Vice Principal
Outwood Academy Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3EWThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5hrs per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £67350 - £74282
Pay scale
- L18 - L22
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications are welcomed from leaders seeking their first Vice Principal role or from experienced Vice Principal's looking for a new challenge and/or support to accelerate to your first headship. You must have high expectations for all, be an outstanding teacher and be committed to supporting every student to achieve their absolute potential. This role involves supporting the Principal to lead an exceptionally talented and committed team of staff, having a relentless focus on the quality of teaching and learning, ensuring every lesson delivers the highest standard of education and inspiring learners to develop a passion for knowledge and a love of learning. You will need the skills to motivate and enthuse, coupled with the ability to model and coach at every level.
Academy leaders in our region are supported by the Regional Executive team of leaders. Their drive to secure ongoing school improvement is undertaken through close working relationships and ongoing challenge and support. The Trust provides outstanding professional development opportunities and the successful candidate will have access to one of the country’s largest school improvement teams as well as CPD programmes through the National Institute of Teaching.
This is a critical appointment for the Academy and is an exciting opportunity for you to move your career onto the next stage.
What the school offers its staff
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?
Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:
Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
Flexible family friendly policies from day one
We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
Comprehensive induction and training process
Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
- Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
- Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
- Legal guidance
- Financial guidance and debt counselling
- Child and dependent care support and advice
- Support for managers
We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies
Nursery voucher scheme
Free flu vaccinations
Free onsite parking
Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
Access to various discount sites
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Outwood Academy Carlton
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1130 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Carlton website
- Email address
- c.ackroyd@outwood.com
Outwood Academy Carlton is an Ofsted Good rated, 11- 16 academy based in the friendly, attractive village of Carlton in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2016.
In October 2024, Ofsted noted that “students are taught to be ‘good human beings’ as part of the ethos at Outwood Academy Carlton” and that they “have a strong moral code and behave well in and outside of lessons”, including contributing to the wider community. Ofsted also noted that “leaders are determined that all students should succeed and be well prepared for life through a curriculum that develops their knowledge, skills and character”. Furthermore, Ofsted acknowledges that students who regularly attend school make strong progress as a result of the school’s rapid improvement.
We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.
With a holistic view of education, we value vocational, practical, creative and academic excellence equally, creating an environment where every student can shine.
We have 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, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also delighted to have been awarded the United Against Bullying Bronze Award from the Anti-Bullying Alliance of the National Children’s Bureau which demonstrates our commitment to stopping bullying and improving the wellbeing of our students. We are also very proud to have been awarded Bronze 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.
Outwood Academy Carlton is situated in North East Barnsley and is easily accessible from South and West Yorkshire, with Wakefield, Sheffield, Doncaster, Huddersfield and Pontefract all within commuting distance. We are just 5 miles from the M1.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Carlton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.ackroyd@outwood.com.
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