Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged. If you wish to visit the school prior to application please contact us.
Vacancy Details
John Madejski Academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith mixed comprehensive Secondary School in the heart of Reading where we celebrate our diversity. Years 7 to 11 are developing and rapidly expanding, and our Sixth Form has seen substantial academic success. Our students have a wide range of opportunities and PE and Performance Sport plays a significant part of school life here, with high quality sports coaching available through our performance sports programmes.
We couldn’t do what we do without our amazing team of staff, including our Senior Leadership Team, which you would be part of as Assistant Principal during our current APs maternity leave. We are looking for an outstanding, capable and supportive leader to join our team as Assistant Principal, committed to providing the highest standards of teaching and learning for our students. We are open to specialisms for our SLT teams and subject teaching and happy to discuss this at interviews
If you are looking to continue your teaching career in a leadership role which will be varied, challenging and rewarding, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us on this exciting journey to help ensure the best for our school and that every student in our school reaches their full potential.
All About You
Do you have what it takes to join us? The Assistant Principal we would like to join us will be:
• A supportive, inspirational and nurturing leader with a proven track record in teaching, learning and leadership.
• An excellent teacher with a wide repertoire of expertise from teaching and learning to behaviour management.
• Aspirational for our school and pupils.
• Someone who enjoys a challenge and is committed to raising standards.
Why Work for us?
We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:
• We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
• Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
• Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
• We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
• As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.
Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.
The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.
Benefits:
We believe in valuing our staff, and one of the ways we can do that is by offering a range of benefits to our staff:
• Car Purchase Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent Pension Scheme
Ready to Apply?
We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.