What skills and experience we're looking for
Eastborough Academy are looking to appoint an Assistant Principal to join our academy in April, 2025 on a full time, permanent basis.
As an Assistant Principal, you will form part of the Senior Leadership Team and you will deputise for the Head of Academy in their absence. You will provide proactive support to the Head of Academy, Executive Principal and AABmembers to ensure the leadership and management of the academy operates effectively. Your role will be to lead, firstly as a highly effective classroom practitioner that will model outstanding practice as well as undertaking monitoring of the provision, inclusion and achievement for all pupils. MAI
Are you looking for a role that will enable you to influence and give direction to the children in your classes? Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.
What the school offers its staff
Eastborough Academy is a Delta Primary Academy in the centre of Dewsbury. We serve a diverse and multicultural community for which we received a national inclusivity award. We have around 225 pupils on roll, we offer education from part time Nursery places up to Year 6. Our pupils speak over 16 different languages.
We are proud of our school and of our achievements. Every member of our school community is valued, treated fairly and given equal opportunity to achieve. We are committed to raising academic standards and aim to achieve this by providing a safe, structured, stimulating, nurturing environment and curriculum, with high standards of behaviour. We also place a large emphasis on offering a broad and balanced curriculum.
We value the contribution made by our parents and encourage them to play an active role in the education of their children. By working together, we can ensure that every child receives the best possible start in life and develops a lifelong love of learning.
Our building is Grade II listed and we are located within easy reach of the M62 and M1.
Visits to the Academy are encouraged, please contact our Academy reception on 01924 311361 to arrange.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.