Vice Principal - Hollis Academy (Horizons Specialist Academy Trust )

Stockton Academy Vacancies; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is seeking a Vice Principal for Hollis Academy, passionate about leading improvements for students with special educational needs (SEMHD). The candidate should have significant leadership experience and be dedicated to achieving excellence in education. This role involves leading curriculum development, quality assurance, and staff motivation in a supportive academy environment.

Benefits

Extensive professional learning opportunities

Supportive leadership team

Positive learning environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience with students with SEMHD.
• Outstanding and experienced leader and practitioner.
• Ability to raise standards of attainment.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Quality of Education, Achievement and Outcomes.
• Support overall management and leadership of the academy.
• Monitor and evaluate education practice.

Skills

Leadership

Motivation

Collaboration

Education Quality Management

Education

Experience in Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Job description

HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST

HOLLIS ACADEMY

Saltersgill Avenue

Middlesbrough

TS4 3JS



VICE PRINCIPAL



Leadership Scale 12-16 (£65,287 to £72,162)



Horizons Specialist Academy Trust consists of eight Academies and one Sixth Form across the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire area serving a population in excess of 1000 students aged 5 to 19 with a broad range of learning difficulties.



Hollis Academy is situated in Middlesbrough and provides for up to 85 pupils aged 11 to 16 years who have SEMHD as their identified primary need. Hollis Academy joined the Trust in October 2016 as a sponsor academy. Since that time, rapid progress towards improvement has been realised due to the commitment of the staff team, the positive leadership of the Principal and the robust support from the Trust’s Executive Principal.



An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and inspirational senior leader for the posts of Vice Principal to lead the staff team at Hollis Academy. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, dedicated and energetic in leading the academy in the continuing journey of school improvement.



In addition to supporting the CEO, Deputy CEO, Executive Principal and Principal in the overall management and leadership of the academy, the successful candidate will lead on approaches to Qualify of Education & Achievement and Outcomes, the development and delivery of the curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment and take responsibility for the monitoring and evaluation of practice in order to promote the attainment and achievement of all students.



The successful candidate will:

• Have significant experience of working with students with special educational needs, in particular SEMHD and associated learning difficulties.


• Be an outstanding and experienced leader and practitioner.


• Provide effective leadership in raising standards of attainment and achievement.


• Lead on approaches to Quality of Education and Achievement and Outcomes.


• Work collegiately to build on the strengths of the Academy and Trust.


• Be able to motivate staff that are fully engaged in the goal of achieving excellence in all areas of the Academy both personally and professionally

The Trust can offer:

• An ambitious and proactive Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive and Board of Directors.


• An experienced and supportive Executive Principal


• A collegiate team of Trust Principals.


• A committed and dedicated team of cross-Trust staff and services including Finance, HR, Governance, Admin and IT.


• Excellent systems and structures.


• A warm, friendly academy which provides a positive learning environment.


• Extensive and varied professional learning opportunities.


• A modern learning environment for students with SEMHD.

An application form and further information is available to download from the Horizons Trust website https://www.horizonstrust.org.uk/jobs or by emailing [e-mail]



Completed application forms should be returned by 12 noon on Friday, 5th September, 2025 to: [e-mail] or by post to HR Department, c/o Abbey Hill Academy (Registered Office), Ketton Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8BU.



Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of our recruitment process, online searches will be conducted. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.