Assistant Principal
Rochdale Sixth Form College
Rochdale
- Expired
- Salary:
- £53,114 - £58,400 – Points L8 to L12 of the Leadership Range of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association pay spine.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Starting: August 2017, or earlier if possible
- Apply by:
- 24 January 2017
Job overview
Ref: S/GJ/8004/0006
Rochdale Sixth Form College
College Road Rochdale OL12 6HY
Tel: 01706 769800
Email: info@rochdalesfc.ac.uk
Website: www.rochdalesfc.ac.uk
Assistant Principal
Full-time Position – Starting: August 2017, or earlier if possible
Salary: £53,114 - £58,400 – Points L8 to L12 of the Leadership Range of the Sixth Form Colleges’ Association pay spine.
We are looking to appoint an outstanding leader to join our Senior Leadership Team. RSFC is moving into the next phase of its development and this is a unique opportunity to shape the leadership of the College.
The detail of the role will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. Above all, the College wishes to appoint someone who naturally fits with the ethos and culture of the College and has a desire to improve the life chances of our young people.
The College wishes to appoint someone with an exceptional track record in delivering outstanding student outcomes. Enthusiastic, resilient and a self-starter. The successful candidate will also have the willingness to learn in what may be a step up to the next level in their career.
The College welcomes applications from highly successful middle leaders and senior leaders.
If you believe you have the attributes that we will need on the next stage of our journey, please take time to read the materials that accompany this advertisement. For an informal discussion about the post, candidates should contact Julian Appleyard OBE, Principal via Kate Cullen (PA to the Principal) on telephone: 01706 769800.
Visit www.rochdalesfc.ac.uk or contact Kate Cullen (PA to the Principal) for an application pack: k.cullen@rochdalesfc.ac.uk or telephone 01706 769800.
Applications should be returned to arrive no later than 12 noon on Tuesday 24th January 2017.
Interviews are provisionally planned for the Wednesday 1st February 2017.
Attached documents
About Rochdale Sixth Form College
- Rochdale Sixth Form College
- College Road, Rochdale
- Lancashire
- OL12 6HY
- United Kingdom
The College opened in September 2010 as the newest sixth form college in the UK and the first to be built since 2004. With world class facilities, the £26 million College is purpose built and currently accommodates circa. 1650 students
The college has had a transformative impact on young people’s lives and life chances. In 2013 Ofsted graded us ‘outstanding’; at the time we were only the second sixth form college to have gained this accolade. Additionally, we have been the highest performing sixth form college in the Department for Education’s performance tables on five separate occasions, most recently in 2017/18.
The College was set up to address the A Level underachievement in the Borough. Prior to 2010 the A Level performance in Rochdale was poor and had very low progression rates to HE.
The College is committed to inclusive entry requirements and achieves extremely good value added scores as evidenced in Performance Tables and the ALPs scores. The College has excellent retention rates and average attendance is just over 95%.
The curriculum at the College is A Level focused with a small number of students following a mixed programme of a BTEC Sub Diploma alongside one A Level. Students who are yet to achieve a pass at Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English are required to resit until they secure the required grade.
Given the prior attainment level of RSFC students, it is a huge strength of the College that we achieve excellent progression rates to higher education. The whole RSFC project has been a wonderful advert for social mobility. Students apply across the board to Oxford and Cambridge, Russell Group and the wider group of HE providers.
The College works with students not applying to HE to ensure they have the opportunity to progress on to appropriate apprenticeships and employment opportunities.
RSFC has very strong working relationships with local schools and the local GFE provider. The College Principal/CEO sits on the Pioneers Trust with local secondary headteachers and the College is also a key member of NWSFC (North West Sixth Form College group); SFCA (Sixth Form College Association) and the AOC (Association of Colleges).
The College estate is in outstanding condition and there has been significant investment in capital works to create an outstanding physical learning environment and student facilities. The financial health of the College is rated as outstanding.
We have a clear mission and central purpose to help students realise their academic potential. The College believes that every young person has it within themselves to succeed and will devote itself to improving student achievement. The College is an inclusive Sixth Form College. The students at RSFC study in a highly positive environment, and staff continuously build self-confidence and self-belief in students. Aspirations for the trajectory of improvement are high and the College focuses upon creating happy and successful students. The College has high expectations of students and staff. The drive is for the quality of teaching to be outstanding day in and day out, together with a support and guidance structure that powerfully focuses upon the individual student.
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