Principal

The Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). We currently operate within the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset areas with ambitions to grow. We are proud to serve circa 12,500 pupils who all attend one of our eight secondary academies, ten primary academies, an all-through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post-16 provision and an alternative provision, which consists of one primary and three secondary settings.

The CLF has a successful track record of performance delivery across all of its academies; as Principal, you will be able to seize the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the students and improve their life chances.

The successful candidate will have the drive and passion to lead the academy and accelerate improvement. You will have a track record of success and bring to the academy a level of focus, precision and rigour that will have a substantial and sustained impact on the academy into the future. Improvement will be based on an unswerving focus on teaching and learning and a strong commitment to collaboration within and beyond the Cabot Learning Federation.

About us

Digitech Studio School is a unique community of learning for creative 14–19-year-old students. It is designed on a small scale to give everyone access to personalised learning, where everyone is known and individual needs are met. Digitech students are immersed in digital, creative and media technologies that give high-level employability skills, experiences and national qualifications. These studies are underpinned by a core of English, Mathematics and Science to create clear pathways to the future. Strategically structured projects with regular experience in the workplace allow students to move with technology into the future.

In return

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

• Access to our pension scheme – Teacher Pension Scheme (if eligible)
• A dedicated training and development programme
• Health and wellness sessions and discounts
• Flu jabs
• Annual CLF conferences, which provide CPD opportunities
• A comprehensive induction process
• Competitive salaries, which are reviewed annually
• A cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave entitlement for staff who work all year round

Closing date: 4 December 2022.

CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds. 

The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within academies. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.

The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.