Job: Assistant Principal

School: Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Annual Salary: L12–18 inner London (£70,926 - £80,775)

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Start date: September 2024 

Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 secondary school in Lewisham looking for an Assistant Principal to lead teaching and learning or curriculum and assessment across the school.

As an Assistant Principal / Assistant Headteacher, you’ll work closely alongside the Principal and the wider leadership team. You will need to demonstrate a proven track record of effective leadership leading to improved pupil outcomes, as well as a commitment to your own education.

This post is suitable for someone with vision and substance, who has a track record of leading improvement in a comprehensive school environment.

You have:

• Responsibility for raising standards across the whole school
• Experience of successfully working with colleagues to improve teaching and learning/curriculum and assessment provisions
• Experience of effectively supporting children with significant barriers to learning to achieve within the context of a mainstream classroom
• Qualified teacher status (QTS)
• B.Ed. or degree with PGCE or similar qualification
• Recent leadership and management experience such as Assistant Principal/Curriculum Leader/Head of Year
• Successful completion of course such as NPQSL, NPQML (Desirable)

The School and the MAT offer:

• An extensive support network
• Teachers’ pension
• A wide range of professional development opportunities
• Attractive benefits package

Closing date: As soon as possible

Applications: Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this permanent Assistant Principal job, (url removed) or call her on (phone number removed). An application form is required.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.