Vice Principal

Salary: Leadership Pay Range – L18- L22 + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional AET Benefits

Hours: Full Time

Start Date: September 2024

Firth Park Academy is a good school, with a strong team spirit, high expectations and driving ambition which have led to notable improvements. We are a fully inclusive school with a distinctively inclusive ethos and have the highest aspirations for and expectations of our students.

We continue to work tirelessly to ensure our examination results continue to improve, that students continue to feel happy, safe and cared for, one of our key aims is that everybody deserves the chance to fly; and that the students are challenged and developed academically by the stimulating and rewarding education they receive.

We are seeking to appoint a talented, tenacious and creative Vice Principal to add further capacity to our existing team. We are committed to providing the highest academic standards which challenge pupils to achieve their very best whilst ensuring a school ethos that is inclusive and fair. We actively welcome applications from Senior Leaders aspiring to their next step, as well as from current Vice Principals looking to further develop their career with a view to moving into headship.

The Vice Principal will be responsible to the Principal for the operational leadership, internal organisation, management and control of the school on a day to day basis; providing leadership for, and management of key school staff and all students; and taking specific accountability for:

• Quality assurance and monitoring cycles
• Teaching staff recruitment and performance
• Attainment and Progress outcomes
• Curriculum design and implementation
• Student Behaviour and Enrichment

Visits to the school are welcome and these can be arranged by contacting the school directly / 0114 257 6238

The role is due to commence: September 2024

Closing date: 17th May 2024

Interviews are scheduled to take place on as soon as possible after the closing date

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.