Assistant Principal – Key Stage 3

Salary:          L13-18 £63,741 - £72,085 per annum

Hours:          Full Time

Contract:     Permanent

Start date:   January 2025

Location:     Gosforth Junior High Academy

You will be employed by the Gosforth Group and may need to work across all locations within the Multi Academy Trust as required.

Gosforth Group are a thriving and ambitious Multi Academy Trust, committed to excellence in education, where all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability.

Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.

We are extremely proud of what we have achieved so far and as a collective group, and we have an ambitious vision for future growth. Currently, the Gosforth Group comprises of 6 academies, providing education to approx. 6000 students in middle, secondary and post 16-settings, across Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside.

We employ over approx. 650 colleagues across the group, who are responsible for creating and sustaining a culture of empowerment, growth and unrivalled support, making the Gosforth Group a special place to both work and learn.

About the Academy

Pupils are polite and courteous. Pupils' behaviour is exceptionally good. - Ofsted, 2023

Staff enjoy working at the school. They feel valued by leaders and well-supported. - Ofsted, 2023

Gosforth Junior High Academy is a thriving middle school where staff are highly valued and supported. As a school we are committed to providing the very best education for pupils from Year 5 to Year 8.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and inspirational Assistant Principal – Key Stage 3. The successful candidate will provide proactive support to the Principal and Vice Principal and ensure that the leadership and management of the Academy operate at the most effective level possible. We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and driven leader with experience in developing and implementing new initiatives within a whole school environment. As a Senior Leader, you will be a highly visible part of our school community and must therefore model the highest levels of professionalism, whilst being able to develop strong working relationships with staff and students.

What we need: 

• An outstanding practitioner
• A passion for teaching and education
• A proven track record of excellent progress and achievement across Key Stage 3
• A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum including the use of ICT
• A leader who has passion for quality pastoral care including high expectations of behaviour, attendance and safeguarding
• The ability to develop, lead and inspire a team of staff
• A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
• Consistently high expectations of students and of yourself
• Excellent communication and ICT skills
• Experience of working with multi-agencies to provide student support

What we can offer you

·        An opportunity to work with highly skilled professionals

·        Enthusiastic and motivated students who ‘are engaged in their learning and curious to learn more.’ (Ofsted, 2023)

·        An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development

·        A school with its community at heart

·        An exciting programme of staff well-being activities

·        Wider career development opportunities to be involved in across the Gosforth Group

Inspected in November 2023, the school was awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted citing that we have high ambitions and expectations of our students and that they are exceptionally well behaved. We strongly recommend you read our report, which can be found here.

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community’s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Gosforth Group’s website, click here

We hope you’ll visit our website to find out more about us. 

 https://www.juniorhighacademy.org.uk/

https://www.gosforthroup.org.uk 

If you would like to visit our school or have any questions about the role, please email Mrs

Tracey Wood, PA to the Principal, at Tracey.Wood@ga.newcastle.sch.uk. Please

note that there is not an expectation for you to visit the school before

application.

To apply - Please complete an application form and email to hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Closing date:  9.00am Friday 20th September 2024

 Interviews will be held the following week. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders here. 

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.