Assistant Principal - English
Weavers Academy
Northamptonshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L7 - L12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2019
- Apply by:
- 5 May 2019
Job overview
Weavers Academy is an 11-19 co-educational school with a stimulating and welcoming environment.
Our school vision is to strive for success by focusing on learning.
By doing this, we have created an ethos and an environment in which young people and adults have been able to maximize their involvement and their accomplishments.
We were judged ‘good’ by Ofsted in 2017 but still want so much more for our students.
We now seek to appoint an Assistant Principal to lead English with the relevant skills and experience to lead the curriculum and staff with vitality, aptitude and ambition.
The successful candidate will:
- Be passionate about teaching and learning;
- Be an outstanding practitioner, able to provide pedagogic leadership to the students and to the staff in English.
- Be resilient, able to manage setbacks when they happen and to remain constructive under pressure.
- Be able to contribute to whole school strategic development as part of the senior leadership team.
We can offer you:
- A wide range of training opportunities, including across different schools within the Creative Education Trust.
- A chance to work within a talented and driven senior leadership team.
- Support through the school’s in-house joint-practice development programme.
- Access to a wide range of expert practices, training and development opportunities across our Trust.
If you believe that you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please send your completed application form and covering letter to our HR Manager at the following address: Weavers Academy, Brickhill Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3JH.
Applications by email are welcomed and should be sent to: HRManager@weaversacademy.org.uk. CVs alone are not accepted.
Closing Date: 8am Monday 06 May 2019 with interviews to be held 08 May and 09 May 2019.
(Start date: September 2019).
Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them; and applicants may be contacted before the closing date
Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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About Weavers Academy
Having achieved a 2022 Ofsted grading of ‘good’, in all areas including leadership, inspectors found that pupils are proud of Weavers and as a result behave well in lessons and around the school. The academy has pursued a rigorous and continuous programme of educational improvement which can be seen and measured throughout the academy. Work that the school has done to further improve behaviour and attendance has resulted in students becoming increasingly ambitious for their futures.
We are committed to ensuring that all students reach their full educational potential. This comprises of our 4 key curriculum areas in Academic, Ambition and our Co-curricular & Extracurricular programmes. Our curriculum development has resulted in a highly effective and sequenced curriculum that provides a secure platform ready for expert delivery.
Our ethos and values are underpinned by our vision, ‘Striving for success, Learning with PRIDE’. ‘Learning with PRIDE’ helps identify the values that students and staff should embody in order to be successful, lifelong learners. Perseverance, Respect, Independence, Determination and Engagement are values we develop in our students and expect in all staff. This ethos drives us forward, every day.
We are proud of the co-curricular and extra-curricular programmes that all staff play an active part in, that means over 1300 pupils per week have access to high quality and planned additional activities. The options range from skiing to singing, chess to climbing and performance options to provisional driving licence preparation. We are very proud to show you and find out what you might offer!
We have a commitment to staff development, and we have put in place a detailed programme of profession development that provides weekly CPD for staff. As a result, curriculum planning, teaching strategies and assessment techniques have advanced and drive student progress.
Following our ‘good’ judgement from Ofsted in May 2022, we are determined not to be complacent and want to achieve much more for our students and staff. We seek to appoint an ambitious committed colleague to be a key contributor to our continued development. This is only the start of a challenging and exciting journey, please get in touch if you'd like to be part of it.
We would welcome applications from staff who are experts in their field and are determined, independent and highly engaged. You will be joining a highly effective team with a collective focus to improve student achievement by providing a positive culture. You will need to be a team member, undertaking duties as required to meet the needs of the school, students and the team.
I strongly advise that you visit us prior to application, I would be pleased to share our exciting academy with you. Early applications are encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them; and applicants may be contacted before the closing date.
Yours sincerely
Jon Hunt
Principal
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