Assistant Principal

Location

Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Do you want to be part of a leadership team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students, many of whom are disadvantaged, and rapidly accelerate their progress?

Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?

Astrea Academy Trust is looking for a candidate who is ready to take their next step in leadership to become an Assistant Principal at Astrea Longsands Academy. This is an excellent opportunity for an existing or aspiring senior leader with a track record of whole-school impact.

The position is a great match for someone who shares the Trust’s vision for educational excellence and has the focus to drive improvement at a pace, building on the school’s strong academic foundations. The academy and Trust are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture.

Longsands is at a very exciting stage of its improvement journey and is brimming with potential. The position provides a genuinely exciting opportunity to be a pivotal member of the senior leadership team. The academy has pledged to provide a rich, broad and varied education to all the pupils it serves and is very much at the heart of the community.

There is flexibility on when this post starts with options for both Easter 2024, and September 2024, depending on the successful applicant. Leadership responsibilities will be discussed and agreed upon the appointment of the successful candidate. 

We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘ entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything.

Astrea will support schools and senior leadership teams with the expertise of a Regional Director, as well as a highly effective team of national subject leads and Central Support for Finance, HR, Estates and other functions.

This position is open to both experienced and aspiring Assistant Principals and senior leaders with a proven track record of school leadership and improvement. If you are aligned to our mission and values, have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

We fully recommend that you take the opportunity to make an informal visit to see the school prior to making your application. Please contact Sharon Kontou, PA to the Principal, [email protected] to arrange a visit or a call with the Principal.

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks. 

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can be discussed in more detail at interview. 

Job tags

Salary