VICE PRINCIPAL
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Actual Salary: L22-L26 (£83,464 - £92,052)
Start Date: September 2025
Bristol Metropolitan Academy in Fishponds, Bristol has the opportunity or an energetic and dynamic individual to join the senior leadership team as a new Vice Principal.
As Vice Principal, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the pupils at the Academy and have the drive and passion to accelerate improvement.
You will have a track record of success and bring to the Academy a level of focus, precision and rigour that will have a substantial and sustained impact on the Academy into the future.
Improvement will be based on an unswerving focus on teaching and learning and a strong commitment to collaboration within and beyond the Cabot Learning Federation. Working within the Trust, you will benefit from excellent peer support from colleagues in similar roles and have great opportunities for continuing professional development.
It is critical that the successful candidate will be adept at quickly building and nurturing positive and purposeful relationships throughout the school community of students and families. An ability to make and justify difficult decisions is required, along with a demonstrable commitment to equality.
Working alongside a newly appointed Principal, the role of Vice Principal will also be committed to working closely with supportive colleagues from across the CLF and the wider education sector while upholding the highest standards of personal integrity and conduct.
Please download the candidate information pack, which includes wider details on the role and the job description and person specification.
Why CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 60% of the students who attend Bristol Metropolitan Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Academy tours*: week commencing 28th April 2025
Closing Date: 12 noon 5th May 2025
Short-listing: 6th May 2025
Interviews**: 19th May 2025 and 20th May 2025
*We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
**This is a two-day process (a first full assessment day, with the final interview on day two).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
How to apply:
Please complete an application form.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note on page 24 of the Candidate Information Pack that there is a requirement for you to attach a supporting letter of no more than 3 page letter detailing why you should be considered for the role. Please ensure this is uploaded under the CV/resume attachment prior to submitting your application and that it is labelled with your name, followed by ‘Supporting Letter – BMA Vice Principal’. The Supporting Statement section in the application form does not allow anything over an 8,000-character limit, which is why we ask for this to be uploaded as an additional document.
Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account.
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
