Assistant Principal – Assessment and Progression
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
Haringey
- £48,000 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 9 August 2021
Job overview
Nature of the Role: One-Year Fixed Term
Responsible to: Principal
Responsible for: Assessment, Progression and relevant subject teaching (Computer Science and/or Mathematics)
Welcome to Ada!
We are the Government’s National College for Digital Skills, the top performing institution for the new Computer Science BTEC and are passionate about educating, supporting and creating the next generation of digital pioneers.
We are a small 6th form college (c.175 students) in Tottenham Hale, North London offering a mixed curriculum of A-levels and BTECs. We have a very diverse student body from a wide range of backgrounds and are committed to using tech as a tool for social mobility. We offer a supportive culture for students and staff and our excellent industry links ensure you get regular formal and informal CPD to support your teaching and technical knowledge and development.
We are a specialist college where all our students are passionate about tech and we are committed to supporting them to progress onto highly skilled roles in the digital sector. All students study computer science for at least 60% of their curriculum, with regular off-curriculum industry projects with partners such as King Games, Salesforce, Deloitte and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
We are passionate about high quality teaching and learning, using industry’s problems to bring education to life for our learners and thinking of innovative new approaches to communicating some of tech’s more challenging concepts!
Our students achieve highly across all subjects and progress to an amazing range of destinations. In Summer 2020 these included: Deloitte, Vodafone, KPMG, Goldman Sachs, BT, BBC, Oxford University, Nottingham University, Queen Mary University and many more with over 70% progressing to their first choice destination.
We received Good with Outstanding features in our first Ofsted inspection in October 2018.
Purpose of the Role
We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational leader and teacher to play a central role in leading the sixth form alongside the Principal.
The Assistant Principal will work alongside the Principal as a member of the sixth form senior leadership team (SLT) in defining, articulating and implementing the shared vision and values of the college.
The Assistant Principal is in particular accountable for Assessment and Progression of all the students in the sixth form. This means working with SLT and teachers to ensure the effective, well analysed monitoring of student progress as well as designing and implementing the College’s annual calendar of activities to ensure all our students progress onto positive destinations. You will also work closely with other teachers in an experienced and high-performing Computer Science or Maths teaching teams to develop high quality content and deliver excellent lessons.
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About Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
- Ada, the National College for Digital Skills
- 1 Sutherland Street, Pimlico, London
- SW1V 4LD
- United Kingdom
At Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, we have a mission to work with industry to design and deliver an education that empowers all our students, especially women and those from low-income backgrounds, to progress into highly skilled digital roles and lead flourishing lives. Through our social mission and excellent digital skills provision, we are changing the face of the tech sector, expanding the talent pipeline and transforming lives.
The College focuses on achieving three aims:
- To be a centre of excellence for the teaching and learning of advanced digital skills
- To offer students a viable, high-quality alternative to university
- To be a beacon of best practice for employment-focused provision
Ada was announced by the Prime Minister in December 2014; England’s first new FE College since 1993, we opened our doors at our main campus in Tottenham Hale for the first time in September 2016. Since then we’ve gone from strength to strength including a Good with Outstanding features in our first and second Ofsted inspections.
The digital industry is experiencing epic growth but there is a talent shortage. Over 130,000 tech jobs are available each year in the UK but students are leaving education without sufficient knowledge and experience to get the job. We want to change this.
With Ada, students can learn relevant digital skills to pursue their dream job in tech. We are a unique community which puts computer programming at the heart of everything we do. Our students are the future game changers: challenging the norm, excited by change, and resilient in the face of adversity.
We want to remove the glass ceiling for women and individuals from low-income backgrounds in the tech industry. Everyone, from any background, is entitled to a quality education and a better future. Our community is united by digital so we work closely with Haringey Council and the local community to ensure the inclusion extends beyond the walls of Ada.
Location & Provision:
As of May 2021, we have 145 16-19 students enrolled, these students study the academically stretching BTEC in Computer Science along with a range of complimentary A-Levels.
Our Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships in Digital Innovation (aligned to the Software Developer Standard) and Data Analytics and Visualisation (aligned to the Data Analyst Standard) have almost 200 apprentices enrolled from a range of organisations.
Our curriculum is academically stretching but practically rigorous and truly embedded with industry. Students are provided with a one on one coach from industry and employers help design and deliver our curriculum and careers advice. The positive impact to students and employers is demonstrable.
We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved in just four years, we have had some fantastic successes and plans for more to come. There are many ways to help make a difference to these young people and to the tech sector by volunteering, taking apprentices and philanthropy; for more information on working with us please visit www.ada.ac.uk
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