Assistant Principal (Attendance, Behaviour and Standards)

Hockerill Anglo-European College, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5HX

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  28 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  13 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £74,532.00 - £82,084.00 Annually (Actual) L15-L19

Assistant Principal (Attendance, Behaviour and Standards) job summary

We are a thriving, inclusive, and forward thinking state boarding school that places high expectations, strong relationships, and student wellbeing at the centre of our ethos. We are committed to developing young people who are respectful, resilient, and motivated to succeed, fostering a culture where excellent attendance, positive behaviour, and high standards underpin academic and personal achievement.

We are seeking a leader who can operate at whole-school level, demonstrating strategic thinking and the ability to sustain and embed improvement over time. This is a key senior leadership role, working closely with the Principal and wider leadership team to drive sustained improvements in attendance, behaviour for learning, and student conduct. This area of leadership is central to our school’s success. The successful candidate will lead the development and implementation of robust systems and interventions, ensuring high expectations are consistently applied and that all students are supported to thrive. You will use data intelligently to identify trends, remove barriers to learning, and promote a calm, purposeful, and inclusive learning environment.

As a forward-thinking school, we value reflective leadership, collaboration, and innovation. The successful candidate will be a visible and approachable presence, passionate about equity, safeguarding, and raising standards for all students. You will be committed to working in partnership with staff, students, families, and external agencies to secure the best possible outcomes, while also demonstrating a strong commitment to the wider life of the College through active involvement in co-curricular and personal development programmes, including the willingness to lead or support enrichment opportunities such as sport, music, drama, debating, or public speaking.

If you would like to have a tour of the College and meet the Principal on either Saturday 18 April or Saturday 25 April please email recruitment@hockerill.com.

Previous applicants are welcome to reapply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All post-holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) including barred list check.

We strive to be an inclusive and diverse workplace representative of our student population. Applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates are especially welcome.

Application Guidance and Shortlisting

Applications should provide specific, evidence-based examples of impact and demonstrate contribution beyond the candidate’s immediate role. Candidates are expected to show an understanding of the College’s context; generic or descriptive applications, or those lacking evidence of sustained and embedded impact over time and reflection, are unlikely to be shortlisted.

The personal statement should clearly demonstrate how the candidate meets the person specification, with particular reference to strategic thinking, sustained impact, and reflective practice.

Applications will be assessed against the person specification and using this guidance.

All applications must be submitted via MyNewTerm. CVs will not be accepted.

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.

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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

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 Hockerill Anglo-European College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 926 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hockerill Anglo-European College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hockerill-anglo-european-college-bishop-s-stortford

We passionately believe that every student deserves the opportunity to be the best they can be and that our school gives them that opportunity. We are a state co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18 and offer our students a dynamic, vibrant and exciting learning environment where development of the whole student is our priority. The College offers a rigorous and broad curriculum, and is proud to be one of the largest state schools offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma programmes. With a twin focus on the two specialisms of Languages and Music, Hockerill offers a truly distinct setting for a world-class education. Located in beautiful grounds on the edge of Bishop’s Stortford the school is in close proximity to London and the South East of England and accepts applications for boarding and day places from students with a current UK passport or the right to residency in the UK.

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