Assistant Principal

Trumpington Community College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9FD

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £66,000.00 - £75,000.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Principal job summary

Do you want to be part of a team on an exciting journey, where you will help make a lasting impact on our students, so they can lead successful and fulfilling lives? It really is an exciting time to join us and play a role in our high performing school as recognised in our most recent Ofsted report.

The Assistant Principal will be responsible for Personal Development and Character Education and will assist with developing the quality of teaching and learning across the school. This is a central role to the development of a truly excellent provision for all young people. We are looking for someone who aligns with our teaching philosophy, who has enthusiasm and expertise and is able to inspire others and take staff with them.

Our mission is to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. Our most important purpose is to teach young people things they would not learn outside school which empower them. We believe that ‘Knowledge Is Power’. We believe in teaching through explicit/direct instruction (Rosenshine and Engelmann) and utilising TLAC 3.0 techniques. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We firmly believe in ‘Education with Character’ - we want young people to look back on a schooling that has inspired and challenged them, given them wide opportunity and prepared them for the ups and downs of life. We believe that our school provides an excellent education for all students. We are looking for people that share this agenda and passionately believe in doing what it takes to ensure that all children can achieve.

The Assistant Principal will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves well. We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff and so we recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continuous improvement and an excellent quality of education.

The school is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England. There are many benefits to working as part of United Learning - expert Subject Advisers, supportive Regional Director and best of all over 60 excellent academies that we work with to improve each other. We encourage staff to visit other academies, “steal with pride” and bring the best practice back to our own schools.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to personal planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation - which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. Here is some information about the benefits available to United Learning - Rewards and benefits | more pay | more time | more support.

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 Trumpington Community College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 613 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Trumpington Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trumpington-community-college-cambridge

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