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Executive Principal
Lift Rawlett, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
25 February 2026 at 12:59pm
Date listed
28 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £103030 - £119350 per annum
Executive Principal job summary
Salary: Competitive leadership salary, with an additional discretionary payment available for an exceptional candidate + relocation package + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Start date: September 2026
Lift Schools is seeking an exceptional Executive Principal to lead an ambitious and exciting next phase of transformation at Lift Rawlett.
This is a rare opportunity for a values-driven, strategic leader to build on strong foundations and take a rapidly improving school even further, working alongside our Regional Education Director, Nabila Jiwa. You will also offer executive leadership across the region.
A school on the rise
The school is on a rapid improvement journey. It has recently secured the best GCSE results in Tamworth, and continues to strengthen its culture, curriculum and outcomes.
At the heart of this progress is a deep belief in what young people can achieve. Together with staff, students and families, we are creating a school where:
* High expectations are the norm
* Relationships are strong and respectful
* Classrooms are calm, focused and purposeful
* The curriculum is rigorous, relevant and ambitious
* Kindness, inclusion and aspiration shape daily life
You will join a team that is already making real change happen and is ready for the next step.
About the role
As Executive Principal, you will provide strategic leadership and hold overall accountability for standards and quality within the school, while also contributing to improvement across Lift Schools.
You will:
* Lead the school's strategic direction and improvement journey, ensuring sustained excellence
* Work in close partnership with the Head of School to deliver a clear, ambitious improvement plan
* Drive high-quality teaching, curriculum development and strong outcomes for every pupil
* Create a culture of high expectations, strong behaviour and exceptional inclusion
* Build a school community rooted in care, belief and ambition
* Ensure effective operational, financial and people systems are in place to support long-term success
* Provide regional support up to one day per week, coaching leaders and contributing to wider school improvement activity across Lift
Who we're looking for
We are looking for a leader who:
* Has a proven track record of driving sustained improvement and strong outcomes
* Leads with clarity, warmth and moral purpose
* Builds cultures where staff thrive and pupils flourish
* Understands how to strengthen curriculum and teaching at scale
* Is ambitious, resilient and committed to collaborative leadership across a trust
Who we are
Lift Schools is a network of 58 schools across the country. We are diverse, inclusive and united by a single mission: to deliver an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
What we offer you
As a Lift Executive Principal, you'll receive sector-leading professional development and wellbeing support, including:
* An individual development account of up to £100,000 over five years
* Unlimited one-to-one executive coaching
* Evidence-informed professional learning opportunities
* A year-long induction programme
* Study tours and immersive CPD experiences
* Professional sabbatical eligibility after five years
* Relocation package available
Who we're looking for
We want leaders who are:
* Self-aware - thriving in high challenge, high support environments.
* Network-minded - committed to improving outcomes across all schools.
* Intellectually curious - eager to use evidence-informed approaches to drive success.
Whether you are an experienced Principal or an exisitng Executive Principal and you are driven, determined, and committed to creating lasting change, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal, confidential conversation, please contact Tanya Bentham
Closing date: Wednesday 18 March 2026, 5:00pm
Interview date: Wednesday 25 March 2026 (Lift Rawlett) and Monday 30 March 2026 (Ed City, London)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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 Lift Rawlett
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1036 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Rawlett website
Lift Rawlett has a strong and positive reputation locally based on a history of success. We create remarkable students and encourage each to find what is remarkable about themselves. There is an ethos of working together to focus on both academic success and the broader curriculum to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in our students.
Lift Rawlett is a special place. We are very proud of our achievements and visitors always comment on the positivity around the school. As you walk around you will see active lessons based on mutual respect and within a calm learning environment. People matter at Rawlett and leadership is evident across the curriculum. Students lead others to prepare our learners for lifelong learning and their next steps. Whether they progress to higher education, further education or the world of work, on leaving Rawlett we are proud that our students are able to make a positive contribution as responsible and caring young people.
We aim to provide students with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to support their personal and academic progress. There are a wide range of sporting opportunities for students of all abilities where traditional and non-traditional games and sports are offered. International School status has helped us develop learning partnerships with schools in other countries to support the focus on skills essential for the 21st century. The curriculum offers students a wide range of opportunities to become good citizens within our local community.
We are proud that our learning experience extends beyond the formal curriculum. The Rawlett Sports Centre provides a range of sporting and recreational activities for young people and the local community. Links with our feeder primary schools are enhanced by the Sports Leaders Awards Level 1 and 2 gained by older students who plan and deliver activities for local junior school pupils. A huge number of visits and trips take place each year to support the curriculum but most importantly develop the skills of the whole child.
Our academic success continues each year and is based firmly in our belief in our Learning Community between staff, students and parents/carers where we share the responsibility of nurturing each child to achieve their potential through open communication.
Parents always have a choice of school and Rawlett is a local school of choice for a reason. Numbers increase each year based on strong learning partnerships and this in turn creates our positive local reputation. Always looking to improve, Lift Schools shares our values and encourages us to find our remarkable- in each and every child.
Our Curriculum
At Lift Rawlett we are proud to offer a curriculum that is well balanced, relevant and although based on the National Curriculum not limited by it.
We recognise the importance of reading and have a dedicated reading time each day, when the school stops and reads silently together. In addition to this all students in Years 7 to 9 have dedicated library lessons. They are also enrolled on the Accelerated Reading scheme, which allows their English teacher to monitor and support their reading progress.
In Key Stage Three all students have discrete lessons in Art, Citizenship, Design and Technology, English, French or German, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts - Drama, Performing Arts – Music, Philosophy and Ethics (RE), Physical Education (PE) and Science. A small number of students also have additional literacy or numeracy booster lessons.
In Key Stage Four all students follow a core curriculum of English, Mathematics, Philosophy and Ethics, Science and PE. They take additional options from a range of courses. We take an individual approach to the English Baccalaureate, encouraging but not forcing students to take the required courses. Details of our curriculum offer, including the exam board specifications, for Years 10 and 11 are published to parents in Year 9 each February. Please follow this link to our most recent KS4 Curriculum Offer booklet KS4 Curriculum Options Booklet 2017-19
Our Philosophy and Ethics curriculum has been developed from the Staffordshire Agreed Syllabus and aims to promote the spiritual, moral and social development of our students and the awareness and understanding of different cultures. At Key Stage Four all students are prepared to sit a GCSE in Philosophy and Ethics in May/June of Year 10.
In additional to a rigorous approach to supporting our students to achieve the highest standard in GCSE and other qualifications, we also recognise the importance of supporting them to develop their emotional and physical well-being. PSHE topics are delivered through the regular curriculum and a number of focus days during the year. On focus days we collapse our normal timetable to allow students to learn about a particular emotional, personal or economic well-being topic in depth.
At Key Stage 3 progress is measured against a series of key ‘I can’ statements that we are developing to describe age appropriate expectations.
To view our curriculum across the year please click here
Our Academic Achievements
We are very proud of our student's academic successes. To learn more please click here
WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with Lift Schools.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our Lift Schools Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
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