Assistant Principal - Sheffield, United Kingdom - United Learning

United Learning

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sheffield Springs Academy is seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal to join their established Senior Leadership Team. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Springs Academy is an 11-16 secondary school serving the Park, Manor and Castle wards of Sheffield.

As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out 'the Best in Everyone' and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.

Raising standards of attainment across the school; ensuring all students make excellent progress across the curriculum (in liaison with other members of the Senior Leadership Team).
Supporting the academy drive to improve outcomes across the curriculum and overall progress for all students, ensuring all students leave with a suite of results they are proud of.
Strategic leadership of assessment and reporting, including overarching responsibility for parents' evenings and other similar events.
Monitoring and improving academic progress in liaison with the team of curriculum area leaders and other key colleagues.
Closing the achievement gap between all student groups and in particular boys, high prior attainers and disadvantaged students.
Overseeing and delivering the Pupil Premium strategy as the Pupil Premium Lead.
Identification of student groups within the school who need additional interventions in order to secure excellent outcomes.
Overall leadership of interventions to support individuals and cohorts of students, including inschool time and interventions taking place outside normal school time.
Providing high quality line management to specific middle leaders as a SLT Link.
Supporting staff in setting and achieving aspirational targets for all students.
Working as part of a highly effective leadership team to support the running of a calm, purposeful and positive academy.

We are looking for a senior leader who:

Is a highly skilled and inspirational classroom practitioner who models effective pedagogical practice.
Has strategic vision and proven ability to make things happen.
Has a proven track record of raising standards within teaching and learning.
Has the ability to lead and inspire others and work as part of a team.
Has personal qualities to motivate, support and challenge others.
Is committed to improving the life chances of our students and support them to become well rounded citizens.

We will offer you:

Excellent facilities and resources.
Talented, supportive and innovative staff and students.
The opportunity to work with an established Senior Leadership Team.
Training and development opportunities, access to an extensive range of inhouse leadership programmes.
Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues in our cluster of schools and as part of a large Multi Academy Trust.
Free onsite parking.
Easily accessed by public transport.
Flexible benefits through Perkbox.
Access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS).

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.