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Principal
Brixham College, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HF15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
6 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale L26 - L32 £92,052 - £106,626
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a passionate, accomplished, and visionary leader ready to shape the future of a thriving secondary school?
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal to lead Brixham College, a vibrant 11–18 mixed secondary school at the heart of its local community. This is a unique opportunity to make a profound and lasting impact on the lives of young people and to guide the college into the next exciting phase of its journey.
About the Role
As Principal, you will:
- Provide strong, strategic leadership grounded in professional competence to drive sustained school improvement
- Inspire and empower staff to deliver exceptional teaching and learning
- Strengthen student outcomes, engagement, and aspiration across all key stages
- Champion a caring, inclusive, and achievement-focused school culture
- Collaborate effectively with the Thinking Schools Academy Trust and the wider community to achieve excellence
About You
We are looking for a highly competent leader who:
- Has a proven track record of successful and impactful school leadership
- Brings depth of expertise and a highly skilled approach to school improvement
- Is ambitious for every student and committed to raising standards across the board
- Shares our values and commitment to cognitive-based education
- Builds strong, trusting relationships with staff, students, and families
- Leads with integrity, confidence, and clarity of purpose
We are proud to be part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, a family of schools united by a shared mission: to inspire learners and transform life chances. As our next Principal, your leadership and expertise will be central to delivering on this mission and ensuring every student at Brixham College thrives.
As Principal at Brixham College you will become part of a thriving network of educational expertise both locally in the Southwest and across our Trust schools. You will benefit from the support from the Education Executive and Strategy teams to enact your vision and reach your goals. You will also join an ambitious and effective group of TSAT Principals who alongside the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director, collaborate to meet the challenges that school leaders face and support each other to drive standards and outcomes.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a Trust and school that will support you to grow professionally and make a lasting difference.
What the school offers its staff
- Competitive Pay Scales: Our TSAT pay scales exceed national levels.
- Performance Related Pay: We operate a Professional Growth policy that allows us to reward staff who meet their objectives with additional pay for exceptional performance.
- Teacher Pension Scheme: Secure your future with membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Collaborative Support: Benefit from resources, mentoring, and school visits across the Trust.
- Internationally Accredited Pedagogy: Access to a range of external opportunities to enhance your development.
- CPD: Our in-house training provision, Thinking Horizons, offers clear pathways and goals to guide your aspirations.
- Chartered Teacher Status: As an accredited Chartered Teacher organisation you can become a recognised Chartered Teacher.
- Knowledge and Curriculum Sharing: Regular MAT meets alongside our regional hub model offers a network of collaboration for staff to share best practice.
- Staff Wellbeing Focus: Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccinations, and eye care vouchers.
- Fitness and Wellness: Enjoy reduced membership fees for our fully-equipped fitness suite and classes, conveniently located at Brixham College.
- TSTARS Staff Recognition: You will be part of our Staff Recognition Programme, with seasonal rewards for all staff.
- Refer a Friend: Spread the word and benefit financially from our Refer a Friend Scheme.
- Convenient Parking: Park for free in our staff car park on-site.
- TSAT Benefits Portal: a one-stop shop benefits hub that gives you access to a range of exclusive benefits including employee discounts, dental cover, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership.
- Blue Light Card: School staff can now access the Blue Light Card for discounts across a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out and much more!
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Brixham College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1068 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brixham College website
- Email address
- Simon.Arnold@tsatrust.org.uk
In our college, all children and young people are experiencing a Values curriculum which places the learner at the centre of planning, learning and assessment. The Values curriculum considers their local and universal needs, recognising, valuing and building on the diversity and richness of the students’ existing knowledge and understanding, skills, values and experiences which already they bring to their learning.
All children and young people are learning within a planned, flexible and differentiated Values curriculum, enriching the student experience here at Brixham College. The Values curriculum sets learning within ‘real life contexts’ that affect children, young people, their families and our community.
The Values curriculum is enabling children and young people to make and act on informed decisions supporting them to live happy, healthy lives, now and in the future. It does this by providing compelling, active learning that is enabling young people to develop concepts, knowledge and skills to be able to successfully manage themselves, their relationships, risk as well as the challenges and opportunities (predictable and unpredictable, known and unknown) that they may encounter during their time at Brixham College and beyond.
Arranging a visit to Brixham College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Simon.Arnold@tsatrust.org.uk.
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