ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

The GORSE Academies Trust


Date: 4 weeks ago
City: Richmond Hill, ON
Contract type: Full time
Required for April 2025

Richmond Hill Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Assistant Principal. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy, playing a pivotal role in improving educational outcomes, while striving to develop and deliver an exceptional holistic primary educational journey for each one of our pupils.

The successful candidate will be a highly professional, collaborative and motivational leader who will lead staff to having high aspirations for themselves and others. They will have also established a strong reputation in the leadership of a number of key areas within their own work so far.

Our New Assistant Principal Will

  • Have high expectations of themselves, the people they work with and the children they teach.
  • Be committed to driving forward pupil progress and achievement, particularly in relation to disadvantaged pupils and pupils with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND).
  • Be an effective and reflective leader and classroom practitioner who is willing to learn and develop whilst sharing expertise to develop others.
  • Demonstrate highly effective behaviour for learning techniques.
  • Have a strong focus on standards to raise achievements.
  • Be well organised and able to work well both as part of a team and independently.
  • Be cheerful with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.

What We Offer You

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

  • Membership to a local government pension scheme.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
  • Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
  • £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About Us

“Exceptional leadership at all levels has brought about considerable improvement for the opportunities and experiences of pupils in the school.” Ofsted, March 2022

Richmond Hill Academy is a larger than average ‘Good’ school with many areas of our work graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. The transformation of our school has been possible due to the exceptional skill and commitment of our staff members and the support of The GORSE Academies Trust and our whole community. Richmond Hill Academy is a school where ‘’staff are happy, feel listened to and are well trained’’. As one teacher described to an inspector “I walk out of school happy every day’’.

We are looking for professionals who want to join our remarkable team, be part of the next chapter of our academy and work with children whose respect for one another and their community is ‘’breathtaking’’.

As a school, we can offer you the following benefits:

  • Fantastic children, ready and eager to learn and grow.
  • Supportive working environments where your talents will be valued and nurtured through our bespoke CPD offer.
  • Committed and passionate teams that champion the best outcomes for children.
  • Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of educational development.

If you would like to know more about our Academy, please visit our website at Richmond Hill Academy.

How To Apply

If you’re as excited about this role as we are, an If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, a Job Description and Person Specification and application form is available to download from this page, by email to [email protected] or by telephone on 0113 487 1600.

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