Assistant Principal

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our Leadership team as an Assistant Principal. The role requires the ability to Lead and deliver Technical Media courses. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and dynamic middle or senor leader to join a STEM and Media focused school on the next stage of its curriculum development journey.

Brook 6th Form & Academy is a is a small school of KS4 and KS5 students, housed in an impressive new building in Barking and Dagenham, part of the Business and Science Park, which is soon to be joined by the exciting new Eastbrook film studio complex. The school has excellent transport links, with Dagenham East tube station a short walk away.

The school has been on a journey of improvement, and is now an excellent provision with a stable staff of subject specialists. Students study predominantly STEM subjects, with the recent introduction of Media. The school has excellent levels of attendance, with a focused and aspirational student body. In anticipation of further growth in student numbers, and the need for a Media specialist to further support the leadership of the subject, we are now looking to appoint an additional Assistant Principal to the school Leadership team.

Brook 6th Form & Academy is well resourced with world class engineering and media facilities that enable staff to deliver Quality First teaching to our students through practical activities, as well as traditional classroom based pedagogy. We are now embarking on the next phrase of our curriculum with the introduction of the T- Level in Media Production and the T-Level in Engineering in KS5. This is an exciting time to be joining the school, with its traditional STEM based subjects moving to excellent, and the broadening of the curriculum to include Media in response to local employment needs.

This is an opportunity for a hard-working professional to work with students who are passionate about STEM and Media subjects. You will be working in a supportive, nurturing culture that sets high expectations of educational outcome whilst supporting students to fulfil their academic potential and achieve their goals of a STEM or Media destination, progressing to university or an apprenticeship. 

WE OFFER

• A small, friendly school, in a well-resourced, relatively new building
• World class facilities in Engineering and Media
• Classes that are small, calm and focused
• Motivated and enthusiastic students who are keen to learn
• Supportive team approach to working
• Opportunities to work with employers through employer-led projects
• Professional development for all staff 

The successful applicant will be able to deliver Media and English at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.

To apply

Please complete your application via TES website.

CVs will not be accepted.

Pre-employment checks

Confirmation of appointment is conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and

occupational health check.

References

Confirmation of appointment is also subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Salary

Inner London Leadership scale: L15-L19 (depending on skills and experience)

Commencement

April 2025

Closing date for applications: 10:00am, Monday 13th January 2025

Interviews: Thursday 16th January 2025

Visits and informal discussions 

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post, in the first instance please contact

the Principal, Kim Donovan kdm@brooksixthform.com or telephone: 0203 773 4670

Brook 6th Form & Academy is a Partnership Learning. Partnership Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check, will be undertaken on all applicants. Please note if you have not been invited in for interview by the interview date on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.