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Vice Principal

Highgate Primary Academy, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9AS

This job expired on 28 November 2021 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 November 2021 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 November 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.4 hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8 – L12

Vice Principal job summary

The Role
Highgate Primary Academy has an exciting opportunity for a Vice Principal to join their team!

The Vice Principal will focus firmly on supporting the embedding of the newly developed curriculum, leading teaching and learning, student success and support the professional development of colleagues whilst being a capable leader with the potential and desire to develop further.

The Vice Principal will also ensure standards are applied consistently in terms of the:
• Smooth day-to-day running of the academy
• Ensure all staff are aware of all academy policies
• Implementation of the quality assurance procedures for all aspects of the work of the academy

As our Vice principal, you will:
• Work with the Principal, supporting the leading of Teaching and Learning
• Ensure a culture and ethos of challenge and support where all pupils can achieve success and become engaged in their own learning
• Work with the Principal, developing self and working with others
• Work with the Principal in strengthening the community
• Work with the Principal to secure accountability
• Manage self and encourage colleagues to retain a healthy balance in their professional and personal lives

We are looking for individuals who have:
• Experience of Senior Leadership within a school/academy context, with demonstrable impact
• Knowledge of and ability to implement effective systems and practices to promote good behaviour and develop a positive ethos
• Ability to develop and engage teachers in using data appropriately to raise achievement and improve behaviour

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Highgate Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 351 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Highgate Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@astreaacademytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highgate-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

About Us

Highgate Primary Academy is an innovative and aspirational primary set in the heart of the Dearne Valley community in Barnsley. We have 340 children on roll ranging from three to eleven years. Goldthorpe is a close community that has benefited from regeneration programmes and investment, and as an academy we have worked tirelessly with families and partners to create a high-achieving school where ‘Excellence and Enjoyment for all’ underpins everything we do.



We are a community-focussed academy that provides our pupils with the best possible start in life, and helps them acquire the skills, knowledge and ambition to be effective members of a changing society. To do this we work hard to develop not just their academic ability, but the skills and outlook required to be successful life-long learners.



We are proud of being judged a ‘good school’ by Ofsted in 2017, and we welcome applications from candidates who have high expectations, a strong work ethic and who can make a real difference within our community.



Our academy is bursting with potential, and we always look for talented individuals to join us on our journey to becoming outstanding!

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