Senior Assistant Principal
The Ruth Gorse Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1HWThis job expired on 7 May 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
7 May 2021 at 9am
Date listed
28 April 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Pay Spine 16-20 (Remit to be negotiated with successful candidate)
Senior Assistant Principal job summary
The specific responsibilities of the successful candidate will be determined by the Principal based upon appointment and will be based on the requirements of the academy and the successful candidates prior experience.
DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• Promote the Academy vision and values and an ethos in which the highest achievements are expected from all members of the Academy community.
• Establish and develop effective team working practices.
• Develop rigorous procedures for monitoring the performance of all staff including setting objectives and individual personal development plans, including reference to the Trust’s staff appraisal policies.
• Ensure an aspirational and motivational culture is developed, sustained and celebrated.
• Be able to prioritise, be efficient and meet deadlines.
• Be an effective and clear line manager.
DEVELOPING PRACTICE
• Evaluate others performance and be committed to improving their practice through appropriate professional development (i.e. training, mentoring etc.)
• Recognise the importance of self-evaluation in raising standards.
• Have a creative and constructively critical approach towards innovation; being prepared to adapt their practice where benefits and improvements are identified.
• Review the effectiveness of their teaching and its impact on learners’ progress, attainment and well-being refining their approaches where necessary.
• Work effectively with the Principal and Executive Principal, the Chair of the Local Governing Body and the Local Governing Body itself to enable it to meet its responsibilities for securing effective teaching and learning and high standards of achievement, and for achieving efficiencies and value for money.
• Work closely with the Board of The GORSE Academies Trust, its other academies, strategic partners and stakeholders.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND DEVELOPMENT
• Support the Principal in the communication of the vision, effective management and operational efficiency to fulfil the ethos of the Academy.
• Lead on key specific areas of responsibility that ensure the realisation of an exceptional educational provision for all young people at the Academy.
• Work in conjunction with community, business and industry partners and other local community and educational organisations to develop reciprocal opportunities.
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.
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About The Ruth Gorse Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1301 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Ruth Gorse Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@ruthgorse.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 253 1600
Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, Ruth Gorse Academy ensures that students receive an outstanding education focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values instil in young people a self-belief enables to access the highest standard higher provision employment. We believe poverty deprivation should, no way, limit either quality person’s educational experience or levels achievement which those are able rise. In July 2017 exceptional nature our work at was recognised by Ofsted; we would encourage you read Outstanding Ofsted report is available website. September 2018 brought with it first cohort Year 11 Academy. have doubt will reap benefits immersion within culture their examination results. passionate about ensuring opportunity actively choose next steps opposed having avenues closed off them due poor results qualifications. Our pastoral care, support guidance expect any successful candidate be mind-set where they anything possible. Likewise, professional body also from CPD personalised your particular needs experience. Led Sir John Townsley, nationally renowned Trust strong united. As regular opportunities partnership colleagues other secondary academies across phase. At level, two four been graded has recently joined achieve World Class Schools Quality Mark Award.
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