Vice Principal

Thurcroft Junior Academy, Rotherham, S66 9DD

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership scale L9 – L12
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership scale L9 – L12

Vice Principal job summary

Thurcroft Junior Academy is seeking a Vice Principal, who is an ambitious leader, passionate about school improvement and delivering excellent outcomes for all children.

The Vice Principal will take a leading role in improving standards in all curriculum areas across Key Stage 2, as well as our FS1 provision and Communication and Interaction Integrated Resource to improve achievement and progress for all pupils. The post-holder will be responsible for raising and maintaining exceptionally high standards across the academy, modelling excellent practice, leading CPD and contributing to the academy’s monitoring and evaluation schedule. The post-holder will also be a member of the academy’s safeguarding team.

The successful candidate will be a highly effective teacher with a proven track record of success and will be an inspirational leader who has the energy and commitment to succeed in this leadership role, supported closely by a team of dedicated professional teaching staff. Candidates should be able to provide evidence of and/or demonstrate the ability to deliver lessons that are good or outstanding.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent teacher, with a continued passion for working with young people and teaching

• Have excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills;

• Be a highly effective and strongly resilient leader, with the ability to coach and develop people;

• Be experienced, knowledgeable and effective in all safeguarding practices;

• Be committed to ensuring every pupil is provided with high quality education which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement;

• Develop and maintain collaborative links within ACET and the wider education community;

In this pivotal role, you will:

• Work with the Principal to drive whole-school improvement

• Support staff development and foster a culture of professional growth

• Ensure effective monitoring of standards and progress

• Model outstanding teaching and champion high expectations for all

We are looking for an excellent teacher with proven leadership experience and a passion for making a difference. You will have the skills to inspire others and a commitment to our values of inclusion and aspiration.

What we offer:

• A supportive and inclusive team

• A commitment to ongoing professional development

• Strong staff retention and a positive working environment

• Opportunities to shape and influence the future of our school

If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership career and make a real impact, we would love to hear from you! We warmly welcome visits to the school and encourage you to contact the Principal to discuss the role further.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Thurcroft Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 291 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thurcroft Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thurcroft-junior-academy

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