Senior Vice Principal - Student Support

Dear Applicant,

I am delighted that you have expressed an interest in the role of Senior Vice Principal at St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy.

St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy is an oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational academy offering a first-class education underpinned by Christian values, where the students are placed at the heart of our decision making, so that they can flourish and reach their full potential. With 1519 students on roll and drawing students from 52 feeder primary schools, the Academy has worked hard to be the first choice school for families seeking a Christian faith-led education in the Anglican tradition in this area.

This is a new post: we are seeking to increase our capacity and further strengthen the Senior Team and are looking for a very special individual. The ideal post holder will have significant experience in the pastoral and student support areas of school life and a track record of improving outcomes in their current role. You are probably already a senior leader.

The Academy is located within the 29th most deprived neighbourhood in England and is multi -racial and multi-cultural. We welcome students of all faiths and none. There is a firm commitment to improving the life chances of all of our students.

St Wilfrid’s enjoys a hard-earned reputation as an outward looking, forward thinking Academy where staff development, through well planned CPD and the Academy-wide use of effective technology, has contributed to securing excellent outcomes for our students. In February 2018, OFSTED graded St Wilfrid’s as Good and, in March 2016, SIAMS graded the Academy as Outstanding. We had a further successful ungraded inspection in January 2023.

If you were to be appointed you would be working alongside a team of highly skilled staff and joining an Academy which strives for excellence. All in all, it is a wonderful place to work, learn and worship. Our vision is ‘Lord Direct us to LIVE Life to the Full’, rooted in John 10:10.

Whilst Learning we are Inspired and develop our Values through Experiences as each member flourishes. We aim to raise aspirations, realise potential and develop well rounded successful teachers and young people.

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the Academy ahead of applying; the staff and students embody our Christian ethos and values in their daily interactions and it is believed you will experience that ‘something special’ feeling visitors so frequently articulate.

It is a genuine requirement of the post that applicants must be a practising Christian. This means you must be able to supply a faith reference and be able to discuss how your faith informs your professional practice.

If you wish to make an appointment to look around the Academy to see if St Wilfrid’s is your next step in leadership, please contact the PA to the Principal, Mrs K Nightingale via email at KNightingale@saintwilfrids.com or by phone on 01254 604000.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 20th February 2023.

Please submit the Diocesan Board of Education’s application form, which can be downloaded from the Academy website, along with a letter of application of not more than four A4 sides detailing how your experiences to date qualify you for the post to Mrs K Nightingale via email KNightingale@saintwilfrids.com.