Principal

Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Hull, HU9 5YB

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £117,601.00 - £126,517.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Points 36 to 39

Principal job summary

Heartwood Learning Trust is looking for a dedicated and values driven Principal to provide strong leadership and management for Archbishop Sentamu Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference.

Our distinctively Christian vision is that everyone will be able to lead the best life possible, now and in the future. It’s underpinned by the words of Jesus in John 10:10 which says, “I have come that you may have life in all its fullness.” This promise of life in all its fullness is lived out through our academy values of:

• Respect

• Courage

• Community

• Wisdom

Our staff body is a dedicated team of professionals, all of whom play their part to ensure students are happy, safe and successful.

With effect from September 2025 the Academy will be known as Liberty Academy. Pupils, staff and school governors helped to choose a new name to reflect the school’s journey of improvement, who we are, what we stand for and where we are going. We have chosen a dove as our new logo to represent the idea of liberty, peace, harmony, hope and renewal - all very appropriate concepts for the positive change that is happening around us both in our school and local community.

Underpinned by our Trust values Respect, Teamwork and Kindness, we are a collaborative multi-academy Trust with a supportive central team and a great team of Principals.

The job holder will be required to:

• Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations and standards to staff and pupils

• Secure an excellent quality of education

• Provide strategic leadership for all aspects of the school

• Promote, support and develop an inclusive approach to meet the needs of all pupils

• Ensure that provision responds to the context of the school and the needs of the school community

We are looking for an experienced senior leader with:

• A positive “can do” attitude and high expectations

• A desire to make a difference to all pupils and the school community

• Experience of successful senior leadership in a school

• The desire to work in strong partnership with other Principals in the Trust to ensure improved outcomes and experiences for all

• A proven track record of positively impacting disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND

• The ability to lead, manage and motivate colleagues

In return we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive Trust leadership with a collaborative approach and an appreciative culture.

• Experienced group of Secondary Principals and leaders who work in a highly supportive way

• An established, experienced and strong central team that works closely with stakeholders across our schools/academies.

• A commitment to continuing professional development

• Structured support to unlock talent, backed by a collaborative approach and an appreciative culture

• Teachers Pension Scheme

• School Teachers national pay and conditions

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• Free parking

• Cycle to Work scheme

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to have an informal conversation about the role with Helen Winn, Chief Executive Officer. Please email hello@hlt.academy

Job Details

Hours of Work: Full Time

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Chief Executive Officer

Travel Required: Occasional

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place on 9th and 10th July 2025.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Archbishop Sentamu Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1360 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Archbishop Sentamu Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archbishop-sentamu-academy

Archbishop Sentamu Academy is an 11-18 Church of England Academy, sponsored by the Diocese of York. We were established in September 2008 on the site of our predecessor school, and moved into a superb, £35 million pound building in September 2011 as part of the Hull BSF programme. We currently have around 1410 students on roll.

At Archbishop Sentamu Academy, our aim is to bring the highest standards of education to the young people in our local area. Our distinctively Christian vision is that everyone will be able ‘to lead the best life possible’, now – and in the future. Our vision is lived out through our academy values of Respect, Community, Courage and Wisdom.

Whilst we insist on rigorously high academic standards for all, we also focus on developing the whole student and promoting their well-being. By offering inspirational teaching and a range of extra-curricular activities, we strive to ensure that our students are safe, happy and given every chance to flourish and to lead the best life possible. We look forward to working with you all to ensure we achieve this.

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