Assistant Principal
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Lewisham
- Expired
- Salary:
- L12-L18 (£77,720-£88,626)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2026
- Apply by:
- 10 March 2026
Job overview
We are seeking exceptional an Assistant Principal to join our Knights Leadership Team at Haberdashers’ Knights Academy.
This is an opportunity for ambitious, high-impact leaders who are ready to shape whole-school improvement and play a central role in driving standards, culture and outcomes. Rather than recruiting to a narrowly defined brief, we are looking for outstanding individuals whose strengths, expertise and leadership capacity will enhance and strengthen our senior team.
As an Assistant Principal, you will contribute strategically and operationally to the leadership of the academy. You will lead with clarity, high expectations and integrity, ensuring consistency in systems, strong staff development and excellent outcomes for students. Your specific portfolio will be aligned to your experience and the evolving needs of the school, which may include achievement, teaching and learning, behaviour and culture, inclusion, attendance, curriculum, personal development or Sixth Form.
We are looking for leaders who have a proven track record of impact, who combine strategic thinking with visible, hands-on leadership, and who are relentless in their pursuit of excellence. You will be values-driven, resilient and committed to building a culture where staff feel supported and students thrive.
This role offers genuine scope and influence. We are looking for the right leader for our school, someone ready to make a significant contribution at senior level and help shape the next phase of our development.
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About Haberdashers' Knights Academy
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy
- Launcelot Road, Downham, Bromley
- Kent
- BR1 5EB
- United Kingdom
Haberdashers’ Knights Academy is a vibrant, diverse 11–18 school community with a relentless focus on high expectations and aspirations. We serve the families of the local community in the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Bromley and are part of the Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South, a well-established multi-academy trust of four secondary and five primary schools in southeast London and Kent with over 6000 students and 600 staff. The scale of expertise and leadership across our Trust gives us enormous capacity. It is this capacity that has resulted in the success of the Trust and allows us to mount new ventures and allows our staff to take on new opportunities and rapid development trajectories.
Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South is a multi-academy trust with five primary and four secondary schools in and around south-east London. Our mission is for all of our children and young people to be successful at school so that they flourish in their lives. We will only be able to achieve this ambition if we are a great employer who can attract, retain and develop great staff.
VISION 2026
Every School an Excellent School
It is the Trust’s vision for all of our schools to be excellent schools. Our mission is to ensure that every one of our children and young people flourishes at school so that they can be successful in their lives.
Our three main objectives are:
- Excellent outcomes for all children and young people so that they can be successful in their next steps and future lives;
- To be regarded as a great employer, attracting, retaining and developing the best staff;
- To be the Trust of choice and a welcome presence in our communities.
Joining Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South at any point in your career will be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. You will be part of a driven team that spans nine schools and a central services team in South East London and Kent, who are all resolute in their aim to make our schools excellent places to learn and work. We offer an attractive benefits package, plenty of professional development opportunities and a focus on career growth. You will also experience a flexible and supportive work environment with a focus on health and wellbeing, and a culture of openness and respect.
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