About this role:

Job Purpose

• To lead a whole school area promoting excellent behaviour, attendance and academic outcomes for all
• Key responsibilities will be reviewed annually as part of our commitment to developing future leaders
• To address matters that arise skillfully and promptly dealing with behaviour, attitude, standards and engagement
• To engage with parents to build and maintain positive relationships with the community
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential;
• To identify barriers and work with pupils and their families to remove these barriers
• To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth
• Ensure quality pastoral provision and support to all pupils, their families and the wider community
• The Assistant Principal will have a clear focus based on needs, priorities, and their own development as part of the leadership team.   

 Please refer to the candidate application pack for full details of the vacancy.

Heath Lane Academy:

Heath Lane Academy offers a vibrant, caring and aspirational learning environment for the young people of our community. Our mission is to 'develop good people' and we pride ourselves on the high expectations we have of our students in everything that we do. Our school has improved significantly in recent years and our pupil numbers continue to grow as a result.

Our school culture, based on our values of Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful, demands that students are well behaved and demonstrate a positive attitude to their education. Students and staff understand that our strong culture gives our students the best possible chance to be successful in their lives and make a positive contribution to our community and wider society.

Every member of staff at Heath Lane Academy has a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people with whom they come into contact. 

We are an inclusive academy and strive to be a learning, caring and thriving institution.

We take the safeguarding of students and staff seriously at Heath Lane Academy.  All staff are expected to support this ethos.

United Learning:

United Learning is an exciting organisation to work for; there is a real focus on developing people and empowering innovation where staff are appreciated and celebrated.  A key benefit of being part of United Learning is to have the support of colleagues across the wider group and ample opportunities to network; we recognize the powerful impact that collaboration and partnership have on colleagues.  The Group’s aim is to ensure that the technology, finance, HR, and data support is provided more effectively and efficiently than would otherwise be possible, so that leaders can focus on educational leadership.

United Learning is an inclusive employer and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce.  Therefore, we would very much welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds who share our commitment but especially those of minority ethnic origin.  We do hope you will get in touch with any questions you may have ahead of submitting your application. 

Further information:

 We encourage informal discussions regarding the role. If you are unsure about the role, have more questions or would like to visit prior to applying please email: melanie.osborne@heathlaneacademy.org.uk

Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support. 

Please note – We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.