Principal

Yewlands Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8NN

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership - Competitive remuneration package

What skills and experience we're looking for

Yewlands Academy is an inclusive, 11 – 16, comprehensive academy in Grenoside on the northern edge of Sheffield. A popular academy, we have over 900 students including above average numbers eligible for pupil premium support and with SEND.

The Academy is one of a close community of academies within the Brigantia Learning Trust and focused on changing life chances and securing social mobility and justice for those in our community. Social cohesion and a strong moral purpose underpins our approach. We intend to break the link between context and achievement. As pioneers of 2 – 19 education within Sheffield, our vision is focused on creating excellence together, through a culture of care.

At the heart of this is bold leadership, high quality teaching and learning and a relentless drive for excellence. Our new Principal will lead this at Yewlands. Our recent Ofsted confirms that we have a firm foundation to build upon, however, there is always more to do. You will have the support of the Trust but also the freedom to operate as an empowered Principal. Our young people deserve the very best.

An energetic and emotionally intelligent leader, you will have a track record of leading improvement. You may be an experienced Headteacher or Principal who is looking for a new challenge. Alternatively, you may feel ready to step up to a role at this level. Either way, you will share our values. Leading others and engendering followership will be a key strength and will set you apart.

What the school offers its staff

We care deeply about delivering the highest quality of education. Our culture, values and vision are critically important. If you can’t subscribe to these, this is not the role for you. If you can, then we encourage you to engage with us. Get in touch or download full details through the link www.pentir.com/roles/yewlands. For a confidential discussion please call our advising consultant at Pentir - Mike Phillips (07830 313 915).

Brigantia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

All candidates are expected to read our Safeguarding Policy which can be found at www.yewlandsacademy.org/Policies

Closing date: Monday 24th February 2025

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Yewlands Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 932 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Yewlands Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: mike.phillips@pentir.com
• Phone number: 07830313915
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yewlands-academy-sheffield (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Yewlands Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mike.phillips@pentir.com.

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