Assistant Principal
Eggbuckland Community College, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5YB12 days remaining to apply
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- L11 - 15
Assistant Principal job summary
Eggbuckland is a wonderfully caring and positive College who put students at the centre of everything we do. We are oversubscribed year on year, and are proud to be the school of choice for our community. We have extremely high expectations of our students and pride ourselves in our ‘Everyone Can’ ethos. We firmly believe that every student deserves a great education, regardless of their starting point and are committed to enabling all students to flourish academically and develop into exceptional young people.
We recognise the importance of routines and consistently high standards, coupled with a strong team ethos to support all staff and students to achieve their very best. Students are encouraged to develop a love of learning, to think for themselves and to maximise their full potential; they understand the power of knowledge and education to enable them to fulfil their future ambitions to the highest.
The successful applicant will have a proven track record of success and school improvement with significant experience of working at whole school level. The ideal candidate will have the interpersonal skills to build confidence and excellent relationships along with the drive and determination to secure successful outcomes for all students. If having read the job description and person specification, you believe you have the skills and attributes to successfully take on this exciting new role and make a real difference to the outcomes for our young people, then we warmly welcome your application.
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 Eggbuckland Community College
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1007 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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Eggbuckland Community College is the lead school in a cross-phase Multi-Academy Trust with Austin Farm Academy. Eggbuckland is a highly ambitious school with the very highest expectations of our staff, our students and our community. We aim to offer our students an education that not only prepares them for their next steps in life, but enables them to shine. Central to this is the recruitment of high-quality staff who share our values and vision.
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