Kingswood: It is an exciting time for Kingswood Secondary Academy. We are privileged to serve one of the most deprived communities in Northamptonshire, yet our fantastic students are now in the top third of Northamptonshire schools in terms of their academic outcomes. Contextually, this places our students in the top 5 secondary schools, out of 42, in the county. If you’d like to find out more about how we and our students work together to achieve this, and you are a hard-working individual who enjoys being part of a team, then please speak with a Hums / MFL Triad member. 

At Kingswood, we know that most teachers have come into the profession to make a difference in the lives of young people, and not for the money! The staff at Kingswood make an incredible difference in the lives of the young people in our care. Based on our RISE values of Respect, Independence, Service to Community and Empathy, we have carefully cultivated a culture that is conducive to learning, where teachers can enjoy teaching and students can thrive and learn well. Lessons are settled and very purposeful, corridors are calm and students get on well with each other during social times. Staff turnover is very low, and staff attendance very high. If you feel this might be the environment where you can make a difference, then come and see for yourself with one of our Walk and Talks. Have a look at what our staff say about working at Kingswood by looking at the ‘Why Choose Us’ section of our website https://www.kingswoodsecondaryacademy.org/page/?title=Why+choose+us%3F&pid=334  

This role: We are looking for an energetic and hardworking colleague to take on the leadership of Standards & Progress Lead until a permanent appointment is made from January 2027. Our ideal candidate will have a passionate and uncompromising commitment to pupil achievement and be a believer in the potential of all young people. The entire Hums / MFL team are committed to the pursuit of excellence and are team players with a strong desire to work collaboratively. We pride ourselves on the excellent support we give to not only our students, but each other too. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Deputy Principal (Standards & Progress) and in close partnership with other S&P Leads. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and appropriately experienced colleague to step up, lead and learn from the Standards and Progress role in the Hums / MFL Curriculum Area on this interim basis. One approach to this role could be one individual taking the whole role on, another would be that the role could be split between two colleagues. If appropriate, this could be discussed at the interview stage. 

In particular, this role will involve: 

Additional benefits of working at Kingswood: Additional staff benefits at Kingswood include: Very strong ‘Pathways’ Programme to support your professional learning, free gym on site, discounted electric car charging and access to our Employee Wellbeing Programme with associated perks.