Vice Principal
Essa Academy, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 3HHThis job expired on 16 May 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 8am
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £75,674 - £83,463 FTE
Pay scale
- Leadership Range L18 – L22
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you understand the difference between aspiration and expectation? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding outcomes for students that completely destroy the myth that those from disadvantaged communities cannot achieve well? Are you capable of inspirational leadership that supports all school staff and young people? If so, becoming a NET leader might just be the best career move you ever make.
We are looking to recruit an outstanding leader to join our highly skilled and committed leadership team. As part of a high performing and innovative multi academy trust we are looking for like-minded individuals who share our passion for raising standards and improving outcomes for children in disadvantaged areas.
What the role involves
- As Vice Principal you will play a crucial role in securing the ongoing development of this good school
- You will provide strategic and operational support to the school’s principal and deputise for them where necessary.
- You will work systematically to implement NET’s tried and tested NORTHERN model of school improvement
The precise details of your role will be determined according by matching your experience and skills with the needs of the school. You will lead either Deep Learning; Deep Experience; or Deep Support.
What the school offers its staff
Northern Education Trust offers:
- The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future
- The chance to work across multiple areas of whole school leadership responsibility with support from trust directors (for example leading teaching and learning; leading inclusion and support; leading curriculum, timetabling and experiences)
- The support and expertise of director of subjects
- Comprehensive preparation for headship support
- A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including all current NPQs, provided through the NET Staff College
Employee benefits
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
Flexible working opportunities
The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Essa Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1097 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Essa Academy website
- Email address
- c.garland@northerneducationtrust.org
Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 30 academies; 17 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in fourteen Local Authority regions.
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