Assistant Principal (Inclusion & Mission)

Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8BL

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale Point L11-L15
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership Scale Point L11-L15

Assistant Principal (Inclusion & Mission) job summary

Assistant Principal (Inclusion & Mission)

Leadership Pay Spine L11-15

Required for September 2026

Permanent

Closing date - Monday 18th May 2026

Join a Winning Team!

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10

Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Assistant Principal (Inclusion) to join our Leadership team.

An Assistant Principal (Inclusion) is a senior leadership role focused on ensuring equitable educational access, covering SENDCo responsibilities, and student welfare. They drive strategic improvement in learning support, behavior management, and pastoral care, removing barriers to ensure all pupils, particularly vulnerable groups, achieve their best.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership (Inclusion): Setting the vision and implementing policies to ensure high-quality inclusive practice, statutory compliance and high quality teaching for all students.

• Pastoral and Behavior: Overseeing behaviour and pastoral care to foster a positive school environment.

• Staff Development: Leading the inclusion team, learning support assistants (LSAs), and training staff to deliver adaptive teaching.

• Multi-Agency Collaboration: Working with parents and external agencies to support child welfare.

Job Requirements

• Leadership Experience: Experience within a senior leadership team (SLT) and a track record of effective SEND or pastoral leadership.

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) National Award for SEN Coordination.

The Academy is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi Academy Trust, providing quality education for children aged 3-18, and is a lead provider for the Initial Teacher Training Programme with Ambition Institute.

Be part of something special.

Apply today!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner should the right applicant apply.

Closing Date: 18th May 2026 12 noon

Interviews: WC 18th May 2026

Start Date: September 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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 Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-chad-catholic-academy

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