Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning
The King's CofE Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 1DP17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
1 May 2026 at 10am
Date listed
9 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £64,691.00 - £71,330.00 Annually (FTE) L10-L14
Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning job summary
Leadership Opportunity | Inspiring School Community | Strategic Impact
We are seeking an exceptional and motivated Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning to join our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school, driving excellence in teaching and learning, and supporting the strategic vision of the leadership team.
About the RoleThe Assistant Principal: Teaching & Learning will work closely with the Principal and Vice Principal to provide strong, strategic leadership across the school. You will contribute to the development and implementation of the school’s vision, ensuring high standards of education, behaviour, and achievement for all pupils.
This role combines leadership with a teaching commitment, allowing you to model outstanding classroom practice while influencing whole-school improvement.
Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership & School Management- Support the Principal in communicating and delivering the school’s vision
- Contribute to the formulation of school aims, policies, and improvement strategies
- Lead the day-to-day management of the school
- Monitor and evaluate progress towards key objectives
- Effectively manage staff, resources, and budgets
- Promote a positive, inclusive, and enriching school environment
- Uphold high expectations for behaviour through clear systems and routines
- Foster a culture of professionalism among staff
- Drive high-quality teaching and learning across all subjects
- Ensure delivery of a broad, balanced, and coherent curriculum
- Lead effective assessment practices to support pupil progress
- Develop strong curriculum leadership across departments
- Champion inclusive practices for all pupils, including those with SEND
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and the SEND Code of Practice
- Work collaboratively with families and external professionals
- Oversee effective systems, safeguarding, and risk management
- Lead school improvement strategies that are impactful and sustainable
- Ensure efficient use of resources and continuous improvement
- Line manage and develop middle leaders
- Lead performance management and appraisal processes
- Promote high-quality professional development for all staff
- Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and the wider community
- Develop partnerships with external organisations and stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with governors and other schools
We are looking for a leader who:
- Demonstrates integrity, professionalism, and high ethical standards
- Builds positive and respectful relationships across the school community
- Is committed to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils
- Upholds and promotes the Christian ethos and values of the school
- Has a proven track record of excellent teaching and leadership
- A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
- Opportunities for professional growth and career progression
- A chance to make a real impact on pupils’ lives and school development
- A values-driven environment committed to excellence and inclusion
Closing date 9am on Friday 1st May 2026
Interviews 8th May 2026
Start Date 1st September 2026
Candidate visiting dates:
Friday 17th April 9am-10am or 2pm-3pm
Thursday 23rd April 12pm-1pm
Friday 24th April 11:30am-12:30pm
Monday 27th April 3pm-4pm
To book a visit on one of the above dates or arrange an alternative, mutually convenient time, please contact Miss S Smith, Principal’s PA, on 01782 783281.
We will review applications upon receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The King's CofE Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 746 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King's CofE Academy website
Our academy is a superb place to grow, to learn, to work and to flourish. As a relatively new academy (we opened in January 2016 and moved into our superb new build in November 2016), we are keen to retain our place as ‘the school of choice in Kidsgrove’.
Our motto ‘Learning with truth and love’ epitomises the values towards which our governors, our staff and our students strive to embody. Students are consistently inspired and encouraged to become everything that God has created them to be, through a wide ranging and inclusive curriculum and a wealth of exciting enrichment opportunities. We work hard to create a vibrant, mutually supportive climate for learning in which everyone can thrive.
Staff lead by example and are passionate about encouraging, inspiring, challenging and stretching every individual in their care, so that they can achieve at the highest levels. We do our utmost to maximise the attainment of each student, placing great emphasis on individual character development and personal growth.
We are an inclusive school with students of all abilities and social backgrounds. For those students with individual learning and physical needs, we have an extensive inclusion team. Our staff make every effort to get to know each student as an individual.
Our well embedded ‘Behaviour for Learning’ policy is designed to encourage positive attitudes to lessons and to ensure students’ behaviour underpins their learning. A recent external assessment describes behaviour in lessons as 'exemplary'.
Our mission is to enable students to leave The King's with outstanding results and life changing experiences, equipped to be responsible and caring citizens ready to make their mark on the world in which they live.
Staff turnover at The King’s is really low: people want to stay and work here. The academy is a community of its own. Colleagues join us from the local area and from further afield - it is a place where professionals want to work.
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