Assistant Principal - Inclusion
Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR35 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 or earlier
Closing date
20 December 2024 at 9am
Date listed
14 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 12 to 16
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a motivated and inspirational Assistant Principal for Inclusion from April 2025 or earlier. This post offers the opportunity to play a pivotal role in leading a well-considered and joined up inclusion strategy that meets the needs of our most vulnerable pupil. The Assistant Principal will be responsible to the Deputy Principal and will work alongside the senior leadership group in defining, articulating, and implementing the shared vision and values of the Academy through effective communication and engagement with all stakeholders. It is expected that the Assistant Principal will demonstrate outstanding leadership skills and behaviours. The post holder will work with individuals and groups to secure the provision of a high-quality education for all our pupils. They will have oversight of our most vulnerable pupils who may be accessing additional or alternative support and provision to secure engagement in education. The postholder will have oversight of our SEND department, alternative provisions including any remote provision provided and school counsellors. They will also work to promote strategies to support our young carers and looked after children.
What the school offers its staff
It is an exciting time to join our teaching staff at Cambourne Village College. Already a wellestablished and successful school, the addition of our Sixth Form marks the final phase of our expansion. The school benefits from a wealth of exciting facilities and a strong culture of mutual support; staff morale is high and our students are courteous and eager to participate in the highly engaging curriculum offered to them. We are ambitious for our Sixth Form to reflect the successes of our main school, where results are consistently strong, with excellent Progress 8 scores. Cambourne Village College is a 1:1 iPad school, with all students having a personal device. Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development. The full current curriculum for all year groups can be viewed on the College website: https://www.cambournevc.org/curriculum . Full details are provided on the job description and person specification
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.
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About Cambourne Village College
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Cambourne Village College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@cambournevc.org
- Phone number
- 01954 284000
Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.
The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.
We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.
Arranging a visit to Cambourne Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@cambournevc.org.
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