Vice Principal

Job details

Job role: - Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: £80,655.00 - £88,951.00 Annually (Actual)

Vice Principal job summary

The role

We are looking to appoint a School Lead for two key areas of the school development plan, which will be chosen in consultation with the Principal from the list below:

• Curriculum and Teaching
• Inclusion
• Achievement

We are committed to appointing the best leader and any combination of the above can work within our strong, effective and growing senior leadership team. This post will involve leading a team of staff and significant whole school responsibilities, it will ideally suit someone looking to progress to a headship in the next few years.

Us

At King James’s School, we are ambitious for the very best outcomes for every one of our students, and we believe that education is more than just examinations and lessons. Our school focuses on providing a holistic experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and character in our young people and prepares them for their future by giving them strong foundations and happy memories.

We are a community-focused school built on respect, inclusion and the belief in valuing and developing people. We had a highly successful Ofsted in 2025 that highlighted we are a very good school that should now strive to be a great school, that is our ambition in all senses. This is an opportunity to be a key part of our special school and our journey.

You

We are more interested in your leadership qualities and your professional character than in specific experiences or knowledge. You need to be a leader who understands how to set a strategic vision, how to inspire others at all levels to develop and implement that vision, how to see change and development through to completion and impact. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of impact in your leadership journey to this point. This post will suit someone who is professionally ambitious and aspiring to headship in the next few years and looking to use this position as a stepping stone towards that aim. You will be a team player, who believes in leadership setting the example, you will be professionally reflective, collaborative and enjoy challenge. A hands-on leader who is solution focused and wants to be involved in the life of our community is important; a good sense of humour is also something we value. Finally, someone who believes in the potential of people, whether staff or student and wants to be a key part of shaping that culture in our school community.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service

(DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.

Visits

We would welcome you to visit our school. Hosted visits will take place on Tuesday 21 April at 9:00 and Thursday 23 April at 14:00.

Applications

Completed applications must be submitted by 9:00 on Monday 27 April 2026. Interviews are expected to take place the following week.

If you have any questions about the role, or if you would like to attend one of the hosted Visit sessions, please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, on [contact hidden] or email her ([contact hidden]).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding & promoting welfare & safety of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment. We ask applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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