Vice Principal
Bristol Metropolitan Academy, Bristol, Bristol, BS16 2HD12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours per week if full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £83,464 - £92,052
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a dynamic and accomplished leader to join Bristol Metropolitan Academy as our Vice Principal. The successful candidate will be joining a team of professional, enthusiastic and committed colleagues who work hard to support all children to achieve both personally and academically. We offer a strong ethos of high expectation and inclusion; children are well supported and thrive in this learning environment.
What the school offers its staff
Since opening in 2009, Bristol Metropolitan Academy has improved almost year on year, and the facts are clear – our students make significantly more progress than their peers around the country. This is achieved through our relentless focus on high quality teaching and curriculum, and the creation of a learning environment which supports students to thrive. Bristol Met’s excellence is recognised within both the national education sector and our wider community.
Flexible working opportunities
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 Bristol Metropolitan Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1108 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy website
- Email address
- Amy.cryer@clf.uk
Bristol Metropolitan Academy is part of the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF). Bristol Metropolitan Academy is an oversubscribed forward thinking Academy based in Fishponds, Bristol, rated “Good” with Outstanding features by Ofsted in 2017.
In Summer 2019 the Academy secured attainment that exceeded national average for the first time, with the best results the Academy has ever had. We also secured our best ever Progress 8 score at over +0.5. This followed a trend of continued improvement and one we believe we have seen continued to see against a backdrop of the pandemic and no national benchmarks across the last two summers.
The students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community. 60% of our students come from minority ethnic backgrounds. We have over 40 identified primary languages in our student and staff community with over 35% of our students coming from having English as an additional language backgrounds. A higher than average number of our students are supported with overcoming any barriers due to a special educational need. Overall we believe we enable all students to achieve their very best through our approach to inclusion coupled with our Metropolitan Way; High Standards, High Aspirations and High Expectations.
We welcome applications from anyone excited to work in a fast paced, exciting yet challenging environment. We particularly welcome applications from those who believe they can contribute to our diverse and inclusive community.
Arranging a visit to Bristol Metropolitan Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Amy.cryer@clf.uk.
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