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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    1 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£63,815 - £72,162

Pay scale

L11 - L16

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a Vice Principal who will beresponsible for effectively supporting the Principal in leading, managing and inspiring the academy, ensuring all children/young people referred to the academy and employees in the academy achieve their full potential in an inclusive and safe environment in accordance with local and statutory policies and guidance.

At Wave we have a strong vision and four core principles, to lead, empower, achieve and drive, that as a Vice Principal you will be expected to demonstrate in your working practices

You will not work alone.Wave Multi Academy Trust works as a collegiate team across the Southwest and as a result, there is the opportunity to work with peers in internal professional networks as well as benefit from a supportive Executive Team who are highly committed and dedicated to success.

Informal conversations are welcomed and encouraged, for an informal conversation email hr@waveedu.org

For a full list of duties, please see the job description.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.

What the school offers its staff

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Further details about the role

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

  • Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
  • Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
  • Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
  • We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
  • Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
  • Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 16
School size
46 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Nine Maidens academy mainly supports the students from the Camborne, Redruth area and the Lizard peninsula. It is based near the village of Four Lanes and surrounded by rolling countryside. Nine Maidens is split into a secondary department and a primary department. Each pupil's programme is individualised and work is set at appropriate levels enabling all pupils to access the curriculum. It is one of the few academies in the country to be awarded the Dyslexia Friendly Schools Quality Mark and takes pride in the intervention programmes offered. Outdoor Learning is another unique strength of the academy which gives the pupils opportunities to learn in a creative manner away from the classroom. Pupils consider Nine Maidens to be a safe place to learn and that every day is a fresh start.

Arranging a visit to Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@waveedu.org.

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