Assistant Principal
| Posting date: | 18 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2025 |
| Location: | Rochester, ME3 9HR |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e200eacc-fcae-44d3-a9d6-d18f93821cc3 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now recruiting for the role of Assistant Principal for Peninsula East Primary Academy.The successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education. We will expect the Assistant Principal to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with drive and commitment to excellence as well as strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate to a range of stakeholders.We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent management, and a proven track record of success in raising standards, preferably in a non-selective setting. You will be expected to play a key role in developing the strategic vision for Peninsula East Primary Academy even further whilst ensuring that our students develop their potential, achieve academic excellence and develop our core values. The successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership team, with a specific area of whole school responsibility that will both develop and complement your existing skills.This role includes teaching responsibilities, and we are particularly interested in candidates with experience in upper Key Stage 2, ideally with a strong background in Year 6 teaching. Our successful candidate will also have a teaching commitment, working closely with our Year 6 class to ensure continuity of high-quality teaching and learning at the upper end of the school.We wish to hear from you if you are committed to making a difference to the lives of our community and are:• an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at primary level;• a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;• confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;• able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;• approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;• able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.
What the school offers its staff
This is a truly rare leadership opportunity within a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success. You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential. The successful candidate will work closely with the senior leadership team and will have management responsibilities for key subject areas. This post provides an outstanding career opportunity to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are now recruiting for the role of Assistant Principal for Peninsula East Primary Academy.The successful candidate will play a huge part in accelerating the development of the school into an outstanding provider of education. We will expect the Assistant Principal to support the further development of a positive culture and ethos where every child is expected to do well and their progress is supported every step of the way. Our successful candidate will be a talented and highly motivated leader with drive and commitment to excellence as well as strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate to a range of stakeholders.We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate strategic leadership and excellent management, and a proven track record of success in raising standards, preferably in a non-selective setting. You will be expected to play a key role in developing the strategic vision for Peninsula East Primary Academy even further whilst ensuring that our students develop their potential, achieve academic excellence and develop our core values. The successful applicant will be a key member of the senior leadership team, with a specific area of whole school responsibility that will both develop and complement your existing skills.This role includes teaching responsibilities, and we are particularly interested in candidates with experience in upper Key Stage 2, ideally with a strong background in Year 6 teaching. Our successful candidate will also have a teaching commitment, working closely with our Year 6 class to ensure continuity of high-quality teaching and learning at the upper end of the school.We wish to hear from you if you are committed to making a difference to the lives of our community and are:• an enthusiastic, energetic and ambitious school leader with a track record of success at primary level;• a motivational and inspirational leader with high expectations of staff;• confident and able to communicate a clear vision for the school;• able to develop children to reach their full potential regardless of background or circumstance;• approachable and keen to work with staff across the Trust to ensure wide success;• able to establish and develop excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders.
What the school offers its staff
This is a truly rare leadership opportunity within a very successful and financially sound, mature and geographically local multi-academy trust that combines management freedom for effective leaders with secure central support that encourages collaboration for success. You will be joining a supportive, committed and passionate team who work hard to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential. The successful candidate will work closely with the senior leadership team and will have management responsibilities for key subject areas. This post provides an outstanding career opportunity to be part of driving our academy forward and to play a critical role in the next phase of the academy’s development.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.