The posting
Assistant Principal
Dogsthorpe Academy is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, ambitious and talented Assistant Principal to join our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced middle leader or existing senior leader who is passionate about curriculum excellence and committed to ensuring every child achieves their very best.
Alongside strategic leadership responsibilities, the role includes a teaching commitment, enabling the successful candidate to model outstanding classroom practice and directly influence outcomes for pupils.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a proven track record of securing strong outcomes for children.
- Is an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of achievement and behaviour.
- Has experience of successfully leading curriculum development and improvement.
- Can analyse performance information effectively and use this to drive strategic action.
- Has the ability to motivate, inspire and develop colleagues.
- Is committed to inclusion and ensuring all children achieve success regardless of starting points.
- Demonstrates resilience, integrity and a relentless focus on continuous improvement.
- Shares our values and commitment to providing the very best educational experience for every child.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Lead and further develop the academy curriculum.
- Support quality assurance activities including monitoring, evaluation and school improvement planning.
- Work with leaders and teachers to improve teaching, learning and assessment.
- Use assessment and achievement information to evaluate impact and identify priorities.
- Line manage designated staff and contribute to their professional development.
- Help drive standards, achievement and personal development across the academy.
- Contribute strategically to the leadership and management of Dogsthorpe Academy.
- Maintain a teaching commitment and model exemplary classroom practice.
About us:
We are a large junior academy, with a committed staff team, serving a wonderfully diverse community in Peterborough. The academy, last inspected in June 25, was judged as a good school in all areas of the Ofsted framework. The report describes Dogsthorpe as “a highly inclusive school,” where staff know pupils well and adapt teaching to ensure everyone can access learning alongside their peers. Mental health and well-being remain a top priority, helping children become resilient and confident learners. Pupils are described as happy and confident. As a team, we know that every child needs the very best teaching and support in order to flourish.
In return we can offer:
- fabulous children who are keen to learn
- a highly support staff team
- outstanding opportunities for professional development and career progression
- a superb support network as part of the wider Greenwood Academies Trust
In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:
- A comprehensive package of benefits via our benefits marketplace
- A free digital wellbeing companion for all colleagues
- A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
- Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
- Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
- Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
- Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
- Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
- Dedicated ECT support programme
- Access to savings in childcare costs
- Generous annual leave allocation
- Automatic pay progression
- Free parking on all sites
- Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
- Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
To find out more about the role contact [email protected] Visits warmly welcomed.
