13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January or as soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 September 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£73,853.00 - £85,577.00 Annually (Actual)

Vice Principal - Pastoral job summary

Christ's College is an all through school in Sunderland rated as Good by Ofsted, it is a Christian-Ethos School of Character for the Whole Community

We are seeking the right person to work alongside the Principal and Vice Principal Quality of Education to provide outstanding leadership and management for the Secondary phase of this very special school where everyone is Valued, Challenged and Inspired.

The right person is likely to be currently working at AVP level or above and should have experience of Pastoral Leadership. As a Vice Principal of the Secondary phase, you will ensure all our students know they are ‘made in God’s image’ and are therefore infinitely precious, morally responsible and gifted for a purpose.

Ensuring all our students have the very best educational start in life, in an environment where everyone is Valued, Challenged, and Inspired, the post-holder will embed our vibrant, celebratory, and inclusive Christian ethos which runs as a “golden-thread” through the curriculum, our approach to behaviour management and personal development and in our dealings with parents and the wider community - many of whom may not be Christians themselves.

The post holder will support the Principal and Vice Principal, Quality of Education in the day to day running of the secondary phase. Supporting teachers to improve their practice, developing the curriculum, ensuring timely use of appropriate assessment, and raising standards. You will work collaboratively and closely with primary colleagues to ensure a whole-school approach.

If you would like to visit us, or to arrange an informal telephone conversation with our Principal Mrs. Julie Normanton, please contact jbarber@christscollege.org.uk.

Further information is provided in the job description and person specification.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Emmanuel Schools Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Christ's College

Organisation type
Free School, ages 4 to 18
Education phase
All through school
Size
796 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
Christ's College website
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Christ’s College is a most attractively sized (NOR c.700) 4–16, formerly independent school now serving a very diverse and challenging community in which our family of staff and students are unusually well known to each other. Christ’s has extraordinary potential and was newly sponsored in May 2019 by Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF), a unique multi-academy trust dedicated to offering excellent education in Christian ethos schools of character for the whole community. With resources and assistance from successful neighbouring schools within ESF, we are on a journey of rapid improvement to establish Christ’s as an exceptional non-denominational Christian ethos school.

We seek an experienced leader to take the helm and deliver a profound and lasting impact. You will bring a rare combination of humility, vision and clear resolve as a catalyst for change and rapid improvement. As well as being committed to our Christian ethos, you will lead decisively and effectively, bringing wisdom and understanding – and harnessing these to underpin a culture and team equipped for continued and sustained improvement.

Christ’s College, like all schools in deprived areas, has its challenges. If you have the determination, imagination and talent to lead rapid improvement whilst nurturing our distinctive and cherished community, we want to hear from you.

There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a committed and practising Christian. You will have an inclusive mind-set and will also be a high-achieving graduate and qualified teacher with substantial leadership experience that includes a track record of whole-school improvement. This will have given you deep understanding of effective and transferrable strategies in areas such as curriculum development, pedagogy, assessment and pastoral leadership, along with a proven ability to lead staff and their development, and real passion for improving lives and outcomes.

We’re a growing Trust, and – whether you already have a strong track record as a headteacher or are currently a senior leader seeking your first headship – you will be ready to take your next step and will have the skills and ability to bring your vision to life.

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