Assistant Principal
Waverley School
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L6 to L10 / Negotiable for the right candidate
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2026
- Apply by:
- 4 May 2026
Job overview
Waverley Studio College
470 Belchers Lane
Bordesley Green
Birmingham
B9 5SX
Assistant Principal
(L6 to L10 / Negotiable for the right candidate)
Start Date: September 2026
Waverley Education Foundation (WEF) is a Multi Academy Trust educating approximately 2,000 pupils across Waverley School and Waverley Studio College. The Trust is committed to delivering high-quality education, leadership development, and services that improve outcomes for children and young people.
Opened in September 2013, Waverley Studio College educates students in Key Stages 4 and 5, with up to 75 students per year group and capacity for 300 students. The college specialises in Health, Creative Technology, and Enterprise, offering a distinctive curriculum enriched by programmes that develop students’ character, employability skills, and aspirations. Our core values of Humanity, Equality, Aspiration and Respect support our vision to create a learning community where we work together to achieve excellence in everything we do.
In the September 2022 Ofsted inspection, the college retained its Good judgement. Inspectors noted that “pupils behave well in lessons and around school and get on well together”.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented, and inspirational Assistant Principal to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a newly created role offering an exciting opportunity to shape the next stage of improvement and growth. Responsibilities will be tailored to the strengths and experience of the successful candidate.
We believe that this role will appeal to ambitious, talented and experienced colleagues who can bring inspirational leadership to our Senior Leadership Team and contribute towards the school improvement process.
We are looking for someone who will:
· Promote and deliver excellent standards of teaching and learning.
· Is a strategic thinker and able to lead on key areas of school improvement.
· Foster positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the local community.
The successful candidate will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the school application form will be accepted.
Waverley Education Foundation is committed to the protection and safety of its students.
Attached documents
About Waverley School
- Waverley School
- 311 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B9 5QA
- United Kingdom
Waverley School is a co-educational, all-through school located in Birmingham, West Midlands. It has around 1800 pupils across its primary, secondary and sixth-form departments. The school is part of the Waverley Education Foundation, a multi-academy trust that also operates the local Waverley Studio College.
Waverley School became an all-through school in 2012 and moved to a new site in 2013. It is proud of its diverse student intake.
Values and vision
Waverley School values learning through diversity. Tolerance and acceptance play a huge part in its ethos, with students encouraged to show respect for other faiths and belief systems. The social development of pupils is considered to be of paramount importance to best prepare them for adulthood.
Ofsted report
"Senior leadership is, once again, stable. It is increasingly effective. As a result, the quality of teaching has recovered and pupils' outcomes are good and improving further."
"Teaching is effective. It is particularly strong in the early years, primary phase and sixth form."
"Children get off to an exceptional start in early years. They settle very well into school life and make strong progress due to the effective teaching in this well-led provision."
The sixth form is effective. Almost all students achieve the qualifications they need to go on to their chosen higher education courses."
There is strict accountability between governors, trustees and the executive headteacher."
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