Assistant Principal

Required for January 2025.

Assistant Principal

Leadership 8-12

Ryecroft Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Assistant Principal. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy, playing a pivotal role in improving educational outcomes, while striving to develop and deliver an exceptional holistic primary educational journey for each and every one of our pupils.

Are you aspirational, driven and looking towards the next step in your teaching and leadership career? If you have sincere commitment to ensuring that every child gets the very best start to their education and life-long journey, Ryecroft Academy welcomes you!

The successful candidate will be a highly professional, collaborative and motivational leader who will inspire their colleagues and lead them to having high aspirations for themselves and others. 

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an exceptionally strong teacher with a proven track record.
• Is a highly effective leader who will lead by example – developing excellence in others through coaching and mentoring.
• Has clear vision, energy and commitment to all aspects of school life.
• Has a desire, passion and devotion to make a real difference to the lives and life-chances of our children.
• Is committed to driving forward pupil progress and achievement, particularly in relation to vulnerable pupils, disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND).

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• An unwavering commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

Ryecroft is a thriving, dynamic and happy school and the staff team are wholeheartedly committed to doing the very best that they can for the children in their care. It is because of the team’s effort expertise and strong moral purpose that families can be confident that children at Ryecroft Academy are safe, cherished, encouraged and brilliantly taught. 

As a school, we offer you:

• Wonderful and enthusiastic, friendly children who are eager to learn.
• Highly supportive and collaborative working environments where your talents will be valued and nurtured through a CPD offer that is personalised to you.
• Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of educational development.

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, we will ensure that our children receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. As GORSE and Ryecroft Academy professionals the values of Diligence, Integrity, Rectitude and Kindness underpin all that we do.

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at www.ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk.

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description/Person Specification and application form is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk or by telephone on 0113 733 0129.

Candidates are also welcome to visit the academy to look around. If you wish to do so, please email recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.ukor telephone 0113 733 0129.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications:                   Monday 21 October 2024, 9am.

Interviews will take place:                         Thursday 24 October 2024.  

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.