Assistant Principal (Post 16)

Located on the stunning Jurassic Coast and with the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty close by, Exmouth Community College is one of the largest secondary schools in the country with over 2300 students.

The College is seeking an outstanding, inspirational and dynamic leader to take on the role of Assistant Principal. This offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious, creative and enthusiastic individual to lead a dedicated team of staff committed to get the very best education for our students within the context of the whole College vision.

The College is at a very exciting time in its development and you will be joining an experienced Senior Leadership Team who are exceptionally ambitious for both the students within Exmouth and the College as a whole. 

The principal purpose of the role will be to assist in raising standards across Post 16 and incorporate skills including intervention with students, effective approaches to assessment, curriculum development and quality assurance. The role offers the opportunity to work across a range of areas and alongside other key staff within the College.

As one of the largest schools in the South West, this role presents an excellent opportunity to have a large impact on the development of both students and the College as a whole. We also have one of the largest school Sixth Forms in the South West, providing a very wide range of academic and vocational courses at Level 2 and Level 3. Performance within Post 16 is good and Ofsted have recently commented very favourably on our provision in this area. Post-16 students, and most teaching, is based within its own large block which also contains a Post-16 Café, Post-16 reception including administration support with office space and a large social area for students. There are two study areas a short distance away with more specialist teaching taking place in classrooms across the site. The size of our Sixth Form enables us to provide a very broad curriculum offer which includes some Level 2 bridging units in Health and Social Care or Media as well as a wide range of Level 3 Advanced Level and vocational courses from Criminology to Further Mathematics to Performing Arts.

This appointment is very important to the College and is key to our continuing school improvement plan. The College is very committed to continuing professional development and plays an active role in our local Teaching School Alliances. We believe that high quality teaching and learning is central to school improvement and wish to provide staff with development opportunities within, and beyond our College, to ensure our students receive consistently high quality teaching.

This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably skilled person to join the College and work in its community of highly motivated staff, enthusiastic students, supportive parents and knowledgeable Governing Board.

Please visit www.exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk to download the full job description, person specification and teaching application form.

Your completed application form should be returned by 10am on the closing date.

Those interested in applying for the Assistant Principal post are invited to visit the College for a tour of the campus with the Principal on Tuesday 29 November at 2.15pm. 

Please contact recruitment@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk or call 01395 255687 to book a place.

Exmouth Community College is committed to providing the best possible care and education to our pupils and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff to share this commitment. As part of our commitment, we need to ensure that all potential employees satisfy our employment checks. Please note that where appropriate, shortlisted and/or potentially suitable applicants will be required to undertake further checks. A satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure (with Barred List check) will be required before the successful candidate can commence employment at Exmouth Community College.