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Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

Outwood Academy Acklam

Middlesbrough

  • New
Salary:
L8-12: £56,082 - £61,882
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
28 April 2025 (negotiable)
Apply by:
29 November 2024

Job overview

Outwood Academy Acklam is looking to recruit a dynamic and inspiring Assistant Principal to join their Senior Leadership Team. 

You will work alongside the Principal/Vice Principals to ensure that the leadership and management of the academy operates at the most effective level possible. You will be an inspiring leader with the energy and creativity to lead, motivate and rapidly raise standards. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First’.  

This role requires the successful candidate to be an outstanding teacher who has exceptional interpersonal skills and the drive to secure tangible levels of school improvement. You must have a passion for ensuring every child receives the very best level of education possible. 

In return for drive and commitment, we will offer an excellent package of professional development opportunities and expect the successful candidate to support this ambition and aspire to secure senior leadership at the highest of levels.

Job Description can be found here: JD

Person Specification can be found here: PS

What will we do for you?

The Academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools and you will be joining a highly innovative, inspirational and ambitious organisation. The Trust guarantees every member of staff CPD and development opportunities.

  • A competitive salary with pay progression
  • A fantastic pension and additional benefits 
  • Flexible family friendly policies from day one
  • Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
  • Our Workload Charter with guaranteed CPD every week and much more (for teaching roles)

Further information on employee benefits can be found here.

To find out more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO, please click here.

For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button.

Closing date: 8.00am on 29 November 2024.

Interview date: 4 December 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

About Outwood Academy Acklam

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+44 1642 818200

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Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson

Principal: Graham Skidmore

Outwood Academy Acklam became part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust in 2013 and strives to be an exemplar of best practice for schools across the North East of England. Outwood Academy Acklam is rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding leadership and we are delighted to be based in the friendly North East town of Middlesbrough.

We are proud that in its report, Ofsted noted that ‘Staff morale is extremely high’ at the academy and that our staff ‘are proud to work at Outwood Academy Acklam’, and highlighted that our staff ‘say that senior leaders listen to and value their opinions.’

We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.

Our objective is to create well-rounded and successful citizens who deeply embrace British Values: respect for democracy and the rule of law, passion for individual liberty, a commitment to mutual respect, and tolerance for differing faiths and beliefs.

We aim to create an environment where every student leaves with an enquiring and open mind, ready to deal with all of life's challenges and engage with a diverse, thrilling and constantly changing world.

We have won numerous awards as a school and we are proud to have been awarded Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award and Inclusion Centre of Excellence by IQM.

The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.

We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

If you share our vision, join our family.

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