are fully committed to the vision to raise standards and transform the life chances of all the students. The senior leaders are motivated to lead with a relentless focus on the quality of education and wider curriculum provision for the students. Their leadership engenders a strong sense of belonging and inclusion in the school and promotes the power of education, inspiring staff and students to aim high and be the best they can be.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Outwood Academy Adwick
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Adwick website
- Email address
- n.martin@outwood.com
- Phone number
- 01302722237
We are an 11-18 academy based just north of the large, friendly, South Yorkshire town of Doncaster.
We have been a member of the Outwood Family since 2009, and in our 2023 Ofsted inspection the academy was graded Good in all categories. The inspection noted ‘the school has a supportive and caring culture. Staff build arm and friendly relationships with pupils. Pupils achieve their full potential. Staff are proud to work at the school’.
We offer a holistic education that makes learning stimulating, engaging and enjoyable for every student.
The inspectors were equally complimentary about our sixth form provision, with a wide range of courses on offer; including A Levels, vocational qualifications and T-levels.
We have also won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, in addition to being an IQM Centre of Excellence for 3 years, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Adwick
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email n.martin@outwood.com.
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