Assistant Headteacher
Co-op Academy Swinton
Salford
- £56,721 - £62,570 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership scale L13 to L17 (currently 2021 rate - £56,721 to £62,570), plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2023, or sooner
- Apply by:
- 3 October 2022
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
Location: Co-op Academy Swinton (Salford, Greater Manchester)
Salary: Leadership scale L13 to L17 (currently 2021 rate - £56,721 to £62,570), plus benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 1 FTE
Start date: 1st January 2023 or sooner
We are seeking an Assistant Headteacher to work within the Senior Leadership Team to strategically shape the future for students at Co-op Academy Swinton. The successful candidate will be a leader who has credibility and a track record in leading a subject area/s successfully, and one who has a clear understanding of pedagogy, curriculum and the translation of this into the classroom to secure learning outcomes.
You will be joining a Senior Leadership team who are knowledgeable, resilient and have a relentless focus upon improving standards, embedding a positive values driven culture and maintaining high standards. Feedback from the academy‘s recent Ofsted inspection included:
“Over the last 12 months, senior leaders have taken decisive, appropriate and effective steps to improve the quality of education for pupils. This includes ensuring that the curriculum is ordered logically and that it is suitably ambitious.”
Ofsted 2022
Benefits include:
- Teachers Pension Scheme
- Discounts on various Co-op branded products
- Co-operative flexible benefits, including cycle to work, phone and broadband
- Co-operative credit union
- Healthcare cash-back scheme
- Discounted gym membership and leisure activities
- Season ticket and rental deposit loans
How to apply
To apply for the role, you need to complete both Parts A and B on the Trust’s application forms. Secondly, you need to write a letter of no more than three sides (tahoma, point 11) in which you outline the following:
- A clear vision for curriculum, pedagogy and teacher development at our Academy;
- A clear and credible strategy for how you will implement that vision;
- A precise explanation of how you will evaluate the impact of the strategy, keeping in mind that not everything that matters is measurable in numerical metrics.
- How your previous experience provides evidence that you can get things done.
Closing date: Monday 3rd October 2022 at 8am
Interviews: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Applications must be on our application form (returned in Word or Google Doc, not pdf format), which is available along with other supporting information (such as job description) on our website at https://www.coopacademies.co.uk/vacancies/
Application forms and any supporting information to be emailed to ebony.chadwick@coopacademies.co.uk
Please note, we do not accept CVs.
For more information about the Trust, please visit www.coopacademies.co.uk
Attached documents
About Co-op Academy Swinton
- Co-op Academy Swinton
- Sefton Road, Pendlebury, Manchester
- Lancashire
- M27 6JU
- United Kingdom
Principal's Welcome
Welcome to Co-op Academy Swinton, we are an 11-16 secondary academy that is part of the Co-op Academies Trust with schools across Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside and West Yorkshire.
Thank you for considering this post at Co-op Academy Swinton. We hope you will find all you need to help you consider our school for your next career move. At Co-op Academy Swinton we strive to ensure that all students regardless of their background, achieve their potential. We are committed to opening doors and providing opportunities for our students to secure their next step and encourage them to be ambitious. Our students leave each year with great GCSE results due to receiving an exceptional learning experience as soon as they enter the academy. Our staff are talented masters within their areas and are dedicated to delivering high quality lessons and building strong relationships with all students. We have a caring and experienced pastoral team who ensure students at Co-op Academy Swinton are supported and guided through every phase of life and become respectful and tolerant citizens of the community. Visitors to the academy constantly praise the positive attitudes our students have. We are proud to be part of the Co-op Academies Trust and work closely with all academies to achieve the shared goals, values and ways of being. The ‘Ways of Being’ are embedded in all that we do within the academy and the community. We have very high expectations of our staff and students and have a culture built upon trust and respect. As a parent myself, I understand the importance of selecting a secondary school to ensure your child thrives through this next educational phase. I can assure you that we are committed to understanding every student and personalising their learning journey. We nurture and challenge all students whilst providing them every opportunity to succeed. It is an honour and privilege to be the Principal at such a wonderful community based academy. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to come and visit our academy at an open evening, a community event or make an individual appointment to have a look around.
Mrs Zarina Ali
Principal
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