Vice Principal

Core Purpose

As a Vice Principal, you will;

• Provide high-impact, academy-wide leadership that improves the quality and consistency of provision.
• Drive the consistent, effective and sustainable implementation of the Academy Improvement Plan.
• Build leadership and staff capacity so high-quality practice is embedded, sustained and owned across the Academy.
• Deputise for the Principal and take significant ownership of the Academy’s day-to-day operational leadership.
• Model and secure consistent implementation of Academy expectations to strengthen practice and the climate for learning.
• Use performance data, quality-assurance evidence and professional judgement to evaluate provision and drive improvement.
• Foster a professional culture of integrity, continuous learning and collective responsibility for improvement.

• Apply expertise in curriculum, teaching, assessment, inclusion, behaviour, SEND and personal development so all students belong and flourish.

• Lead evidence-informed professional learning across curriculum, teaching, behaviour and inclusion.

• Champion an Academy culture of ambition, equity, inclusion and high expectations for all students.

Expectations for Vice Principals

Vice Principals will:

• Model the Academy’s values, vision and leadership expectations consistently.

• Uphold and enact Trust policies, frameworks and systems with fidelity.

• Demonstrate high levels of professional credibility and integrity.

• Promote a culture of excellence, inclusion, equity and ambition.

• Build leadership capacity and reduce dependency on central support.

• Provide constructive challenge where practice falls short of expectations.

• Contribute actively to Academy and Trust networks, working groups and strategic development.