Associate Assistant Principal - Director of English

Do you want to be part of a leadership team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students and rapidly accelerate their progress?

Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?

Astrea Academy Trust is looking for a candidate who is ready to take their next step in leadership to become an Associate Assistant Principal at Cottenham Village College. This is an excellent opportunity for an existing or aspiring senior leader with a track record of whole-school impact. The position is a great match for someone who shares the Trust’s vision for educational excellence and has the focus to drive improvement at a pace, building on the school’s strong academic foundations. The school ad trust are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour, and culture. Cottenham Village College is a friendly and successful 11-16 school with around 880 pupils, which is committed to securing high outcomes for all students. We are looking to expand the leadership team with dedicated professionals who excel in their field, as part of our mission to instil excellence across the school. We are values-driven, and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive, and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish. We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour. What we offer: Highly effective support and various progression opportunities A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ A traditional Teaching and Learning approach built around Rosenshine and Teach Like a Champion Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources Excellent support from the Astrea Trust central team Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system Centralised systems including detentions, homework No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping colleagues to continuously develop Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities across the Astrea Cambridgeshire region Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Free on-site parking

What we are looking for: The successful candidate will be: A highly effective and inspiring teacher, who can motivate and encourage colleagues to the shared vision Aligned to our values and mission with a commitment to achieving excellence in all areas of school life An accomplished classroom teacher, who can model effective pedagogical approaches and coach and develop others.

Interested in applying? If this is something you’re interested in, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more. We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our school to fully appreciate the setting and meet members of the leadership team. Either during a school day or after-hours. Please do not hesitate to get in touch. Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks. If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can be discussed in more details at interview. This post is advertised for an Easter or September start. We are looking for the right person to join the team.

All queries should be directed via email to headspa@astreacottenham.org