Vice Principal
Oak Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JJ16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary negotiable
Vice Principal job summary
Are you a passionate and forward-thinking leader ready for an exciting challenge? Oak Academy, a vibrant 11-16 community school undergoing significant transformation with a brand-new, state-of-the-art building opening this September, is seeking an inspiring Vice Principal for Quality of Education.
This pivotal role offers the opportunity to champion exceptional curriculum delivery, monitor and improve educational standards, and collaborate on innovative and engaging learning experiences. You'll lead professional development and play a key part in our journey toward excellence.
We're looking for a candidate with proven leadership experience, in-depth knowledge of curriculum frameworks and assessment strategies, and a profound commitment to student wellbeing and success.
If you're ready to embrace a challenge and make a lasting difference, we want to hear from you!
What We have to Offer:
- A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
- A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education.
- All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
- Strong potential for career progression.
- A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
- An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
- Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
- A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Shelley Morris, HR Academy Lead at shelley.morris@oa.weareauthentic.education
Together we are Courageous, Innovative, Excellent
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 Oak Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 596 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oak Academy website
School location
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