Vice Principal

Ark All Saints Academy, London, SE5 0UB

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be discussed

• Closing date

  31 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Ark Leadership 17 to 21

What skills and experience we're looking for

As Vice Principal, you will be an outstanding teacher and leader who has proven success within a key school leadership role. You will understand what makes first-rate educational provision anddemonstratea clear commitment to the school and its wider community. Your experience and enthusiasm for education will inspire and challenge the teams you work with.

You will play an important role and be centrally involvedinthe overall leadership and management oftheacademy. And as a member of the senior leadership team, you will help to enhancea nurturing and rigorous school culture.

You should be prepared to lead on aspects of any of the six pillars:

What the school offers its staff

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Twice as many training days as standard.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

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.

• Demonstrable commitment to raising attainment of all pupils
• An excellent teacher (Essential requirement)
• Experience of having led, or significantly contributed to, the success of a school through its leadership, ethos, teaching and learning and results
• Experience and understanding how to improve and sustain an effective behaviour policy
• Proven experience in leading and manging staff in an educational setting
• Experience and understanding of improving and sustaining an effective behaviour policy
• Experience leading a team and/orsupporting the significant success of others, including professionaldevelopment and effective management of underperformance
• Skilled in monitoring standards, observing teaching practice, providing constructive feedback and supporting continuous improvement
• Experienced in the delivery or facilitation of staff training, induction and ongoing professional development
• Ability to use data to inform decision making and diagnose weaknesses that need addressing

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this depends upon the nature of the offence(s)

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ark All Saints Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 581 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ark All Saints Academy website
• Email address: l.pryce@arkallsaintsacademy.org
• Phone number: 0207 4505959
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-all-saints-academy

Our academy has been offering excellent opportunities for local children since opening in September 2013, when we welcomed our first cohort of scholars. We then moved into our wonderful new building in January 2014.

Our values and ethos are based in Christian principles and whilst we welcome people of all faith and none, we expect all scholars to respect each other's faith.

We aim high – we will relentlessly pursue academic excellence for all children. Our teaching and academic intervention groups are named after leading universities as a reminder to all of our aims.

Our staff team is deeply committed to the academy’s future, and looking to create a vision for success, a culture of academic achievement and a nurturing environment in which students can thrive. Our goals are:

• To grow in CONFIDENCE
• To live RESPONSIBLY
• To act with INTEGRITY
• To be SUCCESSFUL

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