Vice Principal
Longsands Academy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 1LQ31 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
26 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £84,303.00 - £92,976.00 Annually (FTE) This is inclusive of the 2025 Cost of Living Award
Vice Principal job summary
Vice Principal - Longsands Academy
Location: St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Start Date: January 2026 (or sooner by negotiation)
Longsands Academy is a successful, fully-inclusive secondary school and sixth form located in the heart of St Neots, Cambridgeshire. As part of the Astrea Academy Trust, Longsands is committed to delivering a rich, ambitious curriculum that promotes academic excellence and personal growth. The academy prides itself on its supportive and engaging environment, where students are empowered to reach their full potential with confidence. Led by dedicated subject specialists, Longsands nurtures every learner to become a curious, responsible, and resilient scholar.
As Vice Principal, you will play a pivotal role in leading our journey of continuous improvement, championing high standards, and nurturing a culture where every student and colleague can thrive. You will be a strategic thinker, a compassionate leader, and a role model of our values—scholarship, curiosity, tenacity, and responsibility.
What we’re looking for:- A proven leader with a track record of driving school improvement and raising outcomes.
- A commitment to inclusive education and a belief that every child can succeed.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to inspire and empower others.
- A deep understanding of curriculum, pedagogy, and pastoral care.
- A relentless focus on excellence and a passion for making a difference.
Why Join Astrea:
Joining Astrea means being part of a trust that values excellence, inclusion, and integrity. You’ll benefit from strong leadership, sector-leading professional development, and a collaborative network of schools—all united by a shared mission to transform lives through education and empower every colleague to grow, lead, and make a difference.
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates:
Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.
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 Longsands Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1554 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longsands Academy website
Longsands Academy, part of Astrea Academy Trust, is a successful, fully-inclusive secondary school at the heart of its community. We pride ourselves on providing an engaging and supportive environment in which our students feel empowered to reach and embrace their full potential with confidence. Our staff are committed to nurturing the abilities of every child with a curriculum which promotes academic excellence and is delivered by subject specialists. The opportunities we provide allow all students to showcase their talents, whether through the traditional school day or as a result of the wealth of extra-curricular activities on offer. Furthermore, in order to develop the important qualities of independent learning and resilience, our students are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning both in and out of lessons. We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students that are a result of the high expectations, students’ hard work and commitment and the supportive relationships that exist between staff, students and their parents/carers.
The pursuit of academic excellence is at the heart of the Academy. Through high expectations of behaviour, a commitment to great standards of teaching delivering a knowledge-rich curriculum, and positive working relationships with all members of the academy community, all students, regardless of their background or personal circumstances, are encouraged to achieve their academic aspirations. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge that takes students beyond their everyday experiences. We believe in a traditional, subject-based approach to teaching in order to create a scholarly culture that is disciplined and joyful. We want to ensure that we open doors for every students’ future and develop in them a life-long love of learning.
We are committed to developing our staff to be the very best that they can be by striving to ensure that all of our colleagues can access high-quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Our CPD programme is both department-based and in collaboration with academies within the Astrea family and external partners. Wide-ranging opportunities for professional development are available for staff at all stages of their career, including ECTs, experienced classroom teachers, middle and senior leaders and support staff.
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