Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning
New Road Academy, New Road, TelfordFull Time, PermanentLeadership/Teacher ContractSalary: L12 to L16Accountable to: Vice Principal for Quality of Education
New Road Academy is seeking an excellent classroom practitioner and credible leader of teachingand learning to help secure consistently high standards across the academy.
An exciting opportunity to lead instructional coaching, professional development andevidence-informed classroom practice
As Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning, you will support the Vice Principal for Quality ofEducation in securing consistently high standards of teaching and learning across New RoadAcademy. This is a visible, practice-facing leadership role with a strong focus on improving classroompractice, developing staff expertise and strengthening outcomes for pupils.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day implementation, monitoring and ongoingrefinement of the academy’s Instructional Coaching programme, ensuring coaching cycles arepurposeful, consistent and impactful. You will work closely with teachers, instructional coaches,middle leaders, ECTs and trainee teachers to embed evidence-informed approaches and promote aprofessional culture rooted in deliberate practice, reflection and continual improvement.
You will champion the consistent implementation of the LCT Learning Framework, support deliveryof the Trust Literacy Strategy and coordinate professional development across the academy in linewith academy and Trust priorities. You will model exemplary classroom practice, maintain an opendoor classroom culture and support colleagues to refine routines, instructional strategies,assessment practice and approaches to literacy.
We are looking for a qualified teacher with a sustained and successful record of high-qualityclassroom practice, strong understanding of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, anddemonstrable experience of improving teaching and learning through coaching, mentoring orprofessional development. You will be organised, reflective and professionally credible, with theability to inspire confidence and build a culture of continual professional growth.
What we can offer you
The Learning Community Trust is a growing multi-academy trust, working collaboratively acrossprimary, secondary and specialist academies to provide excellent education and life chances forchildren and young people. We are proud to be a Trust with a heart, committed to inclusion,professional development and ensuring that no child is left behind.
In addition to a comprehensive induction and a commitment to ongoing professional development,instructional coaching and career progression, we offer a range of employee benefits includingpension provision, wellbeing support, family-friendly policies, salary sacrifice schemes, free parkingwhere available and the opportunity to collaborate across a diverse and ambitious Trust.
For full details of the role, please refer to the Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning roleinformation pack, including the full job description and person specification.
Closing date for applications: 9th October 2026Interview date: TBC 14 – 16 Oct 26
The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of childrenand expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subjectto an Enhanced DBS check, children’s barred list check and, where applicable, a prohibition fromteaching check. An online social media check will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates priorto interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order1975 (2013, 2020 and 2023). Guidance on disclosing convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justicewebsite. Under the Immigration Act 2016, candidates for customer-facing roles must meet thenecessary standard of spoken English. It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulatedactivity relevant to children. Any offer of employment is subject to medical fitness, satisfactoryreferences, right to work in the UK, satisfactory online checks and an Enhanced DBS check. Applicantsmust have current right to work visa status; this role does not support visa applications.
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