Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning)

The King's Academy, Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  25 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £71,356.00 - £76,799.00 Annually (Actual) L14-L17

Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) job summary

Since opening in 2003 the Academy has served the local community in south Middlesbrough, as well as providing specialist education for children with visual impairments, deaf and hearing impairments and cognition and learning difficulties from across the region. We are a fully inclusive school, believing that all students and staff are made in the image of God and are therefore infinitely precious. Our vision is for all to flourish in the knowledge that they are valued for who they are, whatever their gender, race, religion or ability.

The role of Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) is a new role in the Academy’s senior leadership team, supporting the Vice Principal in developing this critical area of the school, through the leadership of the development of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Free parking
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

The King's Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

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

The King’s Academy takes its responsibility for safeguarding children very seriously and successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS, along with standard pre-employment safeguarding 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 The King's Academy

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The King's Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-king-s-academy

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