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Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal)

Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal)

Leigh Academy Rainham

Rainham, Medway

  • Expired
Salary:
Leadership scale commensurate with experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023
Apply by:
2 February 2023

Job overview

From September 2023, we are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us as an Assistant Head of College (Assistant Principal). The successful candidate will work alongside the Principal and Vice Principal, to support the academic and pastoral development of its students. 

We are looking for an individual who can confidently establish and develop excellent relationships with all stakeholders. They will be a highly effective and inspirational teacher and leader, with strong behaviour management and experience of leading highly successful teams at a secondary level. We expect all of our students to be challenged, to be inspired and to achieve beyond expectation. Prospective Assistant Principals will be experienced middle leaders who have worked in roles such as Heads of Departments or equivalent.

As a community we believe in working collaboratively and sharing good practice. If you want to be part of a team which embraces innovation and creativity then we are interested to hear from you.

To view the structure of the senior leadership team, please click here.

For our successful candidate, being a member of staff at Leigh Academy Rainham and the wider Trust means you’ll receive access to a great range of employment benefits from day one. Click here to view the current benefits package, and be mindful that the list is always growing. 

We’d like to hear from candidates who are:

  • An excellent leader who is passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within their own subject 
  • Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
  • Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
  • Energetic and have a can-do attitude
  • Confident and has strong career aspirations
  • Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the Academy


Click here for the full Recruitment Pack.



Naturally, we are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and therefore the application process will reflect our desire to undertake all necessary measures to achieve this.

On the basis that interested candidates may be keen to visit the academy before making a formal application, you can arrange this by contacting Lauren Crawley (Office Manager) vialauren.crawley@leighacademyrainham.org.uk. Visits will be offered in January/February 2023 and will be hosted by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Please ensure you offer Lauren Crawley a range of dates when you are available in your initial email to ensure we can coordinate a visit that works for both you and the academy. 

Candidates wishing to have an initial conversation with the SLT about this role can also arrange for a telephone call. Those wishing to do so should also contact Lauren Crawley (as above) in the first instance.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information please contact Holly Neve (Recruitment Advisor) on 01634 412 263 or holly.neve@latrust.org.uk.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.

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About Leigh Academy Rainham

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About Leigh Academy Rainham: In September 2021, we opened our doors to the 180 founding students of our co educational comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds. Already oversubscribed, our new school is firmly set to be a beacon of excellence for secondary education in Medway. The wellbeing and success of each individual child is at the heart of everything and we are driven by the belief that it is our role to ensure all pupils develop an appreciation of the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Every learner is entitled to an enriching, varied and personalised education; delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides challenge, irrespective of need, starting point or background. It is our ambition that in our highly inclusive setting, all our students will flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults. We will work together to embed the essential skills, knowledge and attributes needed to be highly successful in achieving their own personal goals, as caring members of our community and as leaders in tomorrow’s world.

Our strong learning community works together and shares the value of collaboration; every member of our academy family works together to achieve success, cultivating a strong sense of belonging. Our belief in human-scale education, delivered through our college model, ensures every one of our students is known and valued. Strong pastoral care is at the heart of our academy and we place great importance on building strong partnerships with parents and carers.

Working in a brand new school is a unique opportunity. A flexible approach with a can-do ethos is required, as is drive, grit and boundless enthusiasm. We will be looking to recruit a staff body that  has a multitude of talents to enable us to provide a rich academic and co-curricular offer from the outset and look forward to hearing what additional skills, talents and interests you could bring to a role at the Academy.  A sense of humour is also essential!

Principal: Alex Millward

Our Values

  • Dream – have high aspirations for yourself and your community.
  • Believe – be resilient, persistently striving to overcome challenges with purpose and integrity.
  • Achieve – become a highly successful, lifelong learner and global citizen, capable of leading tomorrow’s world.

Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

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