Vice Principal
Neale-Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PX2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 or September 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £77,552.00 - £89,830.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale - L19-L25
Vice Principal job summary
Vice Principal
Location: Neale-Wade Academy
Salary: Leadership Scale L19–L25, £77,552 - £89,830
Closing date: Friday 07 February 2025
Neale-Wade Academy, a member of the Active Learning Trust, is seeking an exceptional and dynamic Vice Principal to join our leadership team. This role is pivotal in driving the academy’s vision for excellence and ensuring all students achieve their full potential. Neale-Wade Academy is an 11 to 18 Academy at the heart of the local community providing high quality learning for all. Our vibrant, caring and innovative learning environment is underpinned by high expectations and high aspirations.
The RoleAs Vice Principal, you will support the Principal in providing strategic and operational leadership. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading high-quality teaching and learning across the academy.
- Ensuring the curriculum, teaching, and assessment align to drive exceptional academic and pastoral outcomes.
- Inspiring and empowering staff through professional development and quality assurance.
- Playing a key role in the daily management of the academy and deputising for the Principal when required.
We are looking for a highly motivated leader with:
Experience:
- Proven success at senior leadership level, contributing to sustained improvements in student outcomes.
- Leading whole-school initiatives with demonstrable impact.
- Delivering staff training and professional development.
Skills and Attributes:
- Outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to inspire and motivate.
- Strong data management skills for monitoring and evaluating performance.
- A clear vision for effective leadership and school improvement.
- Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and management skills.
- A vibrant and supportive school community.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- The chance to make a significant impact on the lives of students.
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Teacher Pension Scheme
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact:
Donna Spendelow (HR and Recruitment) by email - DSpendelow@neale-wade.org or phone - 01354 606000
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Neale-Wade Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1303 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Neale-Wade Academy website (opens in new tab)
Neale Wade Academy is an educational establishment for 11 - 18 year old students.
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