About This Role
This leadership role supports the strategic and operational management, development, and leadership of Harris Academy Benfleet. The Assistant Principal ensures the achievement of the academy's ethos, aims, and objectives, helping young people harness their potential and develop into successful, compassionate future leaders.
Responsibilities
- Create a true learning institution in the academy at all levels
- Play a major role in formulating the aims, objectives, and shared vision of the academy
- Lead the development and maintenance of a high-quality positive learning environment
- Take full responsibility for all aspects of teaching and learning in your key area of responsibility
- Ensure high-quality teaching across the academy
- Work with colleagues to ensure data is used effectively and consistently
- Work with the SLT to lead the assessment and reporting programme
- Support staff in making sure high-quality intervention programmes are in place
- Support colleagues and subject leaders in developing schemes of learning
- With the SLT, develop strategies to enhance teachers’ ability to learn and to develop advanced teaching skills
- Raise students’ aspirations and achievement
- Ensure the highest standards of achievement for all students
- Ensure the entitlement of all students to have equal access to and participation in all aspects of the curriculum
- Ensure the efficient and effective provision of cross-curricular skills, knowledge, and understanding
- Identify and monitor successful learning outcomes
- Monitor, review, and evaluate teaching and learning and classroom practice
- Maintain an informed view of standards and of the quality of teaching across the academy
- Challenge under-performance at all levels and throughout all departments
- Establish and maintain the highest possible standards of behaviour, learning, and attainment
- Demonstrate and articulate high expectations and set aspirational targets
- Act as a role model in the provision of high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment
- Coordinate the activities of staff
- Lead and manage staff in an appropriate manner
- Assist in the implementation of effective procedures to support teachers who are underperforming
- Maintain high morale amongst staff and set an example of professional standards and leadership
- Contribute to the recruitment, training, deployment, and professional development of staff
- Promote and sustain effective management of the Academy environment
- Provide information about the work and performance of staff
