Assistant Principal – Curriculum and Outcomes
Ark Boulton Academy, Birmingham
Salary: Ark Leadership Outside London L12 – L16 (£53,187 - £58,789)
“It takes a whole community to bring up a child.” We work closely with parents and community to support our children to develop a strong character and become confident young people.
The Role
As Assistant Principal, you will have the opportunity to lead on areas such as systems and procedures, curriculum development, timetabling, progress and standards. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy, and will help to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous. We are looking for candidates who also specialise in Mathematics, this is an essential requirement for this particular job role.
To help you gain experience in all aspects of school leadership and prepare for Headship, the exact role and specific responsibilities of the Assistant Principal will be agreed annually and will change regularly.
The Individual
You are someone who understands the difference a great education can make to pupils lives as you are a great role model for not only them but other teachers too. You must be educated to degree level or above and have experience in delivering consistently outstanding lessons to pupils of all ages and abilities. You will need to be a great team player and leader with a resilient character and strong personal drive.
To find out more about Ark Boulton, please visit www.arkboulton.org. To apply for this post, please visit www.arkboulton.org/vacancies or if you would like any further information about this role, please contact the HR team on 0121 773 8156 or hr@arkboulton.org
Closing date: Monday 25th February 2019 09.00am
Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.
Job Description: Assistant Principal Curriculum and Outcomes
Reports to: Vice Principal – Curriculum and Outcomes
Salary: Ark Leadership Outside London L12 – L16 (£53,187 - £58,789)
Contract: Permanent/Full Time
The Role
As Assistant Principal, you will have the opportunity to lead on areas such as systems and procedures, curriculum development, timetabling, progress and standards. As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy, and will help to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous.
To help you gain experience in all aspects of school leadership and prepare for Headship, the exact role and specific responsibilities of the Assistant Principal will be agreed annually and will change regularly.
Key responsibilities
Leadership and Management
· Contribute to the leadership of the academy and its staff in order to achieve high standards of behaviour and attainment
· Support coordination of vision and strategy for the academy
· Leadership of effective external relationships with community and other stakeholders
· In partnership with the principal and rest of the leadership team, ensure the safeguarding of all pupils and the safety and wellbeing of pupils and staff is promoted and maintained at all times
· To fully support whole school aims, objectives and policy decisions, contribute to their establishment and initiation and sustain their implementation and review
· Facilitate projects, programmes or systems as directed by the Principal
· Help implement systems that work effectively in combination with whole academy systems and administration
· Line manage particular staff, including target setting, coaching and monitoring, ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to
· In the absence of the principal and vice principals, to step-up and undertake the professional duties of the principal as reasonably delegated.
School Ethos and Culture
· Support the Principal in fostering a strong sense of academy community and ethos among both staff and students
· Promote consistent implementation of behaviour policy and system of rewards and sanctions, characterised by orderly behaviour, caring and respectful relationships, and no shouting
· Act as a positive role model to staff and students
Teaching and Learning
· Support the training and development of teaching staff so as to improve the quality of teaching and raise the level of challenge in lessons
· Teach outstanding lessons that motivate, inspire and improve student attainment
· Use regular assessments to monitor progress and set targets, and respond accordingly to the results of such monitoring
· Ensure that all pupils achieve at chronological age level or, if well below level, make significant and continuing progress towards achieving at level
· Maintain regular and productive communication with parents, to report on progress, sanctions and rewards and all other communications.
Other
· Actively promote the safety and welfare of our children and young people
· Ensure compliance with Arks data protection rules and procedures
· Liaise with colleagues and external contacts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact and diplomacy
· Work with Ark Central and other academies in the Ark network, to establish good practice throughout the network, offering support where required
· Maths Specialist (Essential)
This job description is not an exhaustive list and you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager.
Person Specification: Assistant Principal
Qualification Criteria
· Qualified to teach and work in the UK
· Qualified to degree level and above
· Maths Specialist (essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
· Demonstrable experience of having significantly raised attainment
· Experience and understanding how to improve and sustain an effective behaviour policy and/or teaching and learning in a challenging school
· Understands what outstanding teaching practice looks like, how to diagnose and implement effective strategies to raise learning standards.
· Experience of having led and managed a team of people
· Experience of having worked to support the significant success of others
· Ability to use data to inform decision making and diagnose weaknesses that need addressing
Behaviours
· Genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every student and alignment with Ark’s high aspirations and high expectations of self and others
· A robust awareness of keeping children safe, noticing safeguarding and welfare concerns, and you understand how and when to take appropriate action
· Deep commitment to Ark’s mission of providing an excellent education to every student, regardless of background
· Management style that encourages participation, innovation and confidence
· Strong organisational skills and ability to delegate
· Resilience and motivation to lead the academy through day-to-day challenges
· Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
· Ability to manage and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents and other external stakeholders
Other
· Right to work in the UK
· Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students
· Willingness to undertake training
· This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check