Assistant Principal

Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Assistant principal English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts Takaanini School is a growing full primary school with approximately 600 students. We are seeking a collaborative and effective educational leader to join our senior leadership team as Assistant Principal. Following the appointment of our Deputy Principal to the Principal role, we have reviewed our leadership structure to strengthen leadership across our kura. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the next stage of our school's development while working alongside a committed leadership team. At Takaanini School, every learner is known, supported, and encouraged to succeed. Our values of Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, and Mātauranga guide the way we work with students, staff, whānau, and our wider community. This Assistant Principal role has a strong focus on English Language Learners, learning support, inclusive practice, priority learners, and accelerating student achievement. The successful applicant will lead school-wide systems for ELL, support and coach the SENCO, strengthen learning support and intervention programmes, promote inclusive practice, and use evidence to improve outcomes for learners. The role includes a teaching component, to be confirmed as part of the final leadership structure. We are looking for someone who: is an experienced and effective educational leader with strong classroom practice has expertise in ELL, learning support, inclusion, or acceleration can coach and support teachers, support staff, and leaders uses evidence to drive improvement and strengthen student outcomes builds positive relationships with students, staff, whānau, and external agencies is organised, collaborative, culturally responsive, and committed to inclusive practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who is passionate about strengthening inclusive systems, building staff capability, and improving outcomes for every learner. #J-18808-Ljbffr