Assistant Principal

If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

Model exemplary classroom practice, demonstrating outstanding pedagogy and setting high standards for teaching across all key stages which is inclusive and ambitious for all students, including for students with SEND and those eligible for Pupil Premium funding.

Adopt a research-informed, evidence-based approach, using current educational thinking to shape strategy and practice.

Act as a dynamic and inspirational leader who motivates and supports colleagues, fostering a culture of continuous professional development.

Lead teams effectively, implementing change with clarity, purpose, and measurable impact on teaching and learning outcomes.

Play a key role in driving whole-school improvement, ensuring consistency, innovation, and excellence in teaching practices.

Coordinate, plan and implement the school’s annual Staff Conference.

The Assistant Principal is also subject to a generic staff job description as appropriate to this level of appointment. Additional roles and tasks will be identified and determined by the Principal.

Leadership

To communicate and consult with staff, students, parents and other stakeholders as necessary.

To manage staff and resources, ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to and implemented effectively.

To contribute to the overview and review of student behaviour and to participate in the regular whole-school supervisory duties fulfilled on a scheduled basis by the Senior Leadership Team.

Teaching & Learning

To consistently teach lessons that lead to strong progress for students over time.

To lead whole school staff professional development for teaching and support staff and have the capacity and skills to support individual teachers.

To monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching through learning walks, lesson visits, data analysis and other quality assurance processes.

To liaise with external training providers to support the school’s professional development offer to staff.

Pastoral Management and Student Wellbeing

To maximise levels of achievement for all students in the school.

To identify, plan and implement the aims of the school with the rest of the Senior Leadership Team.

To help develop the wider school curriculum to promote the development of the whole child.

Staff Management

Liaise effectively with relevant colleagues, including the Principal, as part of the wider leadership and management team of the school.

To attend and participate in Governors’ meetings as required.

Student Management

Establish and model for all staff positive relationships with the students based on high expectations, trust and respect.

Set the highest expectations of standards of achievement and behaviour through personal example and clear leadership.

Support the work of all staff in the identification of students’ individual needs, liaising with appropriate staff, outside agencies and parents/carers to ensure that these needs are met.

Celebrate student successes at every opportunity.

Other responsibilities

To be responsible for expenditure from budgets where directed by the Principal.

To assist in the allocation and monitoring of the school’s finances, as part of the school’s Senior Leadership Team.

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