Assistant Principal

Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 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: £71,330.00 - £78,702.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Range (L14-L18)

Assistant Principal job summary

Location: Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Leadership Scale (L14 - L18) - £71,330 to £78,702

Leadership that shapes learning, builds people and changes outcomes.

We are looking for an Assistant Principal to join the senior leadership team at Cromwell Community College, who will champion excellent teaching and learning, lead an ambitious and coherent curriculum, and develop others through a culture of professional trust and challenge. This role sits at the heart of improving the quality of education, with scope to lead evidence-informed practice, robust quality assurance and meaningful professional development. Working closely with the Executive Headteacher and colleagues across Active Learning Trust, the Assistant Principal will combine high expectations with thoughtful support for staff, ensuring strong foundations for every young person’s learning.

This is a significant opportunity for an experienced leader who is motivated by collaboration, clarity of purpose and making a lasting difference for pupils and colleagues alike.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of teaching and learning, curriculum and assessment to secure consistently strong classroom practice.
• Lead whole-school quality assurance, professional development and evidence-informed improvement.
• Oversee curriculum design and implementation, including Key Stage 3, literacy and assessment systems.
• Line manage and develop middle leaders, supporting performance, accountability and staff growth.
• Contribute to whole-school leadership, safeguarding and sustained improvement as part of the senior team.

Contact

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Vicki Walpole, HR and Recruitment Officer, at: vwalpole@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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

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 Cromwell Community College

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cromwell Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cromwell-community-college-chatteris

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