New Silksworth Academy as part of Extol Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people.

Any post at our school is subject to safer recruitment measures and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended) and requires an Enhanced check to be made through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Applicants must have the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of any role advertised with confidence through the medium of English.

New Silksworth Academy currently has the following vacancies:

Assistant Headteacher

Full time - Permanent

Required for September 2024

L3-L7 - £49,574 - £54-816

New Silksworth Academy is seeking to appoint a committed and highly dynamic Assistant Headteacher who will contribute to and embody the ethos and vision of our school and that of Extol Trust.  The successful candidate will be someone who is keen to further develop their knowledge and skills in all aspects of school leadership and someone who will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school community.

The role is primarily to assist the Head and Deputy Headteacher in the leadership, management, organisation and development of the school, in order to achieve the highest possible standards of teaching and learning.  This will include a teaching commitment with class responsibility within Key Stage 2 and leading a core subject across both academies.  Weekly non-contact time will be provided.

The successful candidate will:

• be an outstanding, well-qualified and appropriately experienced teacher;
• have appropriate leadership experience evidencing outstanding leadership skills;
• evidence their commitment to equality and inclusion;
• develop strategy and articulate a distinctive and visionary shared educational philosophy and ethos which is visibly extended throughout the school;
• support the Senior Leadership Team to develop and promote an ambitious, rigorous, innovative and values driven curriculum for the school;
• lead and support the leaders to further embed the good practice by developing the provision for students with a range of learning needs;
• oversee the development and deployment of pupil tracking, in close liaison with the Senior Leadership Team
• evidence their personal impact on children's outcomes;
• lead a team in the production of a Self-Evaluation Form and Securing Improvement Planning;
• plan, develop, monitor and evaluate appropriate learning activities understanding that the role of the school is to provide effective education for all pupils;
• support the Senior Leadership Team to oversee their implementation of consistent and effective interventions to support pupil' academic development;
• support pupils throughout significant transitions;
• collaborate and lead on cross Trust training days and CPD opportunities for all staff within the Trust.

The successful candidate will also need to be a highly skilled classroom practitioner, as all members of the Leadership Team are expected to model good practice and to contribute to our continuing work to develop learning.  Our approach is collegiate, and we are all expected to model our school values.

In return we can offer:

• A strong supportive and inclusive school ethos
• A talented and hardworking team of staff
• A supportive Senior Leadership Team and Local Governing Body
• A committed approach to school improvement and development of all staff
• Access to Trust wide development and purposeful CPD 
• Opportunity to lead and influence across a number of schools

Please email completed application forms to: office@newsilksworthacademy.co.uk or post by Royal Mail to New Silksworth Academy by the closing date specified.

Closing date for application:    Wednesday 8th May, 2024, 4pm

Shortlisting:                                 Thursday 9th May, 2024

Interviews will be held:             Friday 17th May, 2024