Assistant Principal with responsibility for English Standards across the Trust
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12 to L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2019
Job overview
Principal: Mr R Kelsall
Required January 2020
Assistant Principal
With responsibility for English Standards across the Trust
L12 to L16
Relocation allowance £2,000
The Alpha Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal who will be based at the Discovery Academy, with responsibility to support standards of English across the Alpha Academies Trust. This is a unique opportunity to impact on standards, not only within the Discovery Academy, but to co-ordinate improvement across Trust academies. The role will be underpinned by a passion to take a key role in developing teaching and learning in the Discovery Academy.
The successful candidate will be experienced and will be able to demonstrate a strong track record of raising standards in English for the last 3 years. The successful candidate must be an excellent practitioner, able to lead by example and inspire others.
This is an exceptional opportunity. All academies within the Alpha Academies Trust are presently judged good by Ofsted and this appointment aims to strengthen further its school improvement offer. The Discovery Academy, where the role will be based, is a very popular and oversubscribed Academy in Stoke-on-Trent with outstanding facilities and a state-of-the-art learning environment. The Alpha Academies Trust seeks to develop the very best leaders. This role should attract ambitious leaders, who have a credible track record and want to take advantage of high quality professional development.
The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
If you feel that the position is of an interest, you have the right experience and skills and are ready for fresh challenges, then we would love to hear from you. For an application form and recruitment pack please see our website, https://alphaacademiestrust.co.uk/vacancies/ Should you need any further information regarding your application please contact our Recruitment Team by email at recruitment@alphaacademiestrust.co.uk
Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact The Recruitment Team to arrange a mutually convenient appointment.
Closing Date for this Post: Monday 14th October 2019 at 9:00am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 21st October 2019.
Attached documents
About Discovery Academy
Welcome to The Discovery Academy!
I am very proud to be the Principal of the Discovery Academy where every student is supported to achieve their full potential. Our purpose is that we are committed to “delivering ambitious, high quality teaching and learning, every lesson, every day, overcoming inequality and allowing every student to achieve success”.
We belong to a forward-thinking Trust, encompassing a number of successful local schools and we passionately believe that in education there should be equity for all. I strongly believe that a postcode should not impact the standard of education a child receives or limit their aspirations for the future.
As an academy we have created a culture centred around our core values of Pride, Respect and Commitment to ensure high expectations, positive relationships and support for all our students. I believe having high expectations of behaviour and attitudes enables teachers to teach and students to develop in a caring, supportive environment.
At the heart of everything we do is an unremitting desire for our students to become successful and responsible young people who make a positive contribution to our school and wider community. We work tirelessly to develop the whole child through a range of experiences and opportunities, developing those soft skills, positive beliefs and values essential in everday life.
Parents and our wider community are extremely important to the academy and the learning journey of every student. By working together and effectively communicating, we have the opportunity to give our young people the best possible start in life.
We want all our students to be happy and successful during their time with us, and it is a privilege to work with them to help realise their dreams and ambitions.
I look forward to meeting you and working with you in the future.
Jayne Schofield
Principal
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