Oldham Sixth Form College

‘Transforming the lives of young people through academic excellence and outstanding support’

Assistant Principal: Student Participation and Progression (spine points 8-12, £71,244 - £78,355)

Start Date: 19th August 2026

The Role:

We are looking to appoint an ambitious leader to the post of Assistant Principal. Joining a highly effective Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in operationalising our mission to transform the lives of young people through academic excellence and outstanding support. You will be responsible for leading a strategic portfolio, ensuring students remain at the heart of everything we do. You will be instrumental in ensuring OSFC remains the first-choice provider for young people in Oldham and beyond.

Oldham Sixth Form College

OSFC is an award-winning college for 2,350 students in Oldham and beyond. Our mission is to ‘transform the lives of young people through academic excellence and outstanding support’.  Our broad curriculum enables us to offer more than 60 A Levels, vocational diplomas and T Levels.  We are proud of our strong reputation for providing excellent academic and vocational education to a diverse range of students.  We offer our students exceptional pastoral care, extensive enrichment activities and support from a team of Progress Tutors.   We celebrate students’ uniqueness and support our young people to flourish and become responsible, successful citizens who contribute positively to their communities. 

Our students achieve results in the top 15% nationally for A levels and the top 30% nationally for vocational qualifications. The vast majority progress to higher level study at university, with a small number embarking on apprenticeship programmes.

We support our own staff and other schools/colleges through an effective suite of CPD opportunities, and training, as a Research School, Science Learning Partnership Hub and Delivery Lead for NPQs. We have been at the forefront of using technology within teaching and learning and are recognised as a Google Reference College and winner of a Curriculum Innovation Award for our work in delivering digital education.  All students and teachers are issued with a Chromebook/laptop. 

We genuinely care about each other and the real difference we can make to students’ futures, and so we want to recruit staff who share our vision to transform our students’ lives. We were delighted to receive the Edurio Staff Choice Award in 2024, based on responses to our staff survey where 97% of our colleagues recommended the college as a good place to work.   We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Proud member of The Pinnacle Learning Trust

We are a locally focused, cross-phase Trust, with a rigorous culture of high aspirations and strong academic performance that will improve the life chances of our young people through an understanding of the communities we serve.  Our academies provide high quality inclusive education and an ethos whereby our children and young people learn by example and grow morally and socially.

Our vision for our workforce is one in which diverse, dedicated, skilled and high-performing staff are operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment; enabling everyone to feel valued, respected and encouraged in order to contribute their best to support us in achieving our mission.  

Our Trust invests in each member of staff, offering them professional development opportunities, as well as the opportunity to contribute to the development of others via our Research School. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging.  

We are delighted to be the winners of the MAT Excellence Award for Wellbeing Trust of the Year 2025, and have been recognised by Edurio for a Trust Value Award, for the second year running. We offer various health and wellbeing benefits, including an Employee Assistance programme offering counselling, GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, etc.

You can get a feel for the passion we have at Oldham Sixthform College through our website, but please do organise to come in and meet us in person. That’s the best way to get a sense of the dynamic and broad education that our students are enjoying and what your future at Oldham Sixth Form College can be.

Read our ‘Join the Pinnacle Learning Trust’ booklet to discover what our trust can offer you.  

The Application Deadline is 1pm on Monday 2nd February 

Shortlisting will take place on Wednesday 3rd February

Interviews will take place on Monday 9th February

To apply, please visit our website:  https://www.pinnaclelearningtrust.org.uk/Vacancies/

Click ‘Apply Now’ to make your application.

Commitment to Safeguarding

OSFC is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The Pinnacle Learning Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and ethnic minorities.