17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    24 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    6 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Points L14-L19; FTE Salary £68,586 to £77,552

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Position

This is a great opportunity for a highly-motivated, ambitious professional who wants to make an impact. Leaders at Ipswich Academy are committed to changing children’s lives through continuing growth and commitment to excellence; we seek to become one of the best schools in Ipswich. This is a talent partnership with the role being shared with another assistant principal.

What you will offer

We are looking for someone who enjoys visible leadership, who can quickly and effectively build strong relationships with students, families and staff alike.

What the school offers its staff

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)

  • A strong commitment to professional development

  • We strive to be a family friendly employer

  • Employee counselling service

  • Cycle to work scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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About Ipswich Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1044 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Ipswich Academy website
Email address
hr@paradigmtrust.org
Phone number
01473 356250
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"Good" co-educational Secondary school - ages 11-16

Arranging a visit to Ipswich Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@paradigmtrust.org.

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