Deputy Principal

The role of Deputy Principal offers the chance to support the delivery of outstanding teaching that delivers progress over time and enables students to continue to achieve strong outcomes. An inspiring leader who, through leading by example, will promote high expectations and support the delivery of high attainment for all students.

You will be an effective team player who is dynamic, creative and able to play a significant role in the strategic direction and development of the academy. Working within the Cabot Learning Federation, you will benefit from excellent peer support from colleagues in similar roles across the Federation and 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.

About us

Digitech Studio School is a unique community of learning for creative 14–19-year-old students. It is designed on a small scale to give everyone access to personalised learning, where everyone is known and individual needs are met. Digitech students are immersed in digital, creative and media technologies that give high-level employability skills, experiences and national qualifications. These studies are underpinned by a core of English, Mathematics and Science to create clear pathways to the future. Strategically structured projects with regular experience in the workplace allow students to move with technology into the future.

CLF has a successful track record of performance delivery across all of its Academies; as Deputy 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.

In return

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)
• A dedicated training and development programme
• Health and wellness sessions and discounts
• Flu jabs
• Annual CLF conferences, which provide CPD opportunities
• A comprehensive induction process
• Competitive salaries, which are reviewed annually
• A cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave entitlement for staff who work all year round

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Closing date: 19 February 2023

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.