Assistant Principal

Longsands Academy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1LQ

31 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  29 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  26 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £67,694.00 - £74,562.00 Annually (Actual) This is inclusive of the 2025 Cost of Living Award

Assistant Principal job summary

Assistant Principal - Longsands Academy
Location: St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Start Date: January 2026 (or sooner by negotiation)

Are you ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? Longsands Academy, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, is seeking an exceptional Assistant Principal to join our senior leadership team and help drive excellence across our inclusive and ambitious school.

As Assistant Principal, you will play a key role in shaping strategy, leading improvement, and supporting staff and students to achieve their very best. You’ll be a values-led leader—committed to integrity, scholarship, and inclusion—with the drive to make a meaningful impact.

What we’re looking for:

• A proven track record of leadership and school improvement.
• A passion for inclusive education and high expectations for all.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire and empower others.
• Expertise in curriculum, teaching and learning, or pastoral leadership.
• A commitment to continuous professional growth and collaboration.

Why join Longsands Academy?

Longsands is a large, inclusive secondary school with a proud history and a clear vision for the future. We are committed to delivering a rich, ambitious curriculum and fostering a culture of respect, responsibility, and aspiration. As part of Astrea, you’ll benefit from a strong leadership network, sector-leading development, and a shared mission to transform lives through education.

Benefits include:

• Health Support: AXA’s 24/7 health support line.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary sacrifice for bikes and accessories.
• Discounts and Savings: Blue Light Card and Costco membership.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Paid leave when it matters most.
• Optical Care: Financial support for habitual DSE users.
• Life Assurance: Peace of mind for you and your family.
• Employee Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted Gym Membership: At The Gym Group nationwide.
• Pension Scheme: Teachers’ Pension Scheme access.
• Professional Development: Ongoing training and leadership programmes.
• Convenience: Free on-site parking.

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!

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Longsands Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1554 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longsands Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longsands-academy

Longsands Academy, part of Astrea Academy Trust, is a successful, fully-inclusive secondary school at the heart of its community. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging and supportive environment in which our students feel empowered to reach and embrace their full potential with confidence. Our staff are committed to nurturing the abilities of every child with a curriculum which promotes academic excellence and is delivered by subject specialists. The opportunities we provide allow all students to showcase their talents, whether through the traditional school day or as a result of the wealth of extra-curricular activities on offer. Furthermore, in order to develop the important qualities of independent learning and resilience, our students are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning both in and out of lessons. We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students that are a result of the high expectations, students’ hard work and commitment and the supportive relationships that exist between staff, students and their parents/carers.

The pursuit of academic excellence is at the heart of the Academy. Through high expectations of behaviour, a commitment to great standards of teaching delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum, and positive working relationships with all members of the academy community, all students, regardless of their background or personal circumstances, are encouraged to achieve their academic aspirations. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge that takes students beyond their everyday experiences. We believe in a traditional, subject-based approach to teaching in order to create a scholarly culture that is disciplined and joyful. We want to ensure that we open doors for every students’ future and develop in them a life-long love of learning.

We are committed to developing our staff to be the very best that they can be by striving to ensure that all of our colleagues can access high-quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Our CPD programme is both department-based and in collaboration with academies within the Astrea family and external partners. Wide-ranging opportunities for professional development are available for staff at all stages of their career, including ECTs, experienced classroom teachers, middle and senior leaders and support staff.

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