Principal
Ditton Park Academy
Slough
- Expired
- Salary:
- L32 – L36 (fringe) £112,328 - £123,737
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2026
Job overview
Required for September 2026
Ditton Park Academy offers a truly comprehensive and inclusive education, serving a vibrant and diverse community with 1,150 students aged 11 to 18. The Academy provides excellent continuous professional development & learning opportunities.
Following the retirement of our Principal, the Board are seeking a skilled and visionary leader capable of building on the successful work already undertaken driving the highest of standards in Teaching and Learning. We are proud to work with friendly, hardworking students and supportive families. Staff are dedicated and ambitious to further raise standards. Our purpose-built school is a diverse and dynamic learning community benefitting from outstanding facilities.
The Trust and the school are currently embarking on the next stage of the school’s development, and we are exploring the possibility of working collaboratively with the Arbib Education Trust. If the change goes ahead, you will have access to a broad range of expertise alongside wider support from the whole Trust Team. As a new Principal this would be an exciting opportunity to shape the collaboration and partnership as it develops, whilst ensuring the individual identity, values and strengths of Ditton Park are maintained.
The Board are seeking to appoint a Principal who will:
Be an exceptional leader, able to inspire and empower staff to deliver the highest quality teaching and learning, encouraging them to share knowledge and embed excellence at every level.
Be a strategic thinker who is also an outstanding practitioner with a clear focus on continuous improvement.
Be passionate about realising children's potential, maintaining our vision to maximise potential in a nurturing and aspiring community providing opportunities to make positive contributions as global citizens, now and in the future.
Be a collaborative leader who is inspired by creating partnerships, with proven achievements delivered through consultation and collaboration.
We highly recommend a visit to the school where you will feel the positive, supportive atmosphere, strong sense of community, meet our excellent staff and be engaged by our young people. Visits from prospective applicants are warmly welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by appointment.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 9 February 2026.
Interviews: Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 February 2026.
To request an application pack or arrange a visit please email Dion.Mills@hays.com
For an informal discussion on this role please contact Dion Mills on 07899063321.
Ditton Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Ditton Park Academy
About Ditton Park Academy
Ditton Park Academy is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Slough, Berkshire. The academy has a sixth form and educates students within the 11-19 age range. Currently, there are 1100 pupils and we are heavily oversubscribed.
We are a local, co-educational community Academy serving the young people and their families in the South-East of Slough in the Kings Reach Estate just off Upton Court Park. Ditton Park Academy opened in 2014 and moved into a multi-million-pound purpose-built building in 2017. The academy is part of an innovative collaboration between the headteachers of the 13 secondary schools in Slough (SASH).
Values and vision
Ditton Park Academy promotes an ethos of “active citizens”, whereby students are empowered to participate in decision making and provide input into the wellbeing, public service and economic sufficiency of their community. To help students achieve this, the academy is focused on providing an excellent teaching and learning environment that is inclusive and caters for students as individuals.
The academy’s aim is to provide educational and workplace opportunities that are geared towards maximising achievement. Teachers work hard to deliver the right curriculum for students, along with a wide range of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities.
All visitors will notice, when they visit, how proud the students and staff are of our Academy.
Nick Caulfield
Principal
Address: Kings Reach, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7UX, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1753 537594
Website: http://www.dittonparkacademy.co.uk/
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