Principal
Dixons Unity Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3DS38 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L30-L34
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an exceptional principal to lead Dixons Unity Academy in Leeds. We are proud of the journey our school has been on and its commitment to staff, students and the wider community and are looking for a leader to be involved in the next phase of our transformation journey and continue to build on our strong foundations.
Why choose Dixons Unity Academy?
- '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing one flexi day per fortnight
- 9 training days per year as we invest in your professional growth
- Two personal days per year
- No meetings afterschool: PD, departmental meetings and fortnightly coaching for every staff member is built into the school day
- 'Feedback not marking' policy with live, in class, feedback prioritised
- Exceptionally visible senior and pastoral leaders to support with behaviour and culture
- Private healthcare provision via SimplyHealth
- Wider benefits such as cycle to work and technology schemes
The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, resilience and respect and completely committed to our mission: to ensure all students succeed at university or a real alternative; they live happy and purposeful lives.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?
Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.
- We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
- We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
- We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
- We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
- We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
- We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
- We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
- We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
- We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).
Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.
Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.
Learn more
Full details of the role can be found in the recruitment pack.
Interviews will take place on 12 / 13 January 2026.
Please visit our careers site at joindixonsat.com for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 01274 089780 and speak to Robyn Ellis, School and College Trust Leader, to discuss the role further.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
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 Dixons Unity Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 932 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dixons Unity Academy website
- Email address
- info@dixonsua.com
Arranging a visit to Dixons Unity Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@dixonsua.com.
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