Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

Contract : Permanent

Actual Salary : L12 - L17 (£67,898 - £76,772)

Start Date: September 2026

A dynamic leadership opportunity to shape outstanding teaching, drive rapid improvement, and make a lasting impact on every student’s success at John Cabot Academy.

We are seeking an energetic and dynamic Assistant Principal to join John Cabot Academy. Our staff are professional, enthusiastic and deeply committed to ensuring all students achieve highly both personally and academically. The academy has a strong culture of high expectations and inclusion, where students are well supported and thrive. Working closely with the Head of School, you will help ensure the smooth and effective running of the academy.

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation (CLF), you will join a trust with a strong track record of sustained improvement. This is an opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact on the lives of young people, bringing focus, precision and rigour to drive further improvement across the academy.

You will have a clear commitment to high-quality teac

hing and learning, with collaboration at the heart of your approach within both the academy and the wider CLF network. You will benefit from excellent professional support, strong peer networks, and outstanding opportunities for ongoing development and career progression within the federation, all within a supportive environment that encourages success and positive challenge.

Why CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. We particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

What we can offer you:

• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

• Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.

• Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.

• Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.

• Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.

• Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.

• A collaborative culture which supports workload.

• Well-being support through an Employee As