Assistant Headteacher - Inclusion

Role:  Assistant Headteacher - Inclusion

Salary: Leadership Pay Range (L12-16), TBC depending on experience

Start: April 2025

Location: Witton Park Academy, Blackburn

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time

At Witton Park, our guiding principles are simple yet powerful: 

• Children come first and are at the heart of all we do 

• All pupils, and staff, are supported to achieve
• How we respond to failure is important; it is how we learn
• 100% attendance by pupils and staff
• Pupil wellbeing: social, emotional and mental is a priority
• Curriculum intent, implementation and impact is clear

• Positive relationships underpin all of our work 

• The mental health and emotional well being of pupils and staff is important
• Effective leadership of people, both pupils and staff, is vital to our success

• High expectations and no barriers – everybody can achieve. 

• Remove ALL barriers, high expectations
• Removing social inequality through a high quality, creative curriculum
• Year 7 pupils get off to the best start
• The whole journey from Year 7 to 11, and beyond, is valued

We are looking for a leader who shares our values. A leader who uses coaching as their philosophy for developing people. A leader who can support the school strategically. A leader who understands child development, SEND, behaviour and can plan a systematic, inclusive approach. You may already work within alternative provision, or in a significant pastoral role in a school.

As a Senior Leader, you will work closely with other members of the leadership team, all of whom are passionate about improving the life chances of our students, making sure that they fulfil their part in ensuring that Witton Park Academy is a school to be proud of. In addition there will be opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in our other schools to support school improvement.

We are not looking for a specific curriculum discipline, although we would expect high quality teaching to be demonstrated at interview and in post.  

You would be joining a team of colleagues who are passionate about enhancing the opportunities and experiences of our pupils and are focused on securing the best outcomes for them. We work collaboratively to share good practice, both within the department and across the school as a whole. You will be a part of our regular coaching and Teaching and Learning CPL, which ensures we are constantly improving our implementation within the classroom and across the school.

We offer:

• A well resourced school to support teaching and meet the needs of the pupils effectively 
• A team of supportive and experienced colleagues
• Learning environments to support the success and motivation of pupils
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme, Employee support through Simply Health
• A cloud based employee portal that allows employees to access their HR and payroll data

Witton Park is part of the Achievement through Collaboration Multi Academy Trust, a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate. To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right.

Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.  

For further information about our school please visit: https://witton.atctrust.org.uk

Safeguarding Information

AtC Trust and its Schools are committed to safeguarding children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent/unfiltered criminal convictions.

Achievement through Collaboration Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination, and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We understand how important choosing the right school is and so, on behalf of our children and staff, we warmly invite you to visit our school and experience for yourself the quality of education we offer.  If you would like to arrange to come and see our school in action please contact Gavin Coleman, Head of School at gcoleman@wittonpark.org.uk

Closing date: 9 am Monday 24th February 2025

Interview Date: 26th or 27th February 2025