Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Sheffield
- £65,090 - £71,694 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Leadership 11 - 15 : £65,090 - £71,694
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April or September 2025
- Apply by:
- 13 January 2025
Job overview
Astrea Academy Sheffield have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning! Lead high-quality teaching, drive change, and support staff development
The successful candidate will have the knowledge, skill and passion for leading the delivery of high quality teaching across the school, and most importantly, the ability to drive change. You will possess the leadership and communications skills necessary to support and motivate others, and the organisational skills to manage the breadth of work that this role encompasses.
We are looking for an aligned professional to join our forward-thinking, passionate and no excuses senior leadership team and are interested in candidates with a range of academic specialisms and expertise. A final role will be drawn up in consultation with the successful candidate and the leadership team.
We are looking for:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Good Honours Degree
In return, we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Continued professional development and training opportunities
- Free on-site parking
Interested in applying?
If this is something you're interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the job description to find out more about the role to apply.
The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
All applicants will be subject to online checks and due to safer recruitment practice , two references will be requested. All applicants will be required to complete a criminal disclosure statement.
Attached documents
About Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Andover Street, Burngreave, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S3 9EJ
- United Kingdom
Do you want to be part of a strong team where you will help make a lasting impact on the life chances of the young people of Burngreave?
Our vision is to provide an exceptional, knowledge-rich educational experience, which ensures that all scholars succeed. We are looking to recruit brilliant staff who share that vision and who understand the moral imperative that we have to serve our community.
What we offer:
- Hilarious, wonderful and caring young people
- A brand new sixth form, opening in September 2023
- A strong & established Early Years Provision, including an on-site Nursery
- Huge support and progression opportunities
- A knowledge rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach built around Rosenshine and TLAC
- Stimulating conversations about curriculum & pedagogy
- Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
- An obsession with reading
- A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
- Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system
- Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who have your back
- In the secondary phase, a centralised behaviour, sanctions and detention (you do not need to organise/chase them at all)
- No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping you to continuously develop
- Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across Astrea
- Opportunity to complete NPQs
- Fabulous food, cooked by our in-house chef
What we are looking for:
- Hard working professionals with excellent subject knowledge in their areas of expertise
- People who lead with their heart and do whatever it takes to ensure the life chances of our scholars are maximised
- Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs. Someone that does not make excuses for what children can achieve
- Someone who is totally aligned with our vision and values. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here.
·
We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our Academy, so you can fully appreciate our excellent learning environment. Please contact recruitment@astreasheffield.org to arrange a visit to either of our phases.
Visit our Twitter Pages
Secondary Phase @AstreaAcadSheff Primary Phase @AASSheffPrimary
Astrea Academy Trust
We are a part of Astrea Academy Trust, a thriving family of 27 academies committed to inspiring our pupils beyond measure. Using our collective expertise, strengths and networks, we aspire to become one of the leading multi-academy Trusts for early years, primary, secondary, sixth form, and special needs throughout South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire.
Astrea Academy Sheffield is an All-Through Academy for children from 2-18.
Full details can be found here
Emma Glover | Co-Principal - Secondary Phase & Sixth Form
Rachel Flemming | Co-Principal - Primary Phase
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.