Vice Principal
Salford City Academy
Salford
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- United Learning PayScale (L16 -21) £71,098 to £79,893
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 15th April 2024
- Apply by:
- 26 January 2024
Job overview
Post Title: Vice Principal Pastoral and Inclusion- Pastoral
Start Date: 15th April 2024.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full Time, permanent.
Salary: United Learning PayScale (L16 -21) £71,098 to £79,893
Reporting to: Principal
Conditions of Service: United Learning Contract
Salford City Academy has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Vice Principal for Pastoral and Inclusion. We wish to appoint a truly outstanding individual with a track record of impactful strategic leadership. The right candidate must have an ability to demonstrate school improvement and the resilience to deal with the challenges of the role. We are looking for a leader who can support us in the next stage of our journey to consistently promote a culture of excellence across behaviour and character development. Salford City Academy is an exciting place to work; our students are high-achieving and ambitious, our staff are committed and very well qualified and a share an ambition that all of the students we serve deserve an excellent education.
We are looking for an excellent leader who will be responsible for the strategic development of our culture of excellence across student attendance, behaviour and safeguarding in the academy. You will lead a large team compromising an Assistant Principal for behaviour, Assistant Principal for Attendance, Senior Behaviour Manager and Deputy Safeguarding lead. The Vice Principal - Pastoral will be a prominent, visible presence around the academy and will promote strong relationships with all stakeholders. To be successful, you will lead with confidence and conviction and will be passionate about the power of education to transform lives. You will demonstrate impeccable professionalism, unwavering determination, and relentless optimism. Able to lead by example and be a source of inspiration, you will support and guide colleagues whilst demonstrating a love of your subject to cultivate a similar passion in your students. Furthermore, you will have the highest expectations of every student in terms of achievement, character, and conduct.
There is no better time to join our academy. We continue to improve year on year, our academy is oversubscribed, enabling us to expand our team significantly and invest heavily in the school building and site. Please read further information below and watch our ‘Why join us’ video to find out more!
Why choose us?
High achieving school – verified by Ofsted and through our GCSE results.
Salford City Academy is highly ambitious and very successful 11- 16 academy which is part of the United Learning Multi- academy Trust. In February 2022 Ofsted judged the academy to continue to be a good school citing ‘Pupils at Salford City Academy said that they enjoy coming to school to learn. They feel happy and safe at school.’ Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They are polite, courteous and well-mannered. Leaders do not tolerate any derogatory behaviour. Pupils respect each other’s differences.’
Academic results at the academy have improves significantly from 2019. We were delighted to celebrate well above average results in 2022 and this summer we continued to achieve within the top three schools in Salford. Results in Maths and Science place us in the top 20% of all schools in the country.
State of the art facilities
The academy enjoys state of the art facilities and has a committed, high quality teaching team which is focussed on engaging and motivating all students. We have invested over 3.5 million in the last two years and a further 1.5 committed to be invested. Into the building over the past five years and investment won’t stop into the future. We have a state-of-the-art gymnasium, free for all staff, brand new dining and catering facilities, vast outside space with a new 3G pitch, newly built music and drama rooms. Our digital strategy ensures students and staff have access to the latest digital and electronic resources. With staff having a personal surface pro laptop.
Mission Statement
Our vision is to provide an excellent education for all our students, which brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in life. The academy is an exciting place to be, and it is an excellent time to join us.
We are proud members of the Salford community, constantly striving to be the best and bringing out the best in everyone. Tolerance, mutual respect, honesty, and co-operation are fostered in line with our Culture of Excellence. All students and staff strive for excellence and demonstrate this through our Culture of Excellence values -Responsibility, Excellence, Aspiration, Commitment and Teamwork. These underpin every aspect of our curriculum and academy life.
We feel passionately about supporting students to overcome any barriers to learning and promoting diversity and tolerance across the academy. We have an extensive personal development programme ‘Aspire’ which incorporates all aspects of student’s wider development. ‘Pupils make a valuable contribution to the life of the school. This is particularly evident in the work of the prefects. Pupils spoke highly of the rewards programme. Disadvantaged pupils, and those pupils with SEND, engage fully in all aspects of school life.’ Ofsted 2022.
If you want to find out more, please visit our website
https://www.salfordcity-academy.org/
If you would like to visit our academy or discuss the post in more detail, please contact the Vice Principal to the PA. Gemma.hughes@salfordcity-academy.org.
To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking ‘apply here’
Closing Date: 26th January 2024 at 9am
Interviews: w/c 29th January 2024
Attached documents
About Salford City Academy
- Salford City Academy
- Northfleet Road, Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester
- Lancashire
- M30 7PQ
- United Kingdom
About Us
Judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2022, the school has continued to expand and improve year on year. The school population has grown by over 300 students in the last 4 years and this growth reflects how highly the academy is regarded in the wider community. Families in the local area value the nurture and challenge that we provide for their children and are supportive of high standards and expectations.
Our ‘Culture of Excellence’ values underpin everything we do, from strategic planning to lesson delivery and House events! Our values support academic achievement and personal growth so that students leave us prepared for the next exciting chapter in their lives.
Benefits at SCA
Staff and students benefit from a modern and well-equipped school, state-of-the-art technologies, and a wealth of resources to support our drive for success. With benefits including excellent well-being initiatives, disruption-free learning, and a highly regarded professional development programme. Salford City Academy is a vibrant and exciting place to work.
Salford City Academy is part of United Learning Trust, the largest multi-academy trust in the UK. United Learning’s ethos of ‘Best in Everyone’ is demonstrated in the extensive range of support networks for all aspects of school, fantastic training and career development opportunities, and an unrivalled employee benefits scheme.
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