Assistant Principal

Krishna Avanti Primary School; Leicester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Krishna Avanti Primary School in Leicester invites an Assistant Principal to join the senior leadership team, shaping strategic direction and ensuring high standards in teaching, learning and pupil outcomes. The role involves leading on inclusive teaching practices, supporting staff development, and embedding a culture of high expectations, inclusion and accountability across the school.

It offers opportunities to collaborate across the Learning Village and engage with parents and the wider

Qualifications

• QTS qualified
• Experience in leadership of teaching and learning
• Commitment to safeguarding and pupil welfare

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal in providing strategic leadership and drive high standards of teaching, learning and pupil outcomes
• Lead on development and delivery of inclusive teaching practices with focus on key pupil groups
• Line manage, coach and develop staff, contributing to performance management and professional development
• Use data, self-evaluation and school improvement planning to monitor progress and secure continuous improvement
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing and positive behaviour while building strong relationships with pupils, families and the community

Job description

Please note: Thisrole is available for a January 2027 start

About us and the role

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Principal to jointhe senior leadership team and play a key role in shaping the strategicdirection and ongoing development of the school.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced andcommitted leader to drive sustained improvements in teaching, learning andpupil outcomes.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal and colleagues tolead on key school improvement priorities, support and develop staff, and embeda culture of high expectations, inclusion and accountability. They willcontribute to the effective use of data, self-evaluation and curriculumdevelopment to ensure consistently high standards across the school. The rolewill be based at Krishna Avanti, with opportunities to work collaborativelyacross the Learning Village as part of the leadership role.

This role also includes supporting the day-to-day leadership and organisationof the school, promoting positive behaviour, safeguarding and wellbeing, andengaging effectively with parents, carers and the wider community.

This position offers the opportunity to make a significant and lastingcontribution within a values-led environment, influencing both strategicdirection and operational excellence.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contactthe school to arrange a suitable time.

Krishna Avanti Primary School is an inclusive Hindu faithschool that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment forchildren from all backgrounds and walks of life. Staff and students at theschool do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications arewelcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none.

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionateabout our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement andopportunities of all our students. All staff that work at the school will needto subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their ownpractice and performance for the benefit of our students.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which isdriven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support toenable our students to understand and develop into the best version ofthemselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel increating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we arean ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning andsurpass expectations.

What will you do?

• Support the Principal in providingstrategic leadership, shaping the school’s vision and driving high standards of teaching, learning and pupil outcomes.
• Lead on the development and delivery of inclusive teaching practices, with a focus on key pupil groups, including pupilpremium.
• Line manage, coach and develop staff,promoting effective practice and contributing to performance management andprofessional development.
• Use data, self-evaluation and schoolimprovement planning to monitor progress and secure continuous improvementacross the school.
• Promote safeguarding, wellbeing andpositive behaviour, while fostering strong relationships with pupils, familiesand the wider community.

What are we looking for?

• The ability to lead and manage the school team effectively andefficiently and work with other professionals and agencies
• QTS qualified
• The ability to manage school information and data for recording,monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
• How to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate lessons and learning as partof the school curriculum
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students

Please view the full Job Description for more informationon the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required tohave an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within thecycle of DBS re-checks.Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt ofsatisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity andInclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people andensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they workhere. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is uniqueand ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or lessfavourably on the basis of specific characteristics.Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, genderincluding transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, andhow the school supports pregnant women and new parents.