Deputy Principal

at  Oasis Community Learning

Oasis Academy Foundry, Birmingham
Academy-based
Salary: L6 - L10 (£53,380 - £58,959) + Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Basis: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: 28th April 2025 or sooner
Applications Close: 09:00 on Thursday, November 28, 2024
Interviews: 13th December 2024
Are you an inspirational leader looking for your next challenge? Would you thrive in a MAT with a vision to be inclusive and compassionate and where high expectations ensure that every person within its community flourishes? With our percentage of Ofsted inspected Oasis academies achieving “Good” or better rising from 30% to 87% and 97% of our primary academies currently being “Good” or better, this is an exciting time to join us and have a real and lasting impact on our academies and the communities which they serve. As deputy and part of the senior leadership team you will have high expectations for all, be able to effectively support and develop teachers and leaders, empower staff teams and drive forward standards whilst demonstrating emotional resilience and being a champion of the Oasis ethos and 9 habits.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are seeking an outstanding teacher with experience of successful primary school leadership. As Deputy and part of the senior leadership team you will have high expectations for all, be able to effectively support and develop teachers and leaders, empower staff teams and drive forward standards whilst demonstrating emotional resilience and being a champion of the Oasis ethos and 9 habits. As Deputy Principal you will work with passion, pace, clarity and determination to move the academy forward.

OUTWARD FACING

In order to ensure that our students receive the education they deserve and that our staff are fully developed and supported, we are looking for someone who is outward facing and who is passionate about taking on this role, delivering exceptional education at the heart of community. You will be a figurehead within the community.

This is a significant and exciting senior appointment for the school. As Deputy Principal, you will be a key leader at Oasis Academy Foundry and will support the Principal with strategic leadership, management and outcomes and ensure long-term success through leadership growth and maximising potential. As Deputy principal you will work with the Principal to lead the academy in a challenging but extremely rewarding environment.
Oasis Academy Foundry is an all-inclusive Nursery and Primary School, situated in Winson Green, Birmingham. Until January 1st, 2014, we were called Foundry Primary School, and then we joined the Oasis family of academies The original school, Foundry Road School, was built in 1883 having been designed by Martin and Chamberlain. It is our vision as an academy to provide Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community, whilst creating a happy learning environment for our young people.
Oasis Academy Foundry is driven by a powerful ethos to treat everyone inclusively and recognises the importance of a holistic approach education. As well as continuing to build a strong school and deliver a first-class education, it is also our desire to build an interconnected community, recognising that educational needs to not exist in isolation from the needs of the whole person.