Assistant Principal
Rochdale Sixth Form College
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- £56,796 - £62,448 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2021
Job overview
We recognise that aspiring senior leaders are often ‘pigeon-holed’ and only offered the opportunity to lead across their curriculum specialism or those similar. We like to think differently and recognise, from experience, the value of applying an independent approach to the critical appraisal of curriculum and leadership provided by a different subject specialist. We are therefore open to receiving interest from both secondary school and college leaders, so long as you have the following attributes:
- An unwavering commitment to supporting our students throughout their entire student journey.
- Substantial experience of raising standards within a single department or more.
- A genuine recognition for how enrichment programmes offer personal enhancement for students outside of academic or vocational study and practice.
- Senior leadership experience, or the ability and keenness to step-up to strategic management.
- A willingness to get in front of students and teach – we don’t just want amazing leaders; we need to know you can lead by example.
We also recognise that as a growing multi-academy trust, with a 900-place secondary free school being built and future partnership opportunities in the pipeline, we need senior leaders across the Altus Education Partnership who can add value to our 11-19 curriculum offer.
As part of our unwavering commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, the person appointed as Assistant Principal will be subject to Enhanced DBS Clearance.
For further information and to apply for the role, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners’ website:
https://www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/assistant-principal-rochdale-sixth-form-college/
To arrange a confidential chat, please contact our advising consultants at Peridot Partners:
Drew Richardson-Walsh | drew@peridotpartners.co.uk
Laura Burchett | laura@peridotpartners.co.uk | 07985 431 599
Closing date: 12noon, Monday 29th March 2021
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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