Assistant Principal - Character, Culture and Values
The Milton Keynes Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LA31 days remaining to apply
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,814.00 - £73,103.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Principal - Character, Culture and Values job summary
Job Title: Assistant Principal - Character, culture and values
Location: Milton Keynes Academy
Salary: £63,814 - £73,103 (L11 - L15)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday 8:30-3:30 (32.5 Hours a week)
Application Closing Date: 09 January 2026
About You:
The Milton Keynes Academy are seeking an ambitious and resilient school leader who believes deeply in the power of character education to transform students’ lives. You bring a clear moral purpose, a commitment to a disruption-free learning environment, and the determination to model the values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Aspiration and Equality every day. You understand the importance of strong relationships, effective communication and visible leadership, and you are passionate about creating a calm, caring and aspirational culture where students can Dream, Believe and Succeed. You thrive in strategic roles, enjoy problem-solving, and have the presence and credibility to inspire staff, students and families alike.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
A proven track record of leading high-impact behaviour systems and contributing to whole-school improvement.
Strong understanding of behaviour data, with the ability to identify trends, direct interventions and evaluate their impact.
Experience implementing consistent behaviour and rewards policies, including sanctions, reconciliation processes and reasonable adjustments.
The ability to lead and develop pastoral teams, ensuring high-quality follow-up, communication and actions.
Excellent communication skills, able to work collaboratively with senior leaders, staff, parents, carers and external agencies.
Confidence and presence to model Academy values and maintain high expectations for conduct across the school.
Strategic thinking and the capacity to plan, review and refine behaviour interventions, support plans and inclusion strategies.
A commitment to safeguarding, wellbeing and maintaining a safe, calm and disruption-free learning environment.
A passion for character education and the ability to promote the values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Aspiration and Equality through daily practice.
The professional integrity, resilience and determination to uphold a positive culture where all students can Dream, Believe and Succeed.
About the Senior Leadership Team
Our Senior Leadership Team is a collaborative, dedicated and forward-thinking group committed to securing the highest standards of behaviour, teaching and achievement for every student. Working closely together, we drive the strategic direction of the school, uphold our core values and ensure a calm, purposeful and nurturing environment where staff and students can thrive. As a team, we model integrity, visibility and high expectations, supporting one another to deliver impactful change and continuously improve the educational experience for our community
About The Milton Keynes Academy:
At The Milton Keynes Academy, you'll be part of a vibrant, inclusive school community that places learning and student success at its heart. Our architecturally inspiring campus features outstanding facilities, including cutting-edge science labs, a spacious restaurant, and a modern gym, all designed to support both staff and students.
We pride ourselves on being a nurturing environment where students are happy to learn, and staff are supported to thrive. As part of the Creative Education Trust, we collaborate across a network of schools to share best practices and drive innovation. Staff benefit from a bespoke induction, ongoing professional development, and clear pathways for career progression.
Guided by our core values, Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Equality, and Aspiration, we empower both students and staff to dream big, believe in themselves, and succeed. If you're passionate about education and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. To find out more please visit our website.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.
Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at Zoe.Dempsey-Vicent@miltonkeynesacademy.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Milton Keynes Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1010 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Milton Keynes Academy website
The Milton Keynes Academy is an Academy with strong links in the community. Our Academy is underpinned by an ethos based on raising aspirations and raising achievement, so that we realise our mission of providing opportunities for everyone. We are relentless in our pursuit of high standards and excellence and emphasise traditional core values of good behaviour, honesty and mutual respect.
We are a vibrant Academy (Ofsted judgement Good November 2017) with outstanding facilities. We cater for 1400 pupils aged 11-19 and welcome pupils of all abilities. We are a member of the Creative Education Trust (CET), which marks a new phase on our journey and will further strengthen the Academy on our pursuit to Outstanding. Further information about CET can be found on their website at http://www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk/
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