Assistant Principal

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognized and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE. Our learning culture is underpinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as ‘Outstanding’ in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Strategic Direction**:

- Lead the academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the improvement plan and academy self-evaluation.
- Lead strategic direction and development of key areas of the academy, including but not limited to student development, developing innovative curriculum, improvement planning, target setting and ongoing self-evaluation.
- Play a lead role in developing key policies and practices that support the overall aims, vision, and values of the academy.
- To monitor the impact of relevant policies and practices.
- Create a culture of high aspirations and measure the impact of this.
- Lead on the marketing of key aspects of the academy, raise the profile, increase student enrolment, and ensure positive feedback from stakeholders.
- To be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team and other staff teams as appropriate.
- To assist the Senior leadership team in shaping the direction of the academy and setting high expectations at all times.
- To deputise in the absence of the Secondary or Primary Principal or as required.
- To undertake any additional responsibilities as delegated by the school Principals.
- To lead on and develop the vision and culture across the middle school phase, which falls in line with whole academy expectations.
- To develop curriculum strategy to ensure wholistic future focused learning and high standards for all.
- To lead on key performance standards as directed, ensuring all students thrive.
- To develop stakeholder voice and utilise this to create impact across whole school strategy.
- To lead on key areas of the SEF and SDP ensuring key improvement priorities are identified and actioned based on current research and evidence.
- To effectively lead the academy through external review and inspection in key performance standards.
- To set the strategic direction for Middle Leaders to ensure all students are academically challenged and supported to thrive within the academy.
- To work with the senior leadership team to provide quality provision that supports the whole child and ensures outstanding progress and attainment for all.
- To nurture a community where student development is nurtured for all.

**Culture for Learning**:

- To work with all stakeholders to set the vision and tone for the culture for learning in line with the academy’s overall vision.
- Lead on the innovation strategy and develop innovative teaching and learning strategies, the use of educational technology and digital literacy.
- Support the development of educational research.
- To ensure high expectations for all staff in relation to the culture for learning and behaviour and provide CPD as required.
- To ensure effective communication to parents regarding expectations of the academy and ensure that staff, students and parents understand the expectations, and adhere to them.
- To quality assure provision and undertake regular learning walks and drop-ins as well as formal observations to ensure high standards across the academy.
- To lead on the presentation and use of internal and external data, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place, holding staff accountable at all levels. Including reporting data internally and externally as required.

**Leading and managing staff**:

- To coach and mentor teachers and leaders to significantly improve their professional performance and practice.
- To lead on the induction and probation of new staff to the academy ensuring high quality information and services are provided in a timely manner.
- To lead on all aspects of the AYA Teacher Training Programme and CPD ensuring appropriate policies are in place, monitored, evaluated and updated annually.
- To recruit and select high calibre teaching and support staff.
- To line manage staff and departments as directed.

**REQUIREMENTS**

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in education or BSc degree with PGCE or equivalent is essential.NPQSL desirable.

**Minimum Experience**
- At least 6 years teaching experience, including 4 consecutive years of performance exce