Associate Principal - Curriculum and Assessment
Biggleswade Academy
Central Bedfordshire
- £50,151 - £55,338 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8-12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2022
Job overview
Associate Principal - Curriculum and Assessment
Following the promotion of the current postholder, we are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and ambitious leader with the highest personal and academic standards. This leader will have a drive, energy, a genuine love for the curriculum, teaching and learning and a passion for ensuring pupils fully achieve their potential. They will have an infectious passion for developing the best practices within the classroom and a strong track record of school improvement in this area.
You will work closely with the other members of our strong leadership team to help shape and deliver the strategic vision for the school, continuing to build upon the successes of Biggleswade Academy.
You should be a visible leader with a passion for curriculum development, teaching and learning, ambition for the pupils and the school, and have a proven track record of effective and successful leadership.
The successful candidate will:
● Set high expectations and standards for all
● Be unrelentingly ambitious for the academy, its staff and students
● Have the ability to lead, manage and inspire both students and staff
● Be able to manage long-term objectives whilst dealing effectively with fast moving day to day priorities
● Have vision, enthusiasm and work effectively within a team as a leader
● Be passionate about raising student achievement and aspirations
● Show commitment to the school’s vision and ethos
● Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
● Be an experienced, flexible and dynamic leader who can lead, develop and coordinate our innovative and exciting school curriculum
About the role
You will need to be a highly skilled classroom practitioner, as all members of the Leadership Team are expected to model good practice and to contribute to our continuing work to develop learning. Our approach is collegiate, and we are all expected to model our school virtues.
You will be responsible for overseeing a combination of significant aspects within the Academy to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the school whilst continuing the Academy’s journey to be exceptional.
You will be expected to support the Principal and Vice Principal in creating, developing and evaluating the aims of the school in partnership with pupils, staff, trustees and parents.
Lead on curriculum development, ensuring it provides the highest possible learning opportunities that our pupils deserve, whilst pursuing outstanding pupil progress and achievement.
Ensure a rigorous assessment structure, both formative and summative, which provides staff and pupils with timely and comprehensive feedback on learning, rapidly identifying and addressing gaps in learning.
Work closely with the Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning and Lead Practitioner team to maintain the drive for teaching and learning excellence.
To further embed the whole school teaching and learning approach through supporting staff development.
The ideal candidate could be an aspirant Associate Principal however, you must be an experienced leader and be able to demonstrate where you have made sustained, quantifiable impact at middle or senior level. Above all we are seeking someone who is proactive, can contribute fresh ideas, is collaborative, goal-orientated, confident, and who tackles challenges effectively.
Biggleswade Academy welcomes applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds, and if you believe that you have the necessary skills, vision and ambition to join our exceptional school, we invite you to make an application for the post.
Visits to our school are encouraged and our website will also provide you with more information about our school. I look forward to receiving your application for this fantastic opportunity within school leadership.
If you would like to arrange a visit or need more information on the application process, please contact our Business Support Manager, Samantha Spruth, email address: sjspruth@biggleswadeacademy.org. If you would like to know more about the role or discuss the role in more depth please contact Academy Principal, Shelley Flynn, email address: hr@biggleswadeacademy.org.
The closing date for applications is by midnight on Thursday, 19th May 2022. Your application should also contain a letter of application/supporting statement of no more than two sides of A4 (or approximate equivalence within the application form), outlining why you feel that you are the best fit for the requirements of this post. Applications can be made directly on our website at the following address - https://www.biggleswadeacademy.org/jobs or via the TES website application service.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced status checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The school promotes equal opportunities.
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About Biggleswade Academy
Biggleswade Academy is situated on the south side of Biggleswade, an expanding market town in the extreme east of Bedfordshire. The A1 road and a main line train service are convenient and effective links for the town. Bedford and Cambridge are about thirty minutes drive away and Milton Keynes and Peterborough less than an hour.
Biggleswade Academy is a popular, academy, fed by popular Lower Schools within Biggleswade, as well as attracting some students from nearby villages. Our students transfer to Stratton Upper School and other upper schools nearby.
The Academy has a strong Senior Leadership Team and supportive middle management. Alongside the teaching team the Academy has support staff including Cover Supervisors, Learning Support Assistants, specialist Teaching Assistants and Technicians, a Library Co-ordinator and ICT Manager along with a very supportive and professional group of administration and premises staff.
Biggleswade Academy is part of LIFE Academies Trust. The trust team provide support to the Academy in the form of Human Resources, Finance, Facilities Management and Governance Advice
The balanced curriculum provides for the full range of abilities within the school. There is also a wide range of extra curricular activities. These include musical activities, sporting events and field trips.
Buildings and Facilities
The Academy is situated in various separate buildings across 4 sites. The best way to get a feel for the school is to come and have a tour. If none of the Leadership team are available a year 8 monitor will deliver the tour and answer questions – see the academy as they see it!
The main site is in Mead End, this is connected to our London Road (preschool) and Kitelands Road (Reception, Years 1 & 2) sites by a large playing field.
2017 saw the opening of a new building for years 3 & 4. This building is at the Mead End site. The pupils have their own playground but they do get to mix with the older year groups at luch.
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