Assistant Principal
Stockport Academy
Stockport
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- United Learning Leadership Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 15 November 2024
Job overview
Assistant Principal – specific responsibilities to be agreed with the leadership team of the school based on whole school priorities.
In their most recent report, Ofsted described our standards as ‘high’, and said that ‘relationships between pupils and teachers are typically strong and pupils trust teachers to help them improve their work’. Inspectors noted that ‘staff are proud to be part of the school community’ and ‘they are highly motivated because they feel valued’
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an environment where students’ behaviour is impeccable, where they treat each other and staff with real respect, have a genuine enjoyment of school and enjoy their learning. The Academy is on the road to outstanding and has a relentless drive and determination to ensure the best possible education for students in our care
The post holder will report directly to the Principal and will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team working alongside Vice Principals and Assistant Principals. You will provide effective leadership in accordance with our Academy Vision and in creating an environment that inspires students each day to take those extra steps that will equip them skills to become lifelong learners.
If you have the teaching and management skills and the resilience to lead an exceptional team of teachers and/or support staff where CPD is promoted and leadership support is strong, we welcome your application.
Interviews will be week of 25th November.
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About Stockport Academy
Stockport Academy opened in September 2007 and moved into a new state of the art building in 2008.
Stockport Academy strives for excellence across its curriculum. We teach a broad and balanced range of subjects including all the key areas of the National Curriculum. Students receive an all round education and are encouraged to pay particular attention to the core skills of English, Mathematics, Science and ICT.
All academies have a specialism. At Stockport Academy, this is science supported by a theme of business and enterprise. This specialism reflects the needs and interests of our students and the employment prospects in the area.
A full grounding in business and enterprise ensures that students are prepared for the working world. The Science element of the specialism will include all the traditional areas of the subject as well as more vocational ones, such as Health and Social Care and Sports Science.
Stockport Academy is sponsored by United Learning. United Learning was established to create a family of academies that provide outstanding education. It was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (UCST) which has been running high-quality independent schools in the UK for almost 125 years. United Learning offers the stability of an organisation with a long-term commitment to education in this country and the experience to run successful schools.
United Learning is the largest provider of academies across the UK. Its academies are inclusive and welcoming schools where students of all faiths, backgrounds and abilities are valued and respected.
As a member of the United Learning family, Stockport Academy will shares the objective of bringing out “the best in everyone”, enabling each pupil to become a balanced, happy and articulate person with the intellectual freedom to be creative; confidence to initiate; flexibility to respond to challenge, change and adversity; compassion to serve others; spirit to enjoy life; integrity to be trustworthy; and motivation to have a lifelong love of learning.
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