Vice Principal - Behaviour and Culture
The Wisbech Academy, Wisbech, PE13 2RU21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 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
- £66,919.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership L13 or higher depending on experience
Vice Principal - Behaviour and Culture job summary
Vice Principal: Behaviour and Culture
About this Role
We believe The Wisbech Academy is one of the most exciting and important career opportunities to arise in North Cambridgeshire for many years. We are therefore looking for an exceptional individual with the moral purpose, knowledge and leadership skills required for working in areas of high disadvantage and delivering a culture of achievement for young people.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of successful teaching and leadership in either a primary or secondary setting. The role will involve leadership of behaviour and culture and is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the ethos of a brand-new school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Principal in the overall administration and management of the school.
- Lead and inspire a team of educators, fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Lead and manage the behaviour and culture strategy across the school. We use a restorative approach, drawing on the work of Paul Dix.
- Engage with students, parents, and the wider community to build strong relationships and promote the school's values and vision.
Desirable Skill Sets:
- Experience of leading whole school behaviour strategy.
- Experience of curriculum development and implementation.
- Knowledge of special educational needs and inclusion strategies.
- Proficiency in data analysis and using data to inform decision-making.
- Strong understanding of education research, and the ability to use evidence from research to inform decision making.
- Experience in staff development and training.
- Ability to manage change and lead school improvement initiatives.
- Experience in community engagement and building partnerships.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a primary or secondary school.
- Strong understanding of behaviour management strategies, particularly those based on Paul Dix's work.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Ability to inspire and motivate students and staff.
- Commitment to promoting a positive and inclusive school culture.
- Relevant teaching qualifications and leadership training.
What We Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Flexible and family friendly policies.
Exceptional opportunities for professional development.
Breakfast and lunches -subsidised meals for all staff who eat in our restaurants.
Wellbeing day – all staff are entitled to one wellbeing day each year.
About Us:
The Wisbech Academy is a new 11-16 600-student (120 PAN) secondary school which opened for students in September 2024 to help meet growing demand for school places in Wisbech, North Cambridgeshire. The Wisbech Academy was approved to open by the Department for Education in 2021 and is the 12th school to join Brooke Weston Trust. The Trust has a close relationship with the local community and already runs the other secondary school, Thomas Clarkson Academy, and Peckover Primary School, in the town.
The school opened within the Thomas Clarkson Academy building in Phase One to provide additional capacity for 100 students in September 2024. The Phase One modular building will be built ready for September 2025 and located off of Weasenham Lane, immediately next to where the permanent new school building will be created. The new school will also be located next door to the existing Thomas Clarkson Academy, allowing the schools to share capacity and facilities to provide better opportunities for students and staff now and in the future.
Students and staff are expected to move into the new building in during the 2026/2027 academic year, subject to planning, where it will grow into a 120 PAN school.
We are committed to providing a high-quality education and fostering a positive and inclusive school culture. Our behaviour system is built on the principles of Paul Dix, focusing on consistency, kindness, and adult authority to create a supportive and respectful learning environment.
We actively welcome visits to the academy; please contact us if you would like to do this.
Click here to find out more about The Wisbech Academy.
Click here to find out more about the Wisbech Campus.
About Brooke Weston Trust
Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.
Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.
We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston staff get access to first class professional development through our Ambition Hub, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School.
To find out more about working for our Trust and the benefits available to staff please check out the BWT Join Us Guide.
Our students come from all walks of life, and we want our staffing body to be reflective of the communities we work within. Brooke Weston Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, culture, age, disability, marital status or socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage and welcome applications from minority groups and foster a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where people can be themselves.
Safer Recruitment
Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.
A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here - Safeguarding and Child Protection
The Trusts position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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 The Wisbech Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 600 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
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