Assistant Principal

DETAILS

JOB TITLE: Assistant Principal

RESPONSIBLE TO: Principal

HOURS: Full time, Monday to Friday

SALARY: Leadership Scale Point 12 – 16 (£63,189-£69,705) Fringe.

Starting salary to be confirmed upon appointment, subject to experience.

PLACE OF WORK: Future Academies Watford, Horseshoe Lane, Watford, WD25 7HW.

PROBATION PERIOD: The post holder will be required to complete a 4-month probation period

RIGHT TO WORK: This appointment is subject to verification of the right to work in the UK. Where the successful candidate has worked or been resident overseas in the last five years, such checks and confirmations will be required in accordance with the statutory guidance

WHO YOU ARE

You have the ability to inspire young people. You are a tireless advocate for your subject and forward thinking in your approaches to development, change and improvement; we are developing an academic culture where the highest standards are expected of staff and students in line with the Future Academies belief system.

As the successful applicant, you have:

A strong academic record with a degree in your subject area

Great passion for your subject with high cultural literacy to deliver sophisticated lessons and continue to raise teaching standards.

Excellent oral and written communication skills

The ambition and determination we expect from all of our staff to continue striving for excellence

The enthusiasm and energy required to work with the children and young people in our schools

An unwavering belief in the power of education to change lives, as per our trust’s motto, libertas per cultum (freedom through education). We expect all teachers to share in, and feel empowered by, this concept

WHO WE ARE

Future Academies Watford is set in leafy Hertfordshire and is well connected with many transport links including into the centre of London. Working at our Academy gives you the opportunity to work alongside outstanding teachers, to observe and share practice on a regular basis, developing pedagogy through reflection. 

We are part of Future Academies, a Multi-Academy Trust which includes three primary schools and seven secondary schools in and around London and Hertfordshire. We are motivated by a mission of social change and reducing educational inequality. We are unique in our approach to a knowledge-rich curriculum; our school motto is Libertas per cultum (Freedom through education), and in our strong emphasis on raising young people’s aspirations and outcomes through the teaching of classical and traditional subjects. Our children and young people study a bespoke curriculum developed by researchers at our Curriculum Centre, which places a focus on developing their cultural literacy and their awareness of the forces, words and events that have shaped our society today.

STAFF BENEFITS:

Future Academies recognises its employees as the most important asset and critical to its success. To demonstrate this all staff are offered the following benefits:

• A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Employer Contributions to Local Government or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Voucher scheme
• Car Benefit Scheme
• Two-week October half term

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying to the post of Assistant Principal at Future Academies Watford, please click on “Fast Apply” to complete an online application form.

Interviews to be held: as soon as possible 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Future Academies reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date.