Assistant Principal
Begbrook Primary Academy, Bristol, BS16 1HG13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 May 2026
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade L3-L8 (£52,301 - £59,167)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an inspirational, experienced, driven and professional leader to join our leadership team as an Assistant Principal. You will lead a successful team sharing our core belief and values that all vulnerable students are supported to achieve, receive the appropriate statutory provision and are supported to be successful.
The position of Assistant Principal includes setting strategic direction and delivery of our Academy Improvement Plan. The post holder will have strategic responsibility for the areas of curriculum development and attendance at the academy. There is a very strong culture of learning throughout the school, and we are looking to appoint a strong and highly motivated Assistant Principal with outstanding teaching skills, excellent communication, vision, imagination, energy, resilience and a commitment to collaboration.
What the school offers its staff
At Begbrook Primary Academy, we aspire to support all children to be able to achieve exceptionally well, whatever their starting points and contexts, and to be fully prepared to meet the challenges of their next phase of schooling. The approaches we implement are evidence based and research-informed. This supports our children to work hard and to expend individual effort and practice in all areas of the curriculum. We are very proud of our knowledge-rich curriculum.
Our school population is culturally, socially and economically diverse. We are a highly-inclusive school, and we recognise the many different barriers to learning that exist. We believe in equity over equality; giving individual children what they need rather than all receiving the same. We are incredibly lucky to be situated on the edge of Snuff Mills, a beautiful and historic section of the Frome Valley walkway that is rich in nature. Our school is set within extensive grounds, comprising a large school field, conservation area, meadow, orchard, four playground spaces, including trim trails, and a multi-use games area. We make use of our amazing outside space as much as possible.Begbrook is a vibrant learning community with wonderful children, engaged parents and a committed and creative staff team. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to become part of the Senior Leadership Team.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Begbrook Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 556 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Begbrook Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@clf.uk
We are very proud of our knowledge rich curriculum. We enact the curriculum through the use of States of Being. This allows children to become deeply immersed in individual subject areas whilst they are Being Historians, Being Scientists, Being Artists etc. We have a bold approach to the teaching of English as it is woven throughout the States of Being units rather than being taught as a stand-alone area. We have well established oracy expectations that support the delivery of our curriculum, which in turn further supports our oracy – we learn to talk and we talk to learn. An overarching aim of our curriculum is that children experience joy-filled learning. Children in our school are buzzing with excitement to share about the things they have learnt!
Outcomes at Begbrook are broadly in line with National Averages at all Key Stages, despite the fact that our children have lower than average starting points. We are not complacent. We have a collective belief that all children can succeed so we use a ‘find the gap, plug the gap’ approach to ensure that all children achieve to their potential.
Begbrook Primary Academy is situated in Stapleton, on the outskirts of Bristol. Our school population is culturally, socially and economically diverse. We are all different and at Begbrook, our phrase is ‘Everyone is welcome’. We are a highly inclusive school and we recognise the many different barriers to learning that exist. We believe in equity over equality; unashamedly giving individual children what they need rather than all receiving the same.
Despite being a city school, we are incredibly lucky to be situated on the edge of Snuff Mills, a beautiful and historic section of the Frome Valley walkway that is rich in nature. Our school is set within extensive grounds, comprising of a large school field, conservation area, meadow, orchard, four playground spaces including trim trails and a multi-use games area. We make use of our amazing outside space as much as possible.
Our website aims to give you a taster of our Academy as well as provide regular, updated information. We hope you enjoy your visit to the website and that you find what you are looking for. If we can help you in any other way, please contact the Academy. We will be pleased to welcome you.
Arranging a visit to Begbrook Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@clf.uk.
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