Assistant Principal

Harris Aspire Academy provides an outstanding 'all round' education to all of its students. It is the hub for an alternative education provision, providing a personalised learning programme for its students, delivered by highly trained staff who inspire, motivate and re-engage them. Aspire gives students a second chance to achieve to their full potential. The Academy will be relocating and growing in student numbers in September 2018.

We would like to appoint an effective, dynamic and inspirational Assistant Principal to join our team for September 2017.

What we are looking for:

• An outstanding person with the ability to be a key player in developing an already exceptional Academy further.
• The ability to help build an innovative and exciting curriculum offer to students in KS3 to KS5
• The drive to enable the vision of the Academy
• A flair for creative and motivational leadership that will put learning first, ensuring that all our students benefit from an outstanding educational experience.
• An outstanding classroom practitioner, innovative and capable of providing inspirational leadership.
• A resourceful and enthusiastic educationalist who is committed to the highest achievement for all.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a leader with exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment in realising the potential of every child regardless of their situation

Why work at Harris Aspire Academy?

• The opportunity to work with Senior Leaders experienced in creating 'Outstanding Academies';
• The opportunity to be involved in a new and exciting project with the relocation of the provision;
• A calm, well-disciplined yet positive and innovative learning environment;
• Cross Federation experience to develop your career, with excellent prospects for future promotion;
• A fantastic community of parents and children who deserve the best.

Our ethos is focused on ensuring all of our students have great communication skills alongside an enterprising "can-do" attitude to being successful in life. Our unrelenting focus on achievement is the same as at every Harris Academy. The atmosphere is disciplined and rigorous but also happy and caring.

Students' progress in learning is accelerated and tracked through a unique programme based around an ethos that builds Resilience, Reflectiveness, Resourcefulness and Reciprocity in all of our students.

For further information about our Academy, please contact the Resources Manager, Lorraine Cater via email: l.cater@aspirecademy.org.uk

Closing Date 10th March 2017

Interviews w/c 13th March 2017

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