Outwood Academy Ripon
Assistant Principal with Science Specialism
Salary: Leadership L8 – L12 (£52,659 - £58,105)
Start Date: 1 st September 2023
This vacancy is being managed by our Recruitment Partner at Hays.
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Recruitment Partner – Liz Creasey
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Outwood Academy Ripon is very pleased to be seeking applications from outstanding leaders with drive, high expectations and commitment to sustain educational excellence. The successful candidate will bring highly effective leadership capacity to our senior leadership team working closely with the principal to ensure our academy sustains its high expectations and continues to provide a high quality of education in a culture of inclusion and consistency that puts students first. You will join our inspirational School in the Heart of North Yorkshire and will be the key senior leader of Deep Support which encompasses our Inclusion team putting students at the very heart of everything it does. You will add value to the academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom.
The role of Assistant Principal provides strategic and operational leadership, ideally you will have a specialism in Science to join our excellent science department comprising seven colleagues. You will have a strong commitment to providing educational excellence inspiring, engaging and enthusing staff, children and our community in this vision. You will strive to enhance and ensure positive life chances are commonplace for our students through success and achievement. If you care about the success of all students, you are looking for a new challenge in an outstanding school and looking to develop your leadership skills in order to make that success a reality, we would welcome your application.
Additionally, you will provide strong pastoral leadership across the academy leading initiatives to improve the attainment, attendance and behaviour of students across all year groups. You will strive to build on the successful pastoral care, positive interventions and emotional support ensuring the highest possible quality of pastoral leadership to support our educational vision. Your strong leadership of students and staff and ability to provide effective support to colleagues will enable the academy to achieve the best possible outcomes for all of our students and foster students’ positive engagement in school life.
Our Academies offer a high quality of education for our students and excellent career progression and training for staff. Our driving ambition is Students First: Raising Standards and Transforming Lives. Outwood Academy Ripon has been part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust since 2011 and is an exceptional place to build your future. Our school-based community is welcoming & friendly; students and staff make excellent progress together. We expect our staff to bring out the best in each and every student. Our diverse curriculum has something for everyone, with extra guidance for those requiring additional support, and we do whatever it takes to help young people develop a sense of responsibility – towards themselves, each other, their community and the wider world.
Outwood Academy Ripon places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. You will have the desire to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First, raising standards and transforming lives’. We are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our Academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom and in return we offer extensive professional development to help you develop your skills and your career.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust offers:
- The opportunity to work and progress across the Family of Schools, should you wish in the future;
- The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
- The expertise of our director team who will offer regular support to the academy;
- A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
- A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the Outwood Institute of Education.
A visit to our Academy is encouraged and we invite you to contact Mr Dave O’Brien, Vice Principal via email d.obrien@ripon.outwood.com, should you wish to book a visit, or have any questions or require further details. Please complete your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts early.
OGAT are proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting its North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today.
You can find out more about the NIoT and the programmes we offer, which have been designed to fit around the pressures of school life, by clicking here and following us on twitter: @NatInstTeaching
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
You must have the qualifications as per our attached person specification. These must be listed on your application and certificates must be provided at interview. Please also ensure your employment and education history is listed in chronological order with any gaps explained.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?
Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:
- Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
- We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
- You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
- All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
- Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
- Comprehensive induction and training process
You will also be automatically enrolled into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
- Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
- Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
- Legal guidance
- Financial guidance and debt counselling
- Child and dependent care support and advice
- Support for managers
We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy, along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
- Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
- Access to various discount sites
For more information on benefits please visit the link below:
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