Assistant Principal

Oasis Academy Daventry Road, Bristol, BS14 9SQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 April 2026

• Closing date

  25 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8-L12

Assistant Principal job summary

Is our Assistant Principal role at Oasis Academy Daventry Road, the role for you?

Oasis Academy Daventry Road is a vibrant, inclusive secondary school at the heart of South Bristol. Since opening in 2023 with its first cohort of Year 7 students, the academy has already built strong foundations and is now on an exciting growth journey.

 With a brand-new, state-of-the-art permanent building under construction set to include modern sports facilities, landscaped outdoor areas, and dynamic learning spaces the academy will expand year on year until it reaches full capacity as a 900-place school. We are proud of our strong relationships, high expectations, and commitment to creating a safe, supportive environment where every student can flourish. Our team is passionate about transforming lives through education, and our students are ambitious, engaged, and full of potential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us as Assistant Principal and help shape the next chapter of our academy’s journey.

Becoming a Secondary Assistant Principal here means stepping into a role where you can lead with purpose, drive whole-school improvement, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children.

If you share our vision and this sounds exactly what you are looking for then please read on!

The Role

Currently there is no specialism attached to this role, this will be shaped by and dependent on the successful candidate. Below are possible responsibilities dependent upon the best candidate:

• Champion evidence-based pedagogy, curriculum design, and assessment practices or inclusion, culture and belonging
  
• Work closely with colleagues to model outstanding practice, deliver impactful professional development, and foster a reflective, ambitious staff/student culture
  
• Use data and dialogue to support all staff in refining practice and raising outcomes
  
• Contribute to the wider leadership of the academy, sharing responsibility for our ongoing improvement journey
  

What We’re Looking For

• An exceptional teacher and leader with a strong track record of improving classroom practice and outcomes
  
• Experience in developing whole-school strategies around teaching, curriculum, and assessment
  
• A commitment to inclusive, values-led education in a diverse, high-expectation setting
  
• The ability to build capacity in others through coaching, CPD, and collaboration
  
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, supportive environment that embraces challenge and growth
  

 Our offer to you:

• A warm, collaborative team culture
  
• High-quality professional development within the academy and across the Oasis Trust
  
• Access to a national network of experienced leaders
  
• The chance to make a real impact in a growing school community
  
• Leadership pay scale L4-L8
  
• Continued professional development & access to NioT training
  
• Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies
  

About Oasis Community Learning

The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.

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

Oasis Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

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 Oasis Academy Daventry Road

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 261 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oasis Academy Daventry Road website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-daventry-road

OADR is a new 11- 16, six forms of entry [180 students per year group] secondary school in South Bristol. The school opened in September 2023 for year 7 students only, initially taking students in Year 7 only, growing year on year with an eventual capacity of 900 young people. OADR opened in temporary accommodation in September 2023 and will move to our permanent site on Daventry Road, in a new, state of the art building in due course.

We are an inclusive Academy, committed to delivering first class education and playing an active role in the local community. OADR is in close proximity to 3 Oasis Primary Academies (Connaught, Marksbury Road & New Oak) and 2 Oasis Secondary Academies (John Williams & Brislington) and as such will benefit directly from close working partnerships and a supportive network.

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