Assistant Principal: Student Experience

Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 8PX

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £80,217.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Principal: Student Experience job summary

Assistant Principal

This is a rare opportunity to take on a significant leadership role in a friendly, successful and ambitious sixth form college, and to make a real difference to the experience and success of every student.

Long Road Sixth Form College is a thriving, inclusive 16-19 academy in Cambridge, with around 2,800 students. Situated on a spacious, green 23-acre campus next to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, we offer a broad and ambitious curriculum, including A levels, Applied Level 3 and Level 2 Diplomas, GCSEs and Level 4 programmes.

At Long Road, we are committed to helping every student achieve their full potential. We combine academic ambition with a strong focus on personal development, independence and wellbeing, supporting our students to become confident, resilient and socially responsible young adults, ready for university, further study, apprenticeships or the world of work.

We are seeking an outstanding, creative and committed leader to join our senior leadership team as Assistant Principal. Reporting directly to the Principal, you will provide strategic leadership for the wider student experience, with particular responsibility for ensuring that safeguarding, wellbeing and student support are at the heart of everything we do.

This is a particularly important role within the College. The Assistant Principal and the teams they lead have a direct impact on the experience of every Long Road student and make a vital contribution to their achievement, wellbeing and future success. You will have the opportunity to shape strategy, lead talented colleagues and further develop an already strong culture in which students feel safe, supported, challenged and able to thrive.

Students at Long Road benefit from high-quality teaching alongside dedicated pastoral and academic support. Our approachable teaching staff and progress coaches work closely with students through tutorials and individual progress reviews, helping them to develop the confidence, skills and independence they need to succeed.

At our most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2025, Long Road was judged Good or Outstanding in all five categories. The report recognised the College as a welcoming, inclusive and high-achieving environment in which students thrive. Inspectors praised students' exemplary behaviour, respect for one another and mature approach to learning, as well as the expertise and commitment of staff and the quality of teaching.

We welcome applications from talented leaders from a range of educational backgrounds, including schools, sixth form colleges, further education and universities. We value the different perspectives and experience that colleagues from across the education sector can bring. What matters most is that you share our commitment to the Long Road mission and have the vision, energy and determination to help us provide an exceptional experience for every student.

If you are looking for a rewarding and stretching senior leadership role, with genuine scope to influence strategy, develop people and shape the future of a successful and ambitious college, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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 Long Road Sixth Form College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form or FE college
• Size: Up to 2600 pupils
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Long Road Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/long-road-sixth-form-college-cb2-8px

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