Assistant Principal - Behaviour, Culture & Ethos

King’s Bolton is seeking to appoint an ambitious and authentic leader to the role of Assistant Principal – Behaviour, Culture & Ethos. We are looking for someone who is an excellent classroom practitioner, who empowers others, who values individuals and has demonstrable credibility established through previous impact.

King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is located close to the centre of Bolton with good access to both the M6 and M62. Class sizes at the school are below average and every student has access to a personal computer tablet. Innovation is one of our strengths, which supports our modern approach to education alongside our commitment to the highest expectations.

King’s is a vibrant and diverse school which enjoys a strong sense of community amongst both staff and students. This position is available due to the school expanding, we now wish to appoint an ambitious, highly motivated individual who loves their subject and shares our vision for making all students successful citizens in tomorrow’s world.

It is expected that the successful leader will be committed and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence, whilst also upholding the following qualities:

1. Understand the need for strong organisational culture in successful schools.

2. Strong subject and leadership skills, reflected in a good degree and appropriate relevant experience.

3. Ability to plan strategically in response to changing situations.

4. Ability to lead others well and create strong synergy within teams.

5. Participate in regular professional development using knowledge and skills to invest in others.

6. Ability to promote high expectations for all students and staff.

7. Ability to inspire, motivate and align colleagues to a greater purpose.

8. The ability to generate self-belief in our students and raise aspirations.

9. Adopt intelligent accountability practices, whilst refusing to accept low performance

10. Desire to participate in our accelerated promotion scheme.