Astrea Academy Woodfields
South Yorkshire
£67,694 - £74,562 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
12 October 2025
Job overview
Assistant Principal – Inclusion
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Full-Time | Permanent | Start Date: January 2026
Astrea Academy Woodfields is seeking a values-driven and ambitious Assistant Principal – Inclusion to join our senior leadership team from January. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity to lead on inclusion and SEND across the academy, ensuring every scholar receives the support they need to thrive.
About Astrea Academy Woodfields
Located in Doncaster, Astrea Academy Woodfields is a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust. We are a comprehensive, inclusive secondary school committed to delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum, fostering a warm/strict culture, and maintaining unapologetically high expectations for every scholar. We believe every child can succeed, regardless of background or starting point.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the strategic development of inclusion, SEND, and safeguarding across the academy.
Ensure high-quality provision for scholars with additional needs, working closely with families and external agencies.
Drive whole-school approaches to behaviour, attendance, and wellbeing.
Line manage key staff within the inclusion team, including the SENDCO and pastoral leads.
Monitor and evaluate impact, using data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
Contribute to the wider leadership of the academy, supporting the delivery of our ambitious vision.
Who We're Looking For
A proven leader with experience in inclusion, SEND, or pastoral leadership.
Someone who is aligned with our mission and values, and passionate about removing barriers to learning.
A strategic thinker and team player, committed to excellence and equity for all scholars.
A professional who thrives in a culture of high standards, collaboration, and continuous development.
Interested in Applying?
If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the job description and candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply or contact our recruitment team at
Closing Date:
The closing date for applications is 12th October 2025. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact
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About Astrea Academy Woodfields
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Weston Road, Balby, Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 8ND
United Kingdom
About Astrea Academy Woodfields
Welcome to Astrea Academy Woodfields and thank you for considering us as your school of choice. We have a unique approach to transforming the hearts and minds of young people so that they can go to university, or a real alternative, and live a great life.
As part of Astrea Academy Trust, we have used high-quality research and the experiences of the best schools to develop an ambitious curriculum, strong routines, and a life-changing programme of personal development. We believe in traditional approaches to teaching, and we value scholarship. In recognition of this, we refer to our young adults as 'scholars' to reflect the commitment that everyone makes to academic learning, here and beyond. We promote strong family values, manners, decency, hard work, and kindness. We do this by practising routines that enable us to make the most use of our time. We are both warm and strict so that scholars know we care and can succeed within firm boundaries.
We are curious, tenacious, and scholarly. Every scholar learns a classical musical instrument and practices this daily at home. They gain opportunities to play in orchestras and in world-class musical venues. Scholars complete two hours of homework a day and are supported to recall this information throughout the curriculum. Every person in school learns poetry by heart and will recite this publicly every day at the start and end of school. We all dine together as a family at lunchtime and serve each other food and tidy the table at the end of the meal. This is an extraordinary school that believes in simplicity and old-fashioned family values.
In our achievement-oriented culture, it is cool to be smart, and all scholars work hard to make the best of themselves. Working together, we support every child to get that place at university and a top job.
10 Great Reasons to Work Here
1. The curriculum is already planned using resources shared across all Astrea Academies. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.
2. We give feedback to scholars, there is no book marking.
3. Behaviour systems are centralised. The senior and pastoral teams organise detentions and children are polite and courteous. You can teach
4. We have 8 INSET days a year to give you the opportunities and time you need to develop as a teacher.
5. Our house style is Teach Like a Champion (Lemov). There are no gimmicks, or high workload alternatives to simple and effective teaching from the front.
6. There are strong routines that leave very few grey areas. The school is very predictable and calm.
7. There is a free lunch if you eat with the scholars as part of Family Dining. This develops their manners and builds good relationships between staff and scholars.
8.We are a warm, welcoming and friendly place to work and learn. There are 750 scholars so you will know most people well.
1. SLT are visible and approachable. This means that issues can be resolved quickly.
2. Our beating heart is our performing arts programme. Every new starter gets a musical instrument and lessons, we all learn poetry by heart, we have shows and productions. You can get involved
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at Astrea Academy Trust
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Astrea Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all requests for flexible working as we know that diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities that we serve. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and building our culture of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in Astrea's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, prohibition, qualifications, online searches, two references and enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here:
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