Our determination to make a difference is rooted in moral purpose, we want to improve outcomes and life chances for young people. This is manifested in everything we do:

 To provide an excellent education for all

Achieving Excellence               Sustaining Excellence             Sharing Excellence

We believe that a clearly and simply articulated ambition and a relentless drive for improvement from all is key to the success of Steel City Schools Partnership – Achieving Excellence

 We believe that trusting relationships, effective communications and on-going capacity building are keys to sustained and sustainable organisational improvement – Sustaining Excellence

We believe that the right information, education, training and support are key drivers to enable and support effective system improvement – Sharing Excellence

Welcome to Steel City Schools Partnership – Who are we?

Steel City Schools Partnership was formed on April 1st 2013 following a long-established partnership between three local schools – Fox Hill Primary, Mansel Primary and Monteney Primary.  Following a period of improvement, SCSP welcomed two new schools to the Trust – Greenhill Primary and Windmill Hill Primary – both on February 1st 2018. Woodseats Primary joined SCSP on September 1st 2019, Brook House Junior School on April 1st 2021, Lound Infant and Lound Junior joined on September 1st 2021 and Bankwood became our tenth school, joining us on April 1st 2023. The Trust is delighted to be working with Derbyshire and Sheffield Local Authorities and with more schools who are considering joining SCSP.

The Multi-Academy Trust has been established to ensure a primary-led partnership of schools with an ambition to work closely with other academies and schools in both formal and informal arrangements. The Trust aims to provide a high-quality learning environment that inspires and motivates children, staff and the wider community to engage in education and learning. The “To provide an excellent education for all” philosophy drives policy, practice and governance in order to achieve this. Leadership development, succession planning and capacity building are also priorities for the Trust.

As a Multi Academy Trust we work closely and value greatly our relationship with a number of local and regional partners, being a Strategic Partner with the regional Teaching School Hub, Great Heights. SCSP has been very successful with our CPD programme and outreach work, leading training for a range of educational and leadership programmes. We have lead staff who are subject experts at all levels of the current National Professional Qualifications. Our CEO is a National Leader of Educations and an Ofsted Inspector, as is one of the EDSI.

Our success is due to our biggest and most valuable asset – our staff team.   SCSP can offer you 

• Guidance of a supportive and experienced executive team who invest in the development of their leaders
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing services
• Encouragement for further and continued professional development
• Pension Scheme

Academies currently within Steel City Schools Partnership:

Bankwood Primary

Bankwood Primary joined SCSP in April 2023 after a period of working with SCSP since May 2022. This partnership was a result of brokerage by Sheffield LA to support the school at a time of no leadership, governance and awaiting publication of the Ofsted report. As a school in Special Measures, there is much to do, however there is a real willingness and passion from all staff who are deeply committed to the school and community. The school has approximately 70% of the pupils deemed to be disadvantaged and serves an area of diverse and complex need.    Headteacher - Sarah Reynolds

Brook House Junior                                                      

Brook House is a good school (Ofsted – November 2022). It is a larger than average, 3 form entry Junior School, situated in the South East of Sheffield. The school serves a close knit community and has wonderful external grounds, backing onto the Rother Valley Park. The school is popular within the community with many pupils coming to the school from outside the catchment area.    

Brook House Junior School works closely with its feeder infant school, Beighton Nursery Infant, its secondary, Westfield, as well as with other local and regional schools.      Headteacher – To be appointed                

Fox Hill                                                                         

Fox Hill is a successful school (Ofsted Good - July 2019) in the north of Sheffield serving predominantly the Fox Hill estate. The school has approximately 57% of the cohort deemed disadvantaged pupils and also hosts an Integrated Resource base for 21 pupils with ‘complex and multiple’ special educational needs. The school was rehoused in a new building in 2015.

Fox Hill works closely with the local secondary school and is a graduated English Hub (Whiston Worrygoose) network school for early reading and phonics.      Headteacher – Annali Crawford               

Greenhill                                                             

Greenhill Primary is a highly effective school (Ofsted Good July 2022) serving the Greenhill village and Low Edges community in the south of the city. Since joining SCSP in February 2018, the school has made significant progress in raising the outcomes and progress for the pupils. SCSP are delighted that an IR for 12 children with SEMH/ASD opened on site in October 2022 and the previous pre-school provision, became a school-led nursery in April 2023.      Headteacher – Scott Ellin                          

Lound Infant and Lound Junior                                    

Operating on 2 separate sites, Lound Infant and Lound Junior, formally Lound Academy Trust, joined SCSP in September 2021. Both schools were inspected in the last academic year following just a year working with SCSP. They were both deemed Good (Infant November 2022 and Junior September 2022). They serve the Burncross / Chapeltown area. Lound works closely with the other SCSP and locality schools in the north of the city as well as with its feeder secondary Ecclesfield.    Headteacher – Sarah Palmer          

Mansel                                                                           

Mansel is a school with a real sense of community and inclusive culture (Ofsted Good- March 2023) in the north of the city serving the Parson Cross estate. Approximately 62% of the pupils are deemed to be disadvantaged yet despite this challenge, has recorded very strong outcomes. The school has benefited from strong leadership and governance. Mansel works closely with the neighbouring secondary school and is a graduated English Hub (Whiston Worrygoose) network school for early reading and phonics.       Headteacher – Emily Matthews                

Monteney                                                              

Monteney (Ofsted Good – March 2023) serves the Parson Cross and Shiregreen estates in the north of the city. Approximately 30% of the pupils are deemed to be disadvantaged. Monteney works closely with a range of external partners including the feeder secondary school, as well as Learners First and Learn Sheffield. Monteney is a target English Hub (Whiston Worrygoose) network school for early reading and phonics.      Headteacher – Nicola Osborne                           

Windmill Hill                                                       

Windmill Hill Primary (Ofsted Good – June 2022) joined SCSP in February 2018 after a period of time working in conjunction with the CEO. Windmill Hill serves the Burncross / Chapeltown area in north Sheffield. The biggest challenge facing the school is the condition of the building and in December 2022 the Trust were delighted to hear from the DfE that the school was going to be rebuilt under the schools rebuilding programme. The school has made an application to reduce pupil numbers (45) due to a fall in the local birth rate in September 2023. These are planned to increase back to 60 in 2027.      Headteacher – Simon Plant             

Woodseats                                                                    

Woodseats Primary (Ofsted Good – March 2024) joined SCSP in September 2019 after a period of collaboration with Greenhill Primary. The Headteacher was new to role in September 2022 with the previous headteacher appointed to one of the EDSI roles at SCSP. The school is housed within a Victorian building, and is based in the south of the city on the Chesterfield Road (A61). The school has approximately 33% of the pupils deemed to be disadvantaged yet recorded results in 2022 that were broadly line with national in all key stages.    Headteacher – Jack Fellowes          

SCSP has a proven track record of securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement. Our vision is to provide high quality education and deliver the best outcomes for children and young people within an ethos based on our vision and underpinning aims: 

I trust this flavour of the Trust excites you as much as it does us. We still have much to do across the 10 schools including ensuring standards are maintained and increased at all key stages. With the dedicated team and collaborative approach, we are well placed to build on our many strengths and hope that you feel you want to join the Trust and to be able to shape and make a difference to children’s outcomes. This is an exciting and rewarding role and I look forward to receiving your application.  

Assistant Headteacher,  Fox Hill Primary,   Salary L4 - L8       (£50,807 - £56,082)

Steel City Schools Partnership seeks an Assistant Headteacher who will:

• Teach a class to a high standard and model exceptional teaching and inclusive practice in order to further improve outcomes.
• Lead one of the academy key priority areas based on the Ofsted framework.
• Be responsible for the leadership and development of the wider curriculum or a core curriculum area.
• Strategically lead the work of the wider curriculum subject leaders or a core curriculum area.
• Work as part of the leadership team to support and develop staff in a relational behaviour approach.
• Work closely with families and the community to strengthen attendance and attitudes to learning.
• Secure the long-term success of the academy by maximising potential through the skills and resources available from across the academy, the trust and beyond. 
• Build leadership capacity in the academy, including line management responsibilities
• In collaboration with the CEO, EDSI and Headteacher, articulate and role model a clear vision for the academy within the trust for the development of education to meet the demands of a rapidly changing agenda, one which we are shaping ourselves
• Provide leadership and management which enables the Trust to give every child high quality education and which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement and attainment
• Contribute to the work of Steel City Schools Partnership and our wider partners
• Deliver specialist continuous professional development across the partnership at all levels
• Work with the Trust in its development of a primary phase transformation model and in its current period of growth.

In return Steel City Schools Partnership can offer you:

• Wonderful children.
• An innovative leadership team to support school to school improvement.
• Keen and well-motivated staff teams who are eager to learn and involve themselves in all aspects of academy and trust life.
• A warm, welcoming ethos based on collaboration, care and respect for all.
• Parents who are keen to engage with and contribute to their children’s learning.
• Strong links within our Family of Schools and our wider community of schools.
• The opportunity to co-create, implement and share new and innovative practice as the Trust enters its next stage of growth.
• A fully supportive Board of Trustees and a Local Governing Body, committed to improving outcomes for all.
• The challenge of shaping and implementing an academy, with the support of the CEO, EDSI, Headteacher, Board of Trustees and Local Governing Body, into the new world.

Please note that successful candidate will be appointed to the Trust and as such can be deployed at any site across the Partnership as directed by the CEO. In the first instance this role will be based at Fox Hill Primary. It is expected that the successful candidate will take up post from September 2024.

Informal discussions about the role and visits to Fox Hill Primary are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Annali Crawford, Headteacher on acrawford@foxhill.sheffield.sch.uk . The specifics of the role will be finalised depending on the skillset of the successful candidate.

To arrange a visit please liaise directly with the Headteacher using the contact information above. 

Steel City Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

 We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone.