Principal
Bispham Spencer Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6GJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
9 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L14-20 (£71,330 to £82,654 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What the school offers its staff
Generous Teachers Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured), Private Medical Insurance and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous of service. For full details, click here:https://www.spencertrust.org.uk/employee-benefits
Further information about the job
Are you ready to lead a vibrant, inclusive junior academy where children are encouraged to be the heroes of their own stories?
Bispham Spencer Academy, located in Toton, Nottinghamshire, is seeking an inspirational Principal to lead our thriving school community. Serving children aged 7- 11, Bispham is proud to be part of the Spencer Academies Trust - a high-performing, values-driven multi-academy trust with a national reputation for excellence.
At Bispham, we give our children DRIVE – a journey as well as a destination. Our curriculum is rooted in the National Curriculum and enriched with engaging themes that spark curiosity and creativity. We are committed to developing resilient, empathetic, and innovative learners who are prepared to become global citizens.
Our DRIVE values underpin everything we do:
- Determined
- Resilient
- Innovative
- Valuing
- Empathetic
We are looking for a leader who:
- Has a strong track record of school improvement
- Is passionate about inclusive education and whole-child development
- Can lead a cohesive, motivated team with high morale
- Will champion our values and curriculum vision
- Is excited by challenge and committed to doing whatever it takes for every child
In return:
As Principal, you will benefit from:
- Trust-wide collaboration and support
- High-quality CPD and leadership development
- A culture of innovation and evidence-informed practice
- Opportunities to shape the future of primary education within a dynamic and supportive network
- You will become part of a leading regional high performing Trust, with a strong national reputation.
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2800 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 18 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to provide high quality education and deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Vision
Our vision is to be an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
- That every child deserves access to a high quality education in a caring and supporting environment. We actively encourage and challenge our students to have the highest possible aspirations for themselves and for each other.
- We know that schools are stronger when they collaborate and work together in partnership, we believe that we are ONE Spencer and support each other through sharing ideas, goals and resources.
- We are committed to caring for and safeguarding our community and take seriously our role in delivering an exceptional education for our children and young people, and providing a supporting environment in which to learn and work.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other Principals (at cluster and whole trust level), the Director of Primary and the Trust Executive Team. You should have the qualifications, skills and experience to provide inspirational and effective leadership and management of the Academy, ensuring pupils make outstanding academic and personal progress.
How to Apply:
Applicants will be expected to share our Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for students and employees. If you are excited by the prospect of working with us, want to know more about the type of professional we are looking for and what we can offer, please visit: www.spencertrust.org.uk
Applications can be submitted via a CV to eturner@spencertrust.org.uk, or through our Every Candidate Portal, (instructions below).
If you have any questions regarding the role or would like an informal discussion or a visit to the school with the Director of Primary Education, Kate Green, please contact Alexina Robinson via email to arrange a convenient time at arobinson@spencertrust.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 9th October 2025
Interviews will take place on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th October 2025
If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’. Both routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Bispham Spencer Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 240 pupils
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bispham Spencer Academy website
- Email address
- arobinson@spencertrust.org.uk
Bispham Spencer Academy has a clear and well-established set of values that DRIVE everything that we do. All of our staff want every child to be the best they can be and to learn and thrive in a safe, happy and welcoming space.
At Bispham we value our children, and we value our staff. We want everyone to know and feel that they are part of our team and that we listen.
If you would like to join us as we DRIVE our academy forward, please apply.
Bispham, a place where everyone has:
Determined
Resilient
Innovative
Values others
Empathy
Arranging a visit to Bispham Spencer Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email arobinson@spencertrust.org.uk.
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