Vice Principal

VICE PRINCIPAL

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary: L9-L15 (£57,481 - £66,627)

Start: September 2024

We are looking for an energetic and dynamic leader to join Frome Vale Academy as our new Vice Principal. Colleagues at Frome Vale Academy are professional, enthusiastic and committed and work hard to support all children to achieve both personally and academically. There is a strong ethos and culture around high expectations and inclusion; children are well supported and thrive in this learning environment. Together with the Principal, the Vice Principal will work to ensure the smooth and effective running of the school.

CLF has a successful track record of performance delivery across all of its academies; as Vice Principal, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the pupils at Frome Vale 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. You can expect positive challenge, a supportive environment to succeed within and, in the longer term, further career opportunities across the Federation. Each school has its own unique identity within a wider family of schools, each a fulfilling place to work and learn and each occupying important space in the educational landscape of their cluster and within the Cabot Learning Federation.

Key Dates

School tours: *w/c 29/04/24 & w/c 06/05/24

Closing date: 13 May 2024

Short-listing: 14 May 2024

Assessment & interview dates: **20th and 21st May 2024

*We strongly encourage visiting the academy before applying. Information on how to arrange a tour can be viewed in the advert text on the CLF vacancy page, or in pages 5 and 11 of the Candidate Information Pack.

** This is a two-day process (a first full assessment day, with final interview on day two). Final dates will be confirmed with candidates as soon as short-listing has taken place.

About the Cabot Learning Federation

The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.  

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.  

How to Apply

To Apply, you will need to click the 'Apply Now' button on this page, which will redirect you to the CLF advert page. Within the CLF advert page, you can download and review the job description and person specification and then register/login to apply for the role.

CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Safeguarding and pre-employment checks

The Cabot Learning Federation are 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 the academy. 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.