ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Location

WEST CRAVEN HIGH SCHOOL
Kelbrook Road , Barnoldswick , BB18 5TB
Tel: 01282 812292
School website: www.westcraven.co.uk/
Roll: 593

Information

To work alongside the Principal and as part of the Senior Leadership Team to ensure effective strategic and operational leadership across the Academy and hold accountability for standards achieved. The specific role will be determined based on the experience of the successful candidate.

Key Responsibilities

To provide outstanding leadership and promote the vision, values and ethos of the Academy throughout normal daily practice and at internal and external events.

To establish innovative and effective working relationships within the Academy, to ensure the highest possible standards.

To lead on a clear strategic drive to ensure excellent daily teaching and learning across the Academy.

To provide all teaching staff with regular opportunities to develop professionally as teachers and be engaged in inspiring and high quality CPD, including the implementation of coaching.

To have oversight of subject areas and effectively line manage curriculum leaders.

To develop, monitor and evaluate quality assurance standards for the Academy, to ensure the highest possible standards in teaching and learning, quality of student work and student outcomes.

To ensure a continuous and consistent focus on students’ achievement in classrooms ensuring high quality assessment pedagogy.

To work closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on ensuring effective data systems and benchmarking to monitor progress.

To work closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership (SLT) on ensuring a positive behaviour for learning culture where students take pride in their work and academy.

To monitor, evaluate and review academy practice and promote and implement successful improvement strategies, ensuring teaching and learning and other related policies are regularly updated and adhered to.

To report to the Principal and governors on the quality of education at the Academy with recommendations, as necessary, on strategies required to address any areas of concern or inconsistency.

To participate fully in the Academy’s appraisal process, appraise staff, regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own development.

To monitor performance to identify, share and promote best practice across the Academy and take action to address inconsistencies and tackle under performance of staff at all levels.

To ensure regular reporting to and effective links with the governors and parents/carers of students and other key stakeholders regarding quality of education, attainment, achievement and progress of students, and ensure that all reporting meets with statutory requirements

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Essential Qualifications

Please see the attached document

Desirable Qualifications

Please see the attached document

Essential Experience

To ensure effective intervention is in place for all students in order to address key development aims for the Academy and maximise the achievement and progress of student

To ensure effective and efficient management, organisation and deployment of learning resources, including information and communications technology

To contribute to the recruitment of staff in the Academy as requested by the Principal

To create and promote positive strategies for ensuring equality of opport

Desirable Experience

Please see the attached document

Proposed Interview Date:

TBA 

For an informal discussion please contact:

Please contact hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

Please apply for this vacancy via the website https://careers.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/job/assistant-principal-for-student-achievement/. hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.