Assistant Principal – Student Services

The Assistant Principal – Student Services is a senior leadership position with responsibility for key aspects of the support provided to students, such as safeguarding, attendance and additional learning support. You will also oversee the financial support offered to students and our behaviour systems. We are seeking an outstanding educational professional with strategic vision to lead and develop this area of the College and join our lively leadership team.

The salary will be subject to experience and on the leadership scale, which ranges from £69,721 to £84,287 plus Outer London Weighting of £3,082, with pay awards pending.

In return, the following benefits are available:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Positive workplace culture
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for staff personal use
• Bike scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Free flu jabs 
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Wisdom Wellbeing App by Health Assured
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis

Woodhouse College is one of the top-performing sixth form colleges in England, with large numbers of students each year progressing to Oxbridge, medical schools and leading research-intensive universities. It is academic in focus and appeals to students who are ambitious and, in the main, intend to go on to higher education. Being 16–19 only, it has the characteristics of a very large school sixth form, yet it has scale, diversity and a liberal, tolerant ethos often associated with colleges.

The College:

• Is one of the most successful, academic SFCs in England
• Has excellent staff, management and governance
• Enjoys a well-deserved reputation and is over-subscribed
• Benefits from a sound financial position
• Has well-maintained buildings on a pleasant campus in North Finchley
• Is secular, diverse and committed to equality and inclusion
• Has an outstanding pastoral support and extra-curricular offer
• Is focused on continuously improving

Potential candidates wishing to discuss the post confidentially are invited to contact the Personnel Team on personnel@woodhouse.ac.uk or on 020 8492 8228 to arrange a call with Sugra Alibhai, Principal.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.woodhouse.ac.uk

Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday 23 September 2024.

Interview dates: Tuesday 1 October and Wednesday 2 October 2024.

The College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups, who are currently underrepresented. The College is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.