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Principal: Vanguard School

The Vanguard School, Lambeth

Lambeth

  • £85,092 - £103,741 per year
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  • Expired
Salary:
L18 - L27
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2026
Apply by:
16 June 2025

Job overview

We are seeking a fabulous leader who can establish a culture of pride, inclusivity, and the highest expectations for all at our autism specific specialist free school.

At Liberty Academy Trust, we challenge any notion that our children’s aspirations and achievements should be limited academically, socially or personally. Our core values of courage, determination, and teamwork drive positive change, ensuring that all our children and young people can be successful now and in their future lives.

You will be a will be a visionary who can promote a culture of excellence, champion inclusivity and diversity and drive aspirations of students and staff. You will be an outstanding and experienced leader who enjoys working collaboratively with central colleagues and other schools to bring fresh ideas and inspire others to achieve their best. You will also be an ethical leader who demonstrates integrity and embodies our values of courage, determination, and teamwork.

Our success depends on our skilled and dedicated staff. We offer a competitive salary and pension, as well as a range of benefits and a focus on staff well-being. More importantly, we offer the opportunity to play a part in highly rewarding work, as part of an ambitious and supportive team.

To organise a school visit, contact Sara Newman: sara.newman@libertytrust.org.uk

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About The Vanguard School, Lambeth

  • The Vanguard School, Lambeth
  • Lollard Street, Kennington, Lambeth, London
  • SE11 6QH
  • United Kingdom

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Welcome to Vanguard School, where each child is treated as an individual. Vanguard school is an ambitious, forward-thinking specialist school, which seeks to advance thinking on what autistic people can achieve and how vital their place is in society.

We take enormous care to give our pupils the support they need to learn well and to develop their confidence and independence. Small classes, committed and experienced specialist teachers, and a wonderful learning environment all make our school an exceptional place to be.  We are encouraging and supportive, and always celebrate achievement. We also ask pupils to work hard, and help them to enjoy the success that this brings.

Vanguard is one of the three schools which make up the Liberty Academy Trust, an education charity established in 2022. Together, our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.

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