Assistant Principal

At the Academy we expect the Senior Leadership Team to be fully committed to:

1. Comprehensive, community education within an urban, multi-cultural environment;

2. The inclusive values and framework of the Academy

3. Working as a mutually supportive team, sharing responsibility, successes and challenges;

4. Exercising positive leadership and creating a shared vision of the purpose and future development of the Academy that reflects our ethos and aims;

5. Maintaining high personal and professional standards in all aspects of Academy life;

6. A consultative and participative approach to leadership and management;

7. Being forward looking and anticipating change;

8. Responsibility for their own professional and leadership development.

Expectations for Assistant Principals

Assistant Principals will:

• Model the Academy’s values, vision and leadership expectations consistently.

• Uphold and enact Trust policies, frameworks and systems with fidelity.

• Demonstrate high levels of professional credibility and integrity.

• Promote a culture of excellence, inclusion, equity and ambition.

• Build leadership capacity and reduce dependency on central support.

• Provide constructive challenge where practice falls short of expectations.

• Contribute actively to Academy and Trust networks, working groups and strategic development.