Vice Principal

The Cabot Learning Federation 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, nine 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. 

City Academy is at the heart of Bristol and serves a very diverse community. It has been on an enormous improvement journey over the last five years being judged “Good” by Ofsted in April 2019 and is now oversubscribed in years 7 and 8 and is predicted for year 7 in September 2021.  

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. 

In this role, you will promote good and outstanding teaching that secures progress over time and enables students to achieve strong outcomes. CLF has a successful track record of performance delivery across its Academies; as Vice 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. You will have the drive and passion to help lead City Academy Bristol and accelerate improvement. You will have a track record of success and bring a level of focus, precision and rigour that will have a substantial and sustained impact. 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. 

Closing date: 28 November 2021

Assessment and interview date: w/c 13 December 

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 a 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 pupils needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.

The Cabot Learning Federation are 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 the academy. 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.