Assistant Principal

Bridgeview Special School, Kingston-upon-Hull, HU4 7AD

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 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: £51,771.00 - £57,134.00 Annually (FTE) L1-L5

Assistant Principal job summary

The successful candidate will play a key role in modelling and communicating our vision and values across the school community. They will help foster a culture of both challenge and support, ensuring that all pupils and staff are empowered to have a voice and achieve success.

This role includes leadership of a core curriculum area, with responsibility for its development, implementation, and ongoing improvement to enhance outcomes for pupils with SEND. Working closely with the senior leadership team, the Assistant Principal will contribute to driving whole-school improvement and maintaining high standards of teaching and learning at Bridgeview.

We are looking for an individual who understands the contextual challenges within our setting and is deeply committed to improving outcomes for some of the most vulnerable children in the city. The successful candidate will demonstrate high expectations in learning, teaching, behaviour, and care, and will remain calm, resilient, and solution-focused in the face of challenge.

The role includes a teaching commitment, alongside dedicated leadership time out of the classroom. You will be supported by an experienced and passionate leadership team who are committed to your professional development.

We Offer:

• A supportive and caring staff team and leadership who value work-life balance
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who enjoy learning
• A strong culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Opportunities for professional growth and career development
• A commitment to staff well-being including annual employee survey where we really listen to staff!
• Employee benefits such as access to the Teachers Pension Scheme, free parking, free flu vaccinations, access to 24/7 GP service for you and your family as well as other EAP support.

Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact admin@vennacademy.org to make arrangements.

Closing date: 11th May 2026 at 9am.

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play in safeguarding children.

Any person employed to work with children in our school is expected to be cleared by a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

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 Bridgeview Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 12
• School size: 84 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 12
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bridgeview Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bridgeview-special-school

We are a school for primary school aged children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. We are extremely proud of our purpose built environment which is co-located with Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit. Staff work in partnership with families and specialists to meet the needs each child

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