Vice Principal

Bruntcliffe Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L21-L25

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bruntcliffe Academy is seeking to recruit an exceptional colleague to the role of Vice Principal. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly successful and ambitious leader to join our senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in the continued development of the academy.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal, Executive Principal and wider leadership team to secure the highest standards of teaching, learning, behaviour and personal development for all students. They will provide strategic and operational leadership, drive academy improvement and contribute significantly to ensuring every young person achieves their full potential.

We are looking for an inspirational leader with a proven track record of improving outcomes, developing colleagues and creating a culture of high expectations and excellence. The successful candidate will be committed to delivering exceptional educational provision, supporting staff and students to thrive and contributing to the realisation of the academy's vision and values.

Potential applicants should have:

• Successful senior leadership experience within a secondary school setting.
• A proven track record of raising standards and improving student outcomes.
• Experience of leading curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment and school improvement.
• Experience of developing and leading colleagues through professional development.
• A strong commitment to inclusion and improving outcomes for disadvantaged students and students with SEND.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to analyse and make effective use of data to drive improvement.

Experience of successfully leading curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment and whole-school improvement.

Applicants should also have:

• A detailed understanding of current educational developments and evidence-informed practice.
• A commitment to securing exceptional outcomes for all students.
• The ambition, resilience and determination required to lead in a high-performing secondary academy.
• A passion for developing young people and supporting colleagues to achieve their very best.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Vice Principal (Secondary).pdf - 410 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bruntcliffe Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1361 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bruntcliffe Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bruntcliffe-academy

Bruntcliffe Academy is an increasingly popular 11-16 comprehensive school with approximately 1400 students on roll. The school is situated in Morley which is on the outskirts of the thriving city of Leeds, with a very good motorway access to all areas of the north of England and beyond.


The school joined the highly successful GORSE Academies Trust which has a national reputation for its excellence in 2015. Since this time, the academy has been on an upward trajectory in all aspects of its work. Bruntcliffe Academy in 2024 received a Good judgement from Ofsted with inspectors recognising that the academy has ‘high expectations of all pupils’. We are proud that Ofsted commented positively on students' respect for others, their enjoyment of school and their high academic achievements


A collection of like-minded individuals, members of staff all choose to work at Bruntcliffe Academy because they believe in making a difference to young people’s lives. Members of staff work collaboratively across the academy as well as in Partnership with colleagues from across The GORSE Academies Trust to develop new and innovative approaches around teaching that will inspire students and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.Bruntcliffe Academy is typified by students who enjoy learning; you will find the students to be polite, well-mannered and respectful at all times mirroring our high expectations of them. Bruntcliffe Academy aspires for all students to leave us at the end of their secondary school journey as well-rounded citizens who are articulate and confident with a strong sense of social responsibility.


If you would like to know more about The GORSE Academies Trust, please visit; https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/the-gorse-academies-trust-1071685

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