Vice Principal

Lift Tamworth, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or earlier

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1:29pm

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73105 - £80665 per annum

Vice Principal job summary

Salary: L15 (£73,105) - L19 (£80,665) + well-being cash plan + pension + additional Lift Schools benefits Contract type: Permanent Start date: Ideally January or before An exciting Vice Principal opportunity to lead on the quality of education or quality of care. Your new school Lift Schools is an ambitious MAT made up of 59 schools, 12 in the Midlands, and we pride ourselves on providing the best training (including NPQH) and career opportunities. Part of Lift Schools, Lift Tamworth is a secondary school that has been on a phenomenal journey having two consecutive years with improving outcomes and a third forecast alongside 'Good' in all areas during a recent Ofsted. Lift Tamworth is led by a dedicated Principal, Jon Spears, who has successfully built a purposeful atmosphere around the school where pupils focus on their learning. Not only is Jon a brilliant leader but is passionate about social mobility and the need to give opportunities (and high expectations) to those in the local community. He expects all leaders to constantly question if the school is giving the students the best education and if not to challenge existing practices until they are. Your new role This is a genuinely fantastic opportunity and has arisen as the outgoing VP has secured a Head of School role. The exposure this role gives alongside being part of such a forward-thinking Trust will allow you to do the same in the future should that be your aspiration. You will join a welcoming and dedicated senior leadership team who have contributed enormously to the success of the school. Would you like to help shape the next phase of our journey? We are focusing on academic excellence, high performance and being the school of choice in the town. We are looking for someone who wants to lead on the quality of education or quality of care. Jon is happy to make changes depending on the candidate. The areas we need to work on, outside of helping to improve outcomes and attendance, are driving and empowering other leaders to be the best they can be and helping to show all stakeholders what excellence looks like. There is some heavy-lifting to do, we all have to lead from the front and do the things we expect of others. What you'll need to succeed You will be a passionate and experienced leader, who is still very ambitious, with a track record of successfully initiating and delivering whole-school improvement initiatives. You will have the ability and want to develop others - by having high expectations and clear goals, targeting support wisely and holding to account in a supportive but rigorous way. Lastly but most importantly you will feel passionate about our mission to provide 'every child the best education possible, regardless of background, geography or ability'. We offer you: A work-life balance: Limited meetings and CPD built into your working day. Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career. Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered. Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives. Please note, we will be reviewing applications and interviewing as soon as we find suitable candidates, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you would like a confidential discussion before applying and/or a tour of the school please contact us. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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

Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Tamworth

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 605 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Tamworth website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tamworth-enterprise-college-and-aet-academy

Welcome to Lift Tamworth,

We are an inclusive, supportive school; we value and champion the diversity of our community and are ambitious for all students to have a happy, successful school career at the school.

We are a caring school and go above and beyond to make sure that we remove barriers that any student may face: all students are greeted by staff at the gate and as they enter threshold we offer equipment and uniform to any student that need them. The remarkable staff at Lift Tamworth are dedicated to ensuring that all students are safe, that they settle into the academy well and any concerns are addressed to not only support learning but also support student wellbeing and mental health.

The school has never been in such a strong position to provide the best education possible to our young people. We are fully staffed with committed, talented and enthusiastic professionals eager to deliver the very best education.

We look forward to welcoming all students into the school and will continue to develop all of our students to be the best that they can be.

If you have any further questions, please contact the school on reception@lifttamworth.org

Kind regards

Mr Jonathon Spears

Principal

Our Curriculum

Lift Tamworth is a successful, high-achieving secondary school where everyone is given the opportunity to do their best, whatever their background or ability.

Our inclusive curriculum provides opportunities for success for all our students, at all levels of ability. Extensive links with primary schools help to ease the transition process.

We are proud of our provision for children with special needs. On entry, students attainment levels are studied carefully and used to place students in teaching sets for all subjects except for PE. These sets are reviewed throughout the year and changes are made based on the students' progress, interim assessments and teacher judgements.

Student progress is monitored through informal and formal assessment in each curriculum area, and parents are kept informed through regular effort and progress checks.

The Curriculum is further strengthened by a variety of intervention/support strategies to ensure that the Curriculum is relevant and accessible for all students.

To view our curriculum across the year please click here

Our Specialism and Awards

We have achieved Enhanced Dyslexia Friendly Status. To view all our achievements please click here

Ofsted

We have rapidly improved our school and we were delighted in our 2025 inspection to have got 'Good' in all areas. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.

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