Assistant Principal

Heath Lane Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 7PD

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 August 2026

• Closing date

  10 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 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: £54,734.00 - £65,608.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Principal job summary

About this role:

Job Purpose

• To lead a whole school area promoting excellent behaviour, attendance and academic outcomes for all
• Key responsibilities will be reviewed annually as part of our commitment to developing future leaders
• To address matters that arise skillfully and promptly dealing with behaviour, attitude, standards and engagement
• To engage with parents to build and maintain positive relationships with the community
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential;
• To identify barriers and work with pupils and their families to remove these barriers
• To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth
• Ensure quality pastoral provision and support to all pupils, their families and the wider community
• The Assistant Principal will have a clear focus based on needs, priorities, and their own development as part of the leadership team.

Please refer to the candidate application pack for full details of the vacancy.

Heath Lane Academy:

Heath Lane Academy offers a vibrant, caring and aspirational learning environment for the young people of our community. Our mission is to 'develop good people' and we pride ourselves on the high expectations we have of our students in everything that we do. Our school has improved significantly in recent years and our pupil numbers continue to grow as a result.

Our school culture, based on our values of Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Respectful, demands that students are well behaved and demonstrate a positive attitude to their education. Students and staff understand that our strong culture gives our students the best possible chance to be successful in their lives and make a positive contribution to our community and wider society.

Every member of staff at Heath Lane Academy has a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people with whom they come into contact.

We are an inclusive academy and strive to be a learning, caring and thriving institution.

We take the safeguarding of students and staff seriously at Heath Lane Academy. All staff are expected to support this ethos.

United Learning:

United Learning is an exciting organisation to work for; there is a real focus on developing people and empowering innovation where staff are appreciated and celebrated. A key benefit of being part of United Learning is to have the support of colleagues across the wider group and ample opportunities to network; we recognize the powerful impact that collaboration and partnership have on colleagues. The Group’s aim is to ensure that the technology, finance, HR, and data support is provided more effectively and efficiently than would otherwise be possible, so that leaders can focus on educational leadership.

United Learning is an inclusive employer and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. Therefore, we would very much welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds who share our commitment but especially those of minority ethnic origin. We do hope you will get in touch with any questions you may have ahead of submitting your application.

Further information:

We encourage informal discussions regarding the role. If you are unsure about the role, have more questions or would like to visit prior to applying please email: melanie.osborne@heathlaneacademy.org.uk

Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support.

Please note - We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.

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 Heath Lane Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 674 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heath Lane Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heath-lane-academy

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