Start date: September 2025

Manor Drive Secondary Academy is a new school in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school welcomed its first cohort of 120 Year 7 students in September 2022 and is adding a new Year Group each September until full. Manor Drive is an ideal place to enhance your career, in a committed team with high expectations. Whilst being an innovative and dynamic Academy, we have traditional values and high standards both for our students and staff. Staff are extremely supportive with ambitions of exceptional outcomes for all. 

As the Academy approaches the introduction of our Key Stage Four curriculum, we are recruiting for an Assistant Headteacher who will oversee Curriculum, Assessment and Raising Standards.

The successful candidate will provide professional leadership to secure high-quality teaching and learning for all students and the development of the school within an ethos of care and high expectations by thinking strategically, inspiring, challenging, motivating and empowering others and modelling the values and vision of the Academy. 

We wish to appoint somebody to this post who will play a major leadership role in the school as we continue to raise standards. They must be a good team player, able to work closely with the Headteacher and all other members of the Senior Team.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Curriculum design and subject leadership
• Raising standards
• Intervention
• Exam preparation, tracking and accountability
• Homework and independent learning strategies

Informal enquiries should be directed to Penny Noble, PA to the Headteacher, via email pnoble@manordrivesecondary.org.uk.

Completed applications must be emailed to pnoble@manordrivesecondary.org.uk, with originals also posted to Mrs J Sludds, Headteacher, Manor Drive Secondary Academy, Porter Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 7EP

Closing Date for Applications: 9am on Thursday 24 April 2025

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Please note that due to the high cost of postage we are unable to reply to all applicants.

Manor Drive Secondary Academy is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates. Porter Avenue, Peterborough, PE4 7EP