Assistant Principal

About The Role

Location: Kensal Town, West London

Salary: £62,464 - £66,505

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Start date: Spring/Summer 2026.

Closing date: 28/02/2025.

Interview date: March 2026.

Exciting opportunity to join an excellent primary school in the heart of West London.

About the role:

As Assistant Principal, your exact role and specific responsibilities will be agreed annually and will change, to allow you the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of academy leadership in preparation for Headship. You will lead in areas such as safeguarding, curriculum development, systems and procedures, timetabling, monitoring standards and teacher effectiveness, tracking and analysis of results/data, behaviour management, external relations and community links, staff development, training and induction.

As a member of the senior leadership team, you will also be centrally involved in the overall leadership and management of the academy and will help to establish a school culture that is both nurturing and rigorous.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be a model of excellence as an inclusive classroom practitioner and school leader.
• Show absolute commitment and alignment to our school vision.
• Be committed to continual professional development.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity or for any queries, please contact James Lewis - Murphy:

How to apply:

Click the "apply" button to be directed to our application portal and submit your application.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly encouraged.

Benefits:

• You will be supported by unrivalled training and CPD to develop yourself as an outstanding teacher and leader.
• We offer twice the standard number of professional training days, attractive remuneration, above the national pay scales
• Range of benefits including reduced gym membership and retail discounts.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme - providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

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About Us

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is a vibrant, one form entry primary school situated in North Kensington, within easy reach of transport links.

We believe in giving children the very best start in life and work hard to ensure children are given the best possible chances of achieving their potential. We are a Rights Respecting School and believe children should know their rights and responsibilities to be well-rounded citizens and leaders of the future. Furthermore, we are a Read Write Inc school and utilise Ark's Maths Mastery and Curriculum+ programmes as we aim for children to achieve excellent outcomes through our experience-rich curriculum and our strong school values of honesty, enthusiasm, ambition, resilience and thought.

Supported by a leadership team with a sense of humour, our team works hard to promote achievement for all, promoting excellent communication in collaboration with our dedicated resource base for speech and language. We aim for all students to gain awards and qualifications that reflect their rich and varied interests.

Visit arkbrunelprimary.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.