Assistant Principal

Salary: L12 - L16 (Outer London Weighting) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent 

Start date: September 2025

Are you an experienced leader with a strong commitment to inclusive education, high-impact interventions, and staff development?

Bexleyheath Academy, part of the LIFT Schools Trust, is seeking an exceptional Assistant Principal to lead on Inclusion, SEND, Reading, and EAL provision, student Intervention, and Staff Development across the academy. This is a vital leadership role for a strategic, compassionate, and driven individual committed to ensuring every student can thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for SEND, ensuring compliance and excellence in provision in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
• Champion inclusion embedding a culture where every student feels supported, and empowered.
• Oversee whole-school reading strategy, ensuring literacy is at the heart of our curriculum and intervention planning.
• Lead targeted and evidence-based student interventions for those at risk of underachievement, including those with complex needs. 
• Lead provision for EAL learners, enabling rapid language acquisition and full access to the curriculum.
• Lead and develop whole-school staff development programmes that support inclusive teaching and literacy-focused pedagogy.
• Line manage key inclusion staff including the SENCo and Reading Leads, and work closely with external agencies and families.

 The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Be an experienced and ambitious middle or senior leader with a proven track record of improving outcomes for vulnerable learners.
• Have deep understanding of the SEND Code of Practice, inclusive pedagogy, and literacy interventions.
• Demonstrate commitment to staff development, building capacity across the school and modelling high-quality practice.
• Be an inspirational communicator with a passion for collaboration, high standards, and a belief in every child’s potential.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding and a whole-school approach to inclusion.

About Bexleyheath Academy

Bexleyheath Academy is proud to be a non-selective school in the grammar heartland of Kent. Bexleyheath Academy is quickly approaching capacity with students; in order to accommodate the demands of the local community and grow our skilled staff, we must expand.

Should you wish to visit us in person then our doors are open to you at any time on any day. 

Please contact the Principals PA Lchan@bexleyheathacademy.org

Who is Lift Schools?

We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
• Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

The role is due to commence September 2025. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: 18 May 2025

Interview date: w/b 19 May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.