Assistant Principal
Shenley Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Spine L12 - L16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 13 April 2015
Job overview
Member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for the Mathematics Faculty
We are looking to appoint a highly effective leader and teacher, with the vision, drive and capacity to lead our large, committed Mathematics Department to the next stage of its development. A key aspect of this role is membership of our Senior Leadership Team, which plays a significant role in the strategic development of the academy.
The successful candidate will be committed to the highest standards of achievement for all. However we are looking for aptitude and the desire to make a difference, rather than length of service. We have outstanding facilities, a new building and a highly positive learning environment. The mathematics team is fully staffed and one of the largest teams in the academy.
Mrs R Harker (Principal) will be pleased to discuss the post with potential applicants and informal visits are welcomed. Further details and an application form are available from the Academy's website: www.shenleyacademy.org.uk
Closing date: Monday 13th April 2015
Shenley Academy is a highly popular, heavily oversubscribed academy judged by OFSTED to be 'Good' with outstanding features in February 2014.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
Shenley Academy & Sixth Form Centre
A Science and Performing Arts College
Principal: Ruth Harker
Mixed 11-18 Comprehensive, 1,000 on roll
Shenley Lane, Birmingham B29 4HE
Tel: 0121 464 5191 - Fax: 0121 464 3711
About Shenley Academy
E-ACT is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 28 Academies spanning the length breath of the country. Our hopes and aspirations of every one of our pupils is the same. By encouraging them to Think Big and believe that anything is possible, by showing them the importance of Team Spirit and by teaching them to carefully think through their decisions to do The Right Thing, we know that everyone of our pupils can realise their potential with us.
Our community includes over 18,000 pupils and 2,500 teaching and non-teaching professional across the country.
Shenley Academy is a good school (OFSTED, July 2021) with leadership and management, behaviour and personal development all judged as outstanding. You would be joining a forward-thinking academy which places the mental health and the wellbeing of staff and students at the heart of what we do. "The school’s motto, ‘Building futures, changing lives’, is exactly what happens here. Everyone involved in the school is committed to every pupil’s welfare, well-being and academic success. Pupils’ mental health is front and centre in leaders’ thinking and decision-making. As a result, pupils thrive and achieve well." (OFSTED, 2021).
Located in the Weoley Castle area of southwest Birmingham, Shenley provides an attractive, calm and orderly environment, where students are encouraged to grow into polite and well-mannered individuals. The building is bright and spacious, and the huge 30 acre site provides outstanding outdoor learning facilities. A new £24m building for the Academy was completed and opened in September 2012, providing state-of-the-art facilities for students and staff.
Specialist teaching areas are equipped to a very high standard. The building comprises excellent indoor and outdoor sports areas, a theatre with tiered, and a Learning Resource Centre that is extensively used by the students for personal study.
With a £1.4m investment in ICT and staff training in the use of ICT to improve learning, Shenley is rapidly achieving its aim of becoming one of the most advanced state schools in the use of new technology.
The Academy has created an inclusive community where students feel valued, supported and engaged in their learning. In turn, staff expect high standards, and emphasise the basics: good manners, hard work, good behavior, smart uniform, good attendance and punctuality. These help create a positive attitude which in turn supports success. Students are also taken off timetable for Immersion Days and special events or visits such as those to universities, residentials, music tuition or maths challenges.
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