Primary Assistant Principal

Ark; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher pay scale

Extra training days

Pension scheme

Ark Rewards

Interest-free loans

Gym discounts

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Ark John Keats is seeking an Assistant Principal to join the Senior Leadership Team at our all-through academy in Enfield. You will drive high expectations, inclusion, safeguarding and attainment, while maintaining a strong teaching commitment aligned with school priorities.

You will collaborate with the Principal and Headteacher to secure excellent outcomes, analyse data, and lead curriculum development across our diverse school community.

Qualifications

• Experience in raising attainment in challenging classrooms.
• Experience in leading or contributing to school improvement and culture.
• Experience implementing and sustaining behaviour policies across diverse settings.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic leadership to secure excellent outcomes, attendance, behaviour and pupil development.
• Support Principal and Headteacher in fostering high expectations, inclusion, safeguarding and improvement.
• Be an active Senior Leadership Team member guiding school improvement and decisions.
• Analyse attainment, progress, attendance and safeguarding data to identify priorities and drive improvement.
• Lead development, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum.
• Maintain a strong teaching commitment aligned with school priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Degree or higher (Bachelors/Masters)

Job description

About The Role

Location: Enfield -easily accessible from central, north, and east London, as well as surrounding areas

Work pattern: Full time, Permanent

Start date: January 2027

Interviews: Thursday, 22 October at 9am

As Assistant Principal, you will have high expectations and be focused on delivering excellent outcomes for all pupils.You will play a key role in ensuring that all pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged or have additional needs, are fully included and supported to thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the strategic leadership of the academy, securing excellent outcomes, high attendance, strong behaviour and positive personal development for all pupils
• Support the Principal and Primary Headteacher in establishing and sustaining a culture of high expectations, inclusion, safeguarding and continuous improvement
• Be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic decision-making and school improvement
• Analyse attainment, progress, attendance, behaviour and safeguarding information to identify priorities and drive improvement
• Support the Principal and Primary Headteacher in promoting a culture that is nurturing, ambitious and inclusive
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner and maintain a significant teaching commitment, reviewed annually in line with school priorities
• Lead and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum

Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of having significantly raised attainment in a challenging classroom environment
• Experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a school through its leadership, ethos, teaching and learning and results
• Experience and understanding how to improve and sustain an effective behaviour policy and/or teaching and learning in diverse school environments

Qualification Criteria:

• Qualified to degree level and above
• Right to work in the U.K.
• Hold QTS (qualified teacher status)

Benefits

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards - a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans - up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts - offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme - providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

About Us

Ark John Keats was founded in 2013 with one class of reception children. We are now a fully-fledged all-through school, running from nursery to year 13, with over 1700 children. Our secondary school is oversubscribed, with a waiting list for every year group. Our community is composed of supportive and committed families who buy into our vision and work with us to ensure their children achieve all they are capable of in the future.

We aspire for all our children to have the academic knowledge necessary to enable them to progress to university, for pupils to have a love of learning and curiosity about the world, and for them to be polite, well-mannered young people who take responsibility for their choices and drive their own destinies.

Ark John Keats is part of Ark Schools, a hugely successful network serving pupils from deprived communities. Our network shares a belief in our six pillars, find out about them here.

How to get to us?

Travelling by rail from central London:

Our nearest overground station, Turkey Street, is a 10 minute walk from the school and stops at Seven Sisters, Stoke Newington and Hackney Downs on the way to Liverpool Street. National Rail services are also a 10 minute walk and stop at Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs before finishing at Liverpool Street.

Travelling by car:

We are easily reached by car, with most of North East London accessible within 30 minutes. There is free on site parking for staff.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.