Associate Assistant Principal - Science with Teaching & Learning

Associate Assistant Principal - Science with Teaching & Learning

Fircroft Avenue
Sheffield, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S5 0SD
United Kingdom

L8 - L12

Permanent, Full Time

September 2023

Firth Park Academy is proud to be a Good school and determined to become an Outstanding school. We are a wonderfully diverse family of students and staff where our vision is to inspire all students to lead remarkable lives. We have an aspirational academic curriculum and offer the widest range of extra-curricular enrichment possible to ensure our students are rich in knowledge and character. We want students to achieve academic excellence, develop strength of character and above all else, be happy. Our school is:

• A stronger-than-ever ‘Good’ school as rated by Ofsted (February 2019) and fresh from achieving our best exam results ever in 2022.
• Home of an Extended School Day for all year groups to ensure the broadest possible curriculum of academic learning and extra-curricular experiences
• Featured on CBBC’s series Our School 7, which highlights the remarkable spirit of our Year 7 and 8 students and staff in the 2020-21 school year, please see the link.
• A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages.
• A leading school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust – one of the largest trusts in the UK with more career development opportunities than any other.

We love to help our students learn and value the staff who help them do so, thanks to:

• A real ethos of family where we all value strong positive relationships and support each other.
• An outstanding professional development programme for staff at all stages of their career.

We are seeking an excellent teacher of Science and a committed senior leader passionate about developing the quality of education within Science and across our school as a whole. As Associate Assistant Principal you will be a part of the core Senior Leadership Team driving Firth Park Academy toward excellence. Our Associate Assistant Principals in core subjects work together to strengthen the quality of education across our school by implementing Trust-wide and school specific approaches to curriculum and pedagogical development. As Associate Assistant Principal you will also have strategic oversight of the Science faculty working with the Director of Learning to strengthen pupil outcomes through the development of the curriculum, as well as the quality of teaching and learning across the faculty.

Associate Assistant Principal - Science, will take a role in:

• 
  Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives

The ideal candidate will:

• Have strong leadership qualities and a commitment to excellent teaching and learning opportunities for our students
• Be passionate about Science
• Have a proven track record of success and raising pupil attainment in Science
• Have the ability to deliver innovative lessons, which demonstrate high expectations of students, and inspire them to succeed, improving achievement at both Key Stages for all learners.

Come and speak to us and the team of students and staff who are making Firth Park Academy one of the best schools in our city:

• If you would like to find out more about this opportunity please email
• Join our team and build a wonderful career in a school you are passionate about with students you love to help learn.
• Check out the career opportunity section on our website to find out more.

Closing date: Saturday 15th April 2023

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. Apply today.

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.

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AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.

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