Principal

Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy (LECA) is a new, state-of-the-art Secondary school primarily serving the popular and thriving village of Littleport, Cambridgeshire. It opened in September 2017. The school currently has 463 pupils. At full capacity there will be 600 pupils in 2022. 

We are looking to appoint an ambitious and motivated leader to continue and further develop this standard of strong integration and who can enhance the school to become the school of choice in the local community.

The successful candidate will lead this school into the next stages of its growth and development. This is a challenging and exciting time to consolidate a range of school improvement measures that both celebrate and support its pupils and the wide range of cultures and backgrounds from which they come.

As an Active Learning Trust school Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy will continue to be a participating member of the Trust community as a whole. 

The Cambridgeshire hub and other Active Learning Trust schools provide school-to-school improvement, leadership development and CPD opportunities and Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy will benefit from executive leadership support from senior colleagues based in Cambridge and across the Trust. This is an exciting period with the Trust and there are extensive opportunities for the successful Principal to develop their career as a leader across the Trust. 

Highly experienced colleagues with a range of backgrounds in effective school improvement comprise the ALT central leadership team and they, along with the executive leaders in our local schools will work with you to deliver your and the Trust’s objectives. The Trust operates through Local Governing bodies committed to providing senior leaders with support and challenge. Together we all share the belief that every child will receive a first-class education at all our schools having been expertly taught and well prepared for the next stages of life and the opportunities provided for them in their secondary education.

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you wish to have an informal discussion, please contact our recruitment consultant Caroline Olsen by email: colsen@academicis.co.uk or call on 01223 907979 or 07500 889504.

Closing date: Monday 29th November 2021 at noon

Shortlisting: Thursday 2nd December 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 8th December and Friday 10th December 2021