Assistant Principal - Safeguarding + Assistant Principal - Behaviour

St James Academy, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 3JE

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  6 October 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 September 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: Leadership L13 - L17

Assistant Principal - Safeguarding + Assistant Principal - Behaviour job summary

St James Academy are seeking two hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Assistant Principals with strong pastoral background and relevant experience to join our ambitious and dedicated senior team. These are two distinct roles, one leading on Safeguarding the other to lead on Behaviour.

You will contribute to the development and delivery of whole school priorities, working collaboratively with colleagues to raise standards, develop staff and ensure the very best outcomes for our students.

The role will include line management, delivering training, analysing data, implementing a robust intervention model to provide early support and engaging with families and external agencies. The successful candidate will be proactive, resilient, and committed to improving outcomes for all learners. If you are dedicated to removing barriers and inspiring young people to succeed, we would love to hear from you.

Please specify on your application which role you are applying for.

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

All successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and children and adults barred list checks, where the applicant will be employed in a regulated activity.

Dudley Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, including disabled, and black and ethnic minority applicants.

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 St James Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 867 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St James Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-academy

 This is an exciting time to join St James Academy and Dudley Academies Trust. For the third consecutive year, the school is oversubscribed and this year, the school achieved its best ever examination results. Not only did outcomes exceed those in 2019 but St James also did better than 2022, bucking the national trend. It is clear that St James is an academy that is rapidly improving and its dynamic, aspirant culture will ensure that the school goes from strength to strength.

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