Principal
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Manchester, M50 3UQ7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 March 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
- £99,067 to £114,759
Pay scale
- L29 - L35
What skills and experience we're looking for
Principal – Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Why might you be interested?
With superb state of the art educational facilities located in the heart of Salford and within easy reach of major transport routes across Greater Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. MediaCityUK is an aspiring community focused educational establishment that is now looking to appoint an innovative and inspirational Principal to lead our school into its next exciting phase.
Offering genuine career development opportunities that stretch way beyond the confines of a traditional school structure (Oasis is both international and also runs community hubs, food banks and even farms,) you would be joining a family that puts the welfare, wellbeing and recognition of our employees at the very centre of what we stand for and believe in.
We know leading an academy is a tough job requiring resilience and flexibility, which is why we wrap around an unrivalled support network of peers (such as your dedicated Regional Director Louisa Morris) and innovative educators to lean on and develop alongside; all aligned with the Oasis vision to deliver exceptional education within the heart of our communities, whilst providing the autonomy to put your stamp on your school.
You will develop and design the Oasis Curriculum at Oasis Academy MediaCityUK and lead the implementation of a rich curriculum that delivers to the needs of YOUR community whilst being given access (where needed) to expertise and experience to help our shared vision come alive.
You’ll co-devise, own and deliver the strategic roadmap enabling the academy to continue its successful journey, whilst working in partnership with both Oasis Community Learning and Salford City Council.
Sounds like the perfect blend of free reign and behind the scenes support you are seeking?
What the school offers its staff
About the role:
As an experienced Headteacher/Principal (or an exceptional Senior Leader) with a background in turnarounds and improvement, you know that the role of Principal is the driving force, leading voice, innovation and vision behind a school’s success.
Beyond the strategic direction you will provide inspiring leadership, ensure high standards of teaching and learning and continually work to cultivate a positive and supportive school culture for staff, students and our local community of parents, carers and other stakeholders.
You will be excited by the challenge of leading and motivating a team of committed educationalists to move an under-performing educational establishment with huge potential into an exceptional place of learning. With proven techniques and strategies to achieve systemic improvement your direction, supported by an outstanding network of experienced peers, will be the key ingredient we seek.
You will present as a resilient, creative and an effective change agent that brings everyone together in a shared vision that has student success and achievement at its very heart.
Next Steps:
Seeing is experiencing and believing, so we would be delighted to support you with a tour around our Academy before application. We want you to see the amazing work we are already doing and for you to see where your expertise and experience can take us even further. Please contact Andi Jones via email (see below) to arrange a convenient date and time to visit and/or to arrange a confidential conversation with Louisa Morris (Regional Director) to learn more about the opportunity.
We are committed to the safeguarding of our students through our recruitment and school practices; all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016); therefore, the ability to speak fluent spoken
Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday 7th April 2025
Shortlisting date: Wednesday9th April 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Successful candidates will be notified no later than Thursday 10th April
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.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1020 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oasis Academy MediaCityUK website
- Email address
- angela.kaye@oasismediacityuk.org
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a mixed, mainstream, multi-faith secondary school in Salford, Manchester. The school caters for students aged 11-16. It boasts a £25 million building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is sponsored by Oasis Community Learning, a multi-academy trust established in 2004 that is part of Oasis Global. Oasis UK was founded by Reverend Steve Chalke MBE in 1985 to deliver educational, healthcare and housing projects across the world.
Arranging a visit to Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email angela.kaye@oasismediacityuk.org.
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