Vice Principal
Copleston High School
Suffolk
- £73,819 - £81,441 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L17 to L21
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2025
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2025
Job overview
Job Description
- Copleston High School – Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5HD
- L17 to L21, £73,819 - £81,441 per annum
- 1.0 FTE
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Reference: 6964
- Required from September 2025
We are seeking to appoint an inspiring, highly competent and committed Vice Principal to become an integral part of our Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will be an exceptional leader who will join us at an exciting phase.
You will take responsibility for the leadership of the curriculum and its implementation, which includes an oversite of areas such as teaching and learning, CPD, personal development, as well as other negotiated responsibilities. You must have a strong track record, experience of effective leadership in schools, be capable of building highly effective working relationships with staff, students and parents. The role will suit an experienced Assistant Headteacher wanting to move to Vice Principal or Vice Principal whose next step is likely to be headship.
You will:
- have a thorough and up to date knowledge of curriculum design and development
- have a clear understanding of personal development
- have led improvement with clear impact
- be an outstanding classroom practitioner
- be able to work as part of and lead a strong team
- be willing to go that extra mile to give all children best possible start in life.
We can offer you:
- Happy and highly motivated children.
- A dynamic team of professionals.
- Access to the high-quality professional development.
- A committed and supportive staff and Governing Body.
For more information
Please read the full Job Description (docx) and Person Specification (docx).
To find out more about us, please visit our website (www.copleston.suffolk.sch.uk).
Please contact Trenica King, Head of School by emailing hr@copleston.suffolk.sch.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
How to apply
To apply, please complete an Application Form (docx) in full and return to the email applications@copleston.suffolk.sch.uk.
Closing date: 24 February 2025.
Interviewing Date: Week commencing 3 March 2025.
The Oxlip Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
Copleston High School is a member of the Oxlip Learning Partnership. The Oxlip Learning Partnership's mission is ‘Achieving Success Together' and this is certainly a message that Copleston High School invests in too. We work to ensure that we are creating the best environment for our students to learn and our staff to develop.
Oxlip Learning Partnership promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce and encourages applications from all sections of society. We are always keen to hear from talented professionals, at all stages of their career, who believe they can support us in achieving our vision.
Attached documents
About Copleston High School
Copleston High School is a mixed, non-denominational academy secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. It caters for about 1,800 pupils, plus a further 350 in the sixth form. The school was established in 1939 as two separate boys' and girls' secondary moderns. It is now operated by the Copleston High School Academies Trust.
Principal
Shaun Common
Values and vision
The principal objective of the school is to help all students to achieve their best. Copleston High School cultivates a caring, warm and vibrant environment for students, designed to help them thrive. The school celebrates student successes in as many ways as possible, including through posters around the school, in achievement assemblies and through “celebration evenings”, which emphasise that Copleston values all students as individuals.
The school aims to enable every student to be as successful academically and socially as possible. It believes that young people should communicate effectively, co-operate in teams, use new technology with confidence, develop research skills, and take responsibility for their own learning. However, it also believes that looking forward should not be at the expense of traditional standards.
Readiness for life beyond school is central to what Copleston offers its students.
Ofsted
“Students who need extra help are given good support. As a result, they are making at least as good progress as other students and the gaps between different groups are closing.”
“Students’ numeracy and literacy skills are developed well through a range of activities. Teaching assistants and support workers contribute well in lessons and make sure that all students understand their tasks.”
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