Assistant Principal – Student Welfare, Behaviour & Attitudes
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 8AB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6a194bc8-9fd9-4095-85df-6a2637985fa8 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, and visionary Assistant Principal – Student Welfare, Behaviour and Attitudes to help lead our school. You will have the opportunity to shape students' lives positively, fostering a supportive environment where individual needs are celebrated and educational success is prioritised.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage the development and implementation of teaching and learning strategies to support student welfare, manage behaviour effectively, and foster positive attitudes towards learning.
• To create, promote and maintain a high quality, positive, inclusive, and safe school culture and educational environment.
• To work closely with the Principal and SLT on strategic school improvement planning and school self-evaluation to ensure continued development.
• To undertake a teaching commitment to promote outstanding classroom practice and to sustain curriculum innovation. Shared responsibility for lesson observations and providing high quality coaching, support and mentoring as appropriate.
• Foster a culture of high expectations and academic excellence.
• Collaborate with colleagues, parents, and external partners to support student learning.
Key Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• Qualified to degree level and above.
• Extensive experience with an excellent understanding of current theory and best practice in teaching and learning, preferably within an SEMH or SEN setting with a strong understanding of the social, emotional, and mental health needs of students.
• Excellent understanding of effective strategies for maintaining high standards of learning behaviour, behaviour and discipline within the classroom and wider school context.
• To demonstrate high-quality leadership, including the ability to lead, coach, motivate and enthuse others.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of best practice relating to child protection and safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
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 seeking an experienced, compassionate, and visionary Assistant Principal – Student Welfare, Behaviour and Attitudes to help lead our school. You will have the opportunity to shape students' lives positively, fostering a supportive environment where individual needs are celebrated and educational success is prioritised.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage the development and implementation of teaching and learning strategies to support student welfare, manage behaviour effectively, and foster positive attitudes towards learning.
• To create, promote and maintain a high quality, positive, inclusive, and safe school culture and educational environment.
• To work closely with the Principal and SLT on strategic school improvement planning and school self-evaluation to ensure continued development.
• To undertake a teaching commitment to promote outstanding classroom practice and to sustain curriculum innovation. Shared responsibility for lesson observations and providing high quality coaching, support and mentoring as appropriate.
• Foster a culture of high expectations and academic excellence.
• Collaborate with colleagues, parents, and external partners to support student learning.
Key Requirements:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• Qualified to degree level and above.
• Extensive experience with an excellent understanding of current theory and best practice in teaching and learning, preferably within an SEMH or SEN setting with a strong understanding of the social, emotional, and mental health needs of students.
• Excellent understanding of effective strategies for maintaining high standards of learning behaviour, behaviour and discipline within the classroom and wider school context.
• To demonstrate high-quality leadership, including the ability to lead, coach, motivate and enthuse others.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of best practice relating to child protection and safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
OHC&AT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
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.