Assistant Principal at Ernulf Academy

Ernulf Academy; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay above national scales

8 INSET days per year

World-class enrichment programme

Job summary

Ernulf Academy in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Principal to shape the strategic direction of the academy and ensure the highest standards of teaching, learning, behaviour, and personal development. Working with the Principal and senior leaders, you will drive a culture of excellence and continuous improvement to help every scholar reach their full potential.

The role requires a highly effective, reflective leader who can inspire staff, deliver sustainable improvement, and build

Qualifications

• Leadership experience at senior level in a school setting.
• Strong strategic planning and data-driven improvement.
• Evidence-informed approaches to teaching and behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Drive whole-school improvement and strategic priorities across areas of responsibility.
• Champion high-quality teaching and learning through coaching and professional development.
• Promote exceptional behaviour and culture with a strong system of routines and attendance.
• Raise achievement and outcomes by monitoring performance data and implementing targeted strategies.
• Lead and develop staff through coaching, mentoring and accountability.

Job description

About this Role

JOIN OUR MISSION TO BE ONE OFTHE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY!

Ernulf Academy is building a teamof exceptional and highly skilled staff, committed to driving excellence and continuous improvement across our school. Last year, we improved outcomes byover 10% across multiple measures, and our ambition is to build on this successagain this year.

As an Assistant Principal, youwill play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of the academy, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning, behaviour and personaldevelopment. Working closely with the Principal and senior leadership team, youwill help drive a culture of excellence, high expectations and continuousimprovement, ensuring every scholar has the opportunity to achieve their fullpotential.

You will be a highly effective andreflective leader, capable of inspiring staff, supporting colleagues anddelivering sustainable improvement. Through strong leadership, strategicplanning and a relentless focus on outcomes, you will help create an environmentwhere scholars thrive academically, socially and personally.

This role is ideal for anambitious and resilient leader who upholds the highest professional standards,models Astrea values and is driven to deliver life-changing opportunities foryoung people. You will be passionate about raising aspirations, improvingoutcomes and helping Ernulf Academy achieve its vision of becoming one of thebest schools in the country.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive whole-school improvementand strategic priorities
  Lead and implement key academy improvement priorities, ensuring ambitioustargets are achieved and sustained across your areas of responsibility.
• Champion high-quality teachingand learning
  Support the development of outstanding classroom practice through coaching,monitoring, professional development and effective use of evidence-informedapproaches.
• Promote exceptional behaviourand culture
  Lead the implementation of the academy's behaviour systems and routines,ensuring high standards of conduct, attendance and scholar engagement.
• Raise achievement and improveoutcomes
  Use performance data effectively to identify priorities, monitor impact andimplement strategies that accelerate progress for all scholars.
• Lead and develop staffeffectively
  Build leadership capacity across the academy through coaching, mentoring andfostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuousimprovement.
• Contribute to the widerleadership of the academy
  Provide visible and proactive leadership across the school, supporting academyoperations, safeguarding, stakeholder engagement and the delivery of theacademy's vision and values.

Champion high-quality teachingand learning
Support the development of outstanding classroom practice through coaching,monitoring, professional development and effective use of evidence-informedapproaches.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic time to join TEAMERNULF on our turnaround journey. We are on a RAPID MISSION to turnour school into one of the BEST in the country! When the currentleadership took over, in September 2024, Ernulf had NEVER received anOfsted 'Good' in ANY category. In January 2025, after just one term,Ofsted rated us 'Good' in ALL categories. If our rapid improvement andambition EXCITE you, then join us to disrupt disadvantage bytransforming the education of our pupils. We are within an hour's commute ofNorth London, Norfolk, Grantham and Rugby.

WORK HARD

Team Ernulf don't believe in fads.We know the biggest factor in a child's achievement is how hard they work. Thatis why we have sky high expectations. We have simplerules, centralised detentions, and we back ourteachers - so that our classrooms are disruption-free. Wedo this to support our children who want to work hard and do well.

BE KIND

Team Ernulf is WWF:warm, welcoming, and friendly. We pride ourselves on having a family atmosphere.We teach our pupils empathy and respect and have zero tolerance to bullying. Ascholarly approach is at our core, but teaching pupils to be polite,considerate, and caring is just as important.

world-class enrichmentprogramme

Our world-class enrichmentprogramme takes learning beyond the classroom. In Autumn term 2024alone, children visited Cambridge University, The British Museum, The NationalGallery, RAF Hendon, Kenilworth Castle, and were on Channel 5 and BBC radio!!As well as this, every week KS3 children have the opportunity to take partin electives such as British sign language, clubbercise,building a robotic arm, chess, girls cricket, and many more!

What We Offer:

• A knowledge-rich curriculum, built on 'powerful knowledge' and a traditional teaching and learning approach inspired by Rosenshine and TLAC.
• Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources.
• Disruption-free learning and a warm/strict behaviour system, including centralised detentions. We back our teachers!
• Pay above the national scales!
• 8 INSET days per year!
• Whole-class feedback over marking to reduce workload and increase impact!

Benefits:

• Health Support: Access to AXA's 24/7 health support line for medical advice.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Salary sacrifice deduction for bicycles and cycling accessories.
• Discounts and Savings: Access to the Blue Light Card and Costco membership.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Paid leave to support our people when they need it the most.
• Optical Care: Financial contribution to optical care for habitual DSE users.
• Life Assurance: Peace of mind for our people and their families.
• Employee Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted Gym Membership: Available at The Gym Group with 245 locations nationwide.
• Pension Scheme: Access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Professional Development: Continued professional development and training opportunities.
• Convenience: Free on-site parking.

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Allappointments are subject to satisfactory background checks, includingreferences and an enhanced DBS check. We value diversity and welcome applicationsfrom underrepresented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we providereasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure allcandidates can fully demonstrate their abilities.

In line with Part 7 of theImmigration Act 2016 and the statutory Code of Practice, the Trust requires allpublic-facing post holders to demonstrate fluent English. Within a schoolsetting, this applies to all roles that involve direct or indirect interactionwith pupils, parents, or members of the public.