Assistant Principal

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our school, leading whole‑school initiatives, and ensuring that high expectations and standards are upheld across the Academy. The successful candidate will become part of a driven and aspirational leadership team committed to creating a purposeful environment where teachers can teach and students can thrive. The specific area of responsibility will be determined based on the needs of the school and the strengths of the appointed candidate. Working closely with the Vice Principal, you will help to nurture a culture of continuous improvement and champion creative, forward‑thinking leadership that places learning at the heart of everything we do. You will also contribute to regular self‑review and monitoring processes to support ongoing development in all aspects of life at The Lowry Academy. Successful candidates will: - Have a passion for recognising students and making them feel valued. - Have a belief in our core values of Aspiration, Respect, Confidence, Creativity, Resilience. - An ability setting the highest expectations of behaviour and conduct. - Be an outstanding and experienced leader and practitioner. - Provide effective leadership in raising standards of behaviour and student welfare. - Work collegiately to build on the behaviour and attendance strengths of The Lowry Academy. - Be able to motivate staff that are fully engaged in the goal of achieving excellence in all areas of The Lowry Academy both personally and professionally. What can we offer?   The opportunity to save money across hundreds of major retailers Employee Referral Scheme Bespoke career pathways for every member of staff Competitive salary 5 INSET days per year +3 additional planning days each term, dedicated to development and planning. The benefits of working in a successfully multi-academy trust and full access to ongoing CPD Cycle to Work Scheme Counselling and confidential helpline support  At The Lowry Academy we have high expectations and believe every single child can achieve their potential. Our staff are very professional, and we are relentlessly ensuring those high standards are maintained so teachers can teach, and students can learn. We prepare children for future success and ask students to live our values of Aspiration, Respect, Confidence, Creativity and Resilience. To maintain this strong culture, we have non-negotiable expectations: All students arrive on time for their lessons. Students must arrive on time to be admitted to the lesson. All students are expected to have full equipment for every lesson. All students must think hard and work hard in lessons. Students are not allowed to opt out of their learning. The school has a straightforward approach to disruption to lessons. We follow a warn-remove policy where any student who disrupts learning, having been previously warned and given t