Assistant Principal

The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). We currently operate within the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset areas with ambitions to grow. We are proud to serve circa 12,500 pupils who all attend one of our eight secondary academies, nine primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision and an alternative provision which consists of one primary and three secondary settings.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will join a strong leadership team, a dynamic staff and a vibrant student cohort. We benefit from a state-of-the-art PFI build that, along with our robust behaviour system, facilitates a calm and positive learning environment. The Bristol Brunel Academy Council provides a high level of challenge and support which accelerates our improvement journey. Our reputation is strong both in the community and beyond which is reflected in the fact that we are oversubscribed in every year group and increasing our PAN to support this popularity, BBA will soon become the largest school in Bristol from Year 7 to Year 11. Outcomes are on a 5 year improving trend with our progress 8 score this year of +0.21 and basics 9 to 4 of 57% and 9 to 5 of 32%, we feel pleased with this improvement but strive for even greater outcomes which our students rightly deserve.

CLF has a successful track record of performance delivery across all of its Academies; as Assistant Principal, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the students and improve their life chances.

Cabot Learning Federation Benefits:

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

Access to our pension scheme – Teacher Pension Scheme (if eligible)

Dedicated Training and Development programme

Health and wellness sessions and discounts

Flu Jabs

Annual CLF conferences which provides CPD opportunity

Comprehensive Induction process

Competitive salaries which are reviewed annually

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave entitlement for staff who work all year round

About the Cabot Learning Federation

CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.

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

This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within academies. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.

The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.

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. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application.