23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2027

  • Closing date

    4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    11 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher
  • Other leadership role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Part time: 22.2 hours - 29.6 hours of FTE (37 hours)

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£66,367 - £69,595 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Sheffield UTC Sheffield Academy Trust are looking to appoint an Assistant Principal – Attendance and Behaviour, for our Olympic Legacy Park site who will work alongside the Principal Jessica Stevenson and Senior Leaders on the Senior Leadership Team to provide strategic leadership. The successful candidate will lead the area of safeguarding, maintaining oversight of all safeguarding issues.

You will be a highly skilled practitioner who understands the challenges of educating 13–19-year-olds in an employer led technology rich environment. Effective partnership working is absolutely critical to the UTC’s success.

We are looking for engaging and inspirational individuals. Resilient, driven and focused who will help drive a pioneering institution at the heart of the Sheffield City Region and its communities.

The UTC Sheffield Academy Trust is sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University, The Sheffield College and The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

To apply please fill in the application form attached to the vacancy.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

What the school offers its staff

Westfield Health

Local Authrority Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

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

We are an employer who values equality and diversity and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting policies and procedures.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

Organisation type
Free School, ages 13 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
445 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01143084000

UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is a University Technical College which opened in September 2016 on the Olympic Legacy Park site in north-east Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The UTC is sponsored by The Sheffield College and Sheffield Hallam University, who also sponsor the UTC Sheffield which opened in 2013, Specialising in Computing, Health Sciences and Sport Science. Students can join in Y9 or Y12 to study a combination of GCSEs/A Levels and a technical specialism.

Arranging a visit to UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@utcsheffield.org.uk.

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