Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos

The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 5PP

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £83,429.00 - £92,012.00 Annually (Actual) AS Leadership 20-24 £83,429-£92,012

Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos job summary

Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos

About this role

The Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture and Ethos is a key role at any school, but particularly for us at The Stockwood Park Academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping and sustaining a calm, inclusive, and aspirational school culture where pupils can thrive academically and personally.

We are ambitious beyond measure. Our school is driven by a vision of Striving for excellence and contributing to society - we want all students to leave Stockwood Park with a fantastic set of GCSE and A-Level outcomes, as well as character-defining enrichment experiences that make them ready to meaningfully contribute to society. Our vision is underpinned by our shared values of excellence, responsibility, and compassion. We are looking for a visible, value-led leader with extensive experience who is aligned with our ambition.

The successful candidate will be systems-focused, understanding that consistency builds trust and culture sustains improvement. Above all, you will see the joy in what we do, recognising that this work matters deeply, and that done well, it changes lives. The role is rooted in attention and affection: knowing students well, holding exceptionally high standards, and ensuring that every interaction has a cumulative effect on student outcomes.

The post holder will work closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team, to provide the strategic and operational leadership to ensure the highest levels of behaviour, attendance, positive relationships with a shared sense of community across the school. At TSPA, part of Advantage Schools, we do not believe in fads or quick fixes. We believe in the power of hard work, deep curricular thinking, and high-quality evidence-based professional learning. The role involves leading and embedding clear systems and expectations, supporting staff to deliver consistent practice and to drive continuous improvement.

The role offers the right candidate an exceptional opportunity to mould and shape the school into something truly extraordinary. However, this role will also ask a great deal of you. It requires someone with a clear vision and a deep understanding of what exemplary behaviour and more so, how it is achieved. You will lead through others, ensuring your impact is felt not just through policy, but through the culture that is lived every day.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of shaping culture and delivering sustained improvement.
• Be a confident, visible presence, comfortable leading in the public domain and successfully delivering whole‑school priorities.
• Will have significant expertise in behaviour leadership, with a clear understanding of how exemplary behaviour is built and sustained.
• Be a strategic thinker able to diagnose challenges, solve problems, and translate vision into action.
• Be a leader with a clear and ambitious vision for raising outcomes, recognising the central role of culture and behaviour.
• Be inspirational and credible, able to motivate, develop, and empower others to deliver collective impact.
• Be professionally curious and informed, keeping up to date with educational, legal, and national developments.
• Be reflective and well‑read, with a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with strong credibility in teaching and learning.
• Be deeply committed to outstanding learning and to the transformational power of education.

Please view the Advantage Schools prospectus here: Overview - Advantage Schools

School visits and discussions with the Principal are warmly welcomed.

Why work for Advantage Schools?

The opportunity to lead a school to achieve the highest of standards as part of an ambitious trust.

Be valued as a high-profile leader within the trust, benefitting from the collaborative support of our network of principals and the wider trust education team.

You’ll be working alongside a collaborative, forward thinking leadership team.

Unparalleled CPD opportunities.

A fantastic school ethos where children, staff and parents/carers are highly supportive.

Staff benefits that make a difference to your work life balance.

Job Specifics

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Salary: AS Leadership 20-24 £83,429-£92,012

Job role: Permanent, Full time

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding and welfare of children is paramount and all our staff share this view. Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding and child protection checks including with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.

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.

About The Stockwood Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1471 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Stockwood Park Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-stockwood-park-academy

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