Principal
Haywood Village Academy, North Somerset, BS24 8ES23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
9 January 2026
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 8:59am
Date listed
9 January 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £78,702 - £86,803
Principal job summary
PRINCIPAL
Contract: Permanent
Actual Salary: L18 - L22 (£78,702 - £86,803)
Start Date: April 2026 or sooner
Your opportunity to lead an Outstanding Primary academy in the heart of Weston super Mare.
Following the current Principal’s move into a more senior role within the Trust, we are seeking an energetic, values‑driven and dynamic leader to join Haywood Village Academy.
Haywood Village Academy is a primary school serving children from Pre‑school through to Year 6 and is proud to be part of the Cabot Learning Federation. Colleagues at Haywood Village are professional, enthusiastic and deeply committed to supporting every child to achieve both academically and personally. There is a strong culture of inclusion, shaped by our shared vision of High aspirations – Valuing learning – Achievement for all, and pupils thrive within this supportive and aspirational learning environment.
Working closely with the wider leadership team, the Principal will ensure the smooth and effective leadership of this successful school, building on its strengths while driving continued improvement. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, skilled in building positive relationships with staff, pupils and families, and committed to high‑quality teaching and learning. They will bring resilience, clarity and ambition, alongside a strong commitment to equality, collaboration and professional growth, ensuring Haywood Village Academy continues to provide an exceptional education for its community.
Why CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. We particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
• Academy Tours: w/c 12th January 2026
• Closing date: 2 February 2026
• Shortlisting: 3 February 2026
• Interviews*: 12th & 13th February 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact our Operations Manager Nicki Shapiro at Haywood Village Academy – Nicki.Shapiro @clf.uk
*This is a two-day process (a first full assessment day, with the final interview on day two).
How to apply:
Please complete a full application form via the Eteach website. As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through the application form.
Please note: there is a requirement on page 24 of the Candidate Information Pack for you to include requested information within the Supporting Statement section of the application form. This information will be reviewed during short-listing, as part of your application for this role. The Supporting Statement section does not allow anything over an 8,000-character limit - this is equivalent to 2/3 pages of text in Word, depending on spacing/formatting used. The application form will highlight how many characters you have used/if you reach the limit.
Updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
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
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 Haywood Village Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 445 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haywood Village Academy website
Haywood Village Academy is part of CLF which is a 3-19 organisation with a mix of primary, secondary and an all through academies. It is located in a new and rapidly expanding housing estate, Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare. The school opened in September in 2016 with 31 Reception children and currently has classes from Pre-school to Year 6. In July 2019, Ofsted graded the school Outstanding. In total the school serves over 450 children. The proportion of children eligible for the pupil premium, which is additional funding for pupils in receipt of supported income, looked-after children and children from service families is below national average at is broadly 24%; the proportion that speak English as an additional language (EAL: Largely either Polish, Lithuanian Bulgarian are predominant languages in the family home) is 15%; the proportion of pupils with SEND is 9%.
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