Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos LU1 5PP

Advantage Schools; Luton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits for work-life balance

Job summary

The Stockwood Park Academy, part of Advantage Schools, invites a Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos. You will lead a calm, inclusive and aspirational school culture, shaping pupil outcomes academically and personally.

The role emphasises a visible, value-led leadership style with systems-focused practice, high standards, and a commitment to evidence-based professional learning. You will work with the Principal and SLT to raise behaviour, attendance and relationships across the school.

Responsibilities

• Be an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of shaping culture and delivering sustained improvement.
• Be a confident, visible leader, comfortable guiding whole-school priorities in public settings.
• Have significant expertise in behaviour leadership and sustaining exemplary behavior.
• Diagnose challenges, solve problems, and translate vision into action.
• Lead with an ambitious plan to raise outcomes through culture and behaviour.

Job description

Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture & Ethos

The Stockwood Park Academy LU1 5PP

About this role

The Vice Principal for Behaviour, Culture and Ethos is a key role at any school, but particularly for us at The Stockwood Park Academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping and sustaining a calm, inclusive, and aspirational school culture where pupils can thrive academically and personally.

We are ambitious beyond measure. Our school is driven by a vision of Striving for excellence and contributing to society - we want all students to leave Stockwood Park with a fantastic set of GCSE and A-Level outcomes, as well as character-defining enrichment experiences that make them ready to meaningfully contribute to society. Our vision is underpinned by our shared values of excellence, responsibility, and compassion. We are looking for a visible, value-led leader with extensive experience who is aligned with our ambition.

The successful candidate will be systems-focused, understanding that consistency builds trust and culture sustains improvement. Above all, you will see the joy in what we do, recognising that this work matters deeply, and that done well, it changes lives. The role is rooted in attention and affection: knowing students well, holding exceptionally high standards, and ensuring that every interaction has a cumulative effect on student outcomes.

The post holder will work closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team, to provide the strategic and operational leadership to ensure the highest levels of behaviour, attendance, positive relationships with a shared sense of community across the school. At TSPA, part of Advantage Schools, we do not believe in fads or quick fixes. We believe in the power of hard work, deep curricular thinking, and high-quality evidence-based professional learning. The role involves leading and embedding clear systems and expectations, supporting staff to deliver consistent practice and to drive continuous improvement.

The role offers the right candidate an exceptional opportunity to mould and shape the school into something truly extraordinary. However, this role will also ask a great deal of you. It requires someone with a clear vision and a deep understanding of what exemplary behaviour and more so, how it is achieved. You will lead through others, ensuring your impact is felt not just through policy, but through the culture that is lived every day.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of shaping culture and delivering sustained improvement.
• Be a confident, visible presence, comfortable leading in the public domain and successfully delivering whole-school priorities.
• Will have significant expertise in behaviour leadership, with a clear understanding of how exemplary behaviour is built and sustained.
• Be a strategic thinker able to diagnose challenges, solve problems, and translate vision into action.
• Be a leader with a clear and ambitious vision for raising outcomes, recognising the central role of culture and behaviour.
• Be inspirational and credible, able to motivate, develop, and empower others to deliver collective impact.
• Be professionally curious and informed, keeping up to date with educational, legal, and national developments.
• Be reflective and well-read, with a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with strong credibility in teaching and learning.
• Be deeply committed to outstanding learning and to the transformational power of education.

Please view the Advantage Schools prospectus here:Overview - Advantage Schools

School visits and discussions with the Principal are warmly welcomed.

Why work for Advantage Schools?

• The opportunity to lead a school to achieve the highest of standards as part of an ambitious trust.
• Be valued as a high-profile leader within the trust, benefitting from the collaborative support of our network of principals and the wider trust education team.
• You'll be working alongside a collaborative, forward thinking leadership team.
• Unparalleled CPD opportunities.
• A fantastic school ethos where children, staff and parents/carers are highly supportive.
• Staff benefits that make a difference to your work life balance.

Job Specifics

Start Date:1st January 2027

Job role:Permanent, Full time

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding and welfare of children is paramount and all our staff share this view. Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding and child protection checks including with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.