Assistant Principal: Teaching and Learning - New Road Academy

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

New Road Academy in Telford is seeking an Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning to lead and shape teaching standards across the academy. You will oversee instructional coaching, literacy initiatives and evidence-based practice, working with teachers, ECTs and trainee teachers to raise outcomes.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, a positive role model and a strong advocate for professional growth and student success.

Qualifications

• Excellent classroom practitioner and credible leader of teaching and learning.
• Experience leading instructional coaching, professional development and evidence-informed classroom practice.
• Ability to work with teachers, middle leaders, ECTs and trainee teachers.
• Commitment to safeguarding and high standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead instructional coaching, professional development and evidence-informed classroom practice across the academy.
• Drive excellence in teaching and learning through literacy initiatives and staff development.
• Support continual improvement of classroom practice and staff expertise, ensuring high-quality education for all pupils.
• Collaborate with teachers, middle leaders and trainee staff to foster professional growth and inclusion.

Job description

Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning
New Road Academy, New Road, Telford
Full Time, Permanent
Leadership/Teacher Contract
Salary: L12 to L16
Accountable to: Vice Principal for Quality of Education

New Road Academy is seeking an excellent classroom practitioner and credible leader of teaching and learning to help secure consistently high standards across the academy.

An exciting opportunity to lead instructional coaching, professional development and evidence-informed classroom practice

We are seeking an ambitious and inspirational leader to join our senior leadership team as Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning. This is a highly visible role focused on driving excellence in teaching and learning across the academy, leading instructional coaching, professional development, literacy initiatives and evidence-informed practice. Working closely with teachers, middle leaders, ECTs and trainee teachers, you will support the continual improvement of classroom practice and staff expertise, ensuring the highest quality of education for all pupils. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, a positive role model and a passionate advocate for professional growth, inclusion and student success.

New Road Academy is a forward-thinking organisation with high expectations of staff and students. Our exam team plays a vital role in ensuring young people have the best possible conditions to achieve excellent outcomes..

Should you require any other details please contact Korina Papagianni (PA to Headteacher) at [e-mail]

Closing date for applications is 9th October 2026.Interviews will take place: TBC 14th-16th October 2026

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children's barred list).

References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process.In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children. For more information, please refer to The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality anddiversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.For more information regarding our school's commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy here.

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