Assistant Principal Vocational Programmes Job London area,Greater London England UK,Education / Teaching

Position: Assistant Principal for Vocational Programmes
Location: Greater London

Assistant Principal for Vocational Programmes ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an outstanding leader to join us as Assistant Principal. You will be responsible for Vocational Programmes in the strategic and operational management and development of Business Studies and Vocational Programmes across the Quadrant and ensuring the achievement of our ethos, aims and objectives.

In this role, you will cover:

Harris Academy Beckenham
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Harris Academy Peckham
Harris Academy Battersea
Harris Academy Bermondsey
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
Harris Academy Clapham

WORKING WITH US

The Harris Federation is a leading education charity with 59 Harris primary and secondary academies across London and Essex. The founder, Chairman and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We now educate some 38,000 young people and closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission.

The Harris Federation has a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies in London.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Your responsibilities will include:

To work with academies in order to support subject departments to achieve measured improvement in order to achieve demanding targets.
To undertake departmental reviews and produce action plans to raise
To critically analyse and interpret data from a range of sources to identify appropriate departmental improvement strategies and so ensure challenging targets are set and achieved.
To proactively ensure appropriate intervention strategies are put in place when needed so that departments meet their subject targets.
To provide targeted and intensive professional development, consultancy and interventions with students and subject departments.
To coach and mentor subject staff and contribute to performance management arrangements as
To model best practice and be seen as an approachable and useful fellow
In conjunction with the Quadrant Leader and Executive Principal, to build external contacts with universities, subject associations, and other bodies on behalf of the subject departments in the Quadrant.
In conjunction with the Quadrant Leaders and Executive Principal, to establish a bank of high-quality on-line materials, including teaching materials and schemes of work in the Harris Learning Gateway which are accessed by subject staff across the group.
To lead Quadrant master classes or revision schools in the
In Mathematics and English, to assist in improving our strategy for numeracy or literacy and ensure targets relating to this are met.
From time to time, to teach key subject classes in particular academies when required and/or to act as interim subject leader when a need arises.
To keep up to date with developments in the subject and other Quadrant or academy initiatives as agreed, and to provide leadership, advice and guidance to the academies.
Work with Principals, Senior Managers and Quadrant Leader as appropriate to ensure high quality recruitment, selection and retention of subject staff.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would like to hear from you if you have:

Degree in subject specialism or equivalent
Qualified teacher status
At least three years' teaching experience
At least two years in a management role
Experience teaching the subject to KS5
Clear evidence of having raised standards of achievement at all levels
Successful experience of curriculum development
Experience in observing and evaluating teacher quality and providing feedback
Experience of setting specific targets and managing improvement across a Key Stage or…