Assistant Principal
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | New College Pontefract |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | New Collaborative Learning Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
To actively participate as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, in the contribution towards and oversight of the strategic direction and leadership of the College.
To significantly contribute to and enact the vision and values of the College and the Trust.
• Provide strategic leadership to ensure that the college provides high quality, inclusive educational provision for all, in particular inclusion groups within college
• To deliver high quality Inclusive teaching CPD and ensure that the college is thoroughly prepared for internal review/audit and external inspection
• Support and influence to teaching strategies provided by the Vice Principal for TfL and Quality and to be the advocate for adaptive teaching to remove barriers to learning
• Line management of the college’s SENDCo and oversight and strategic leadership of SEND provision
• Strategic leadership and line management of Disadvantaged Leads and the Equality and Engagement Manager
• Develop strategies to identify, support and monitor students with vulnerabilities or barriers to learning, for example EAL students, students yet to achieve 4 in mathematics, Looked After Children (LAC) and students known to social care.
• Effective tracking of the attendance, retention and progress of key groups of students.
• Analysis and interpretation of relevant national, local, Trust, school and college data, research, and inspection evidence to inform all relevant policies and practice
• Provide robust quality assurance of inclusion and the inclusion strategy
• Line-management of a designated faculty/faculties, ensuring inclusive practice is consistent across curriculum areas
To work with the Senior Leadership Team and other college staff to bring about a continuous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning to ensure excellent outcomes for students and take appropriate action where shortcomings are identified.
Report to the Advisory Group and, if applicable, the Trust Board of Directors, on areas for which the postholder has responsibility, at the request of the Principal.
To ensure awareness, promotion of and compliance with, all college/Trust policies including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity.
Actively support and attend college events.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• The role has an expectation of 10 additional days to be worked outside of term time as directed by the Principal.
• The postholder may be required to work outside of normal college hours on occasion (e.g. to attend meetings, etc), with due notice.
• The postholder may be required to take on any additional responsibilities and duties, as required and as directed by the Principal/CEO.
To significantly contribute to and enact the vision and values of the College and the Trust.
• Provide strategic leadership to ensure that the college provides high quality, inclusive educational provision for all, in particular inclusion groups within college
• To deliver high quality Inclusive teaching CPD and ensure that the college is thoroughly prepared for internal review/audit and external inspection
• Support and influence to teaching strategies provided by the Vice Principal for TfL and Quality and to be the advocate for adaptive teaching to remove barriers to learning
• Line management of the college’s SENDCo and oversight and strategic leadership of SEND provision
• Strategic leadership and line management of Disadvantaged Leads and the Equality and Engagement Manager
• Develop strategies to identify, support and monitor students with vulnerabilities or barriers to learning, for example EAL students, students yet to achieve 4 in mathematics, Looked After Children (LAC) and students known to social care.
• Effective tracking of the attendance, retention and progress of key groups of students.
• Analysis and interpretation of relevant national, local, Trust, school and college data, research, and inspection evidence to inform all relevant policies and practice
• Provide robust quality assurance of inclusion and the inclusion strategy
• Line-management of a designated faculty/faculties, ensuring inclusive practice is consistent across curriculum areas
To work with the Senior Leadership Team and other college staff to bring about a continuous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning to ensure excellent outcomes for students and take appropriate action where shortcomings are identified.
Report to the Advisory Group and, if applicable, the Trust Board of Directors, on areas for which the postholder has responsibility, at the request of the Principal.
To ensure awareness, promotion of and compliance with, all college/Trust policies including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity.
Actively support and attend college events.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• The role has an expectation of 10 additional days to be worked outside of term time as directed by the Principal.
• The postholder may be required to work outside of normal college hours on occasion (e.g. to attend meetings, etc), with due notice.
• The postholder may be required to take on any additional responsibilities and duties, as required and as directed by the Principal/CEO.