Academy Principal - Details of Role:
Start date: 1st September 2025
Salary range: Leadership Scale 26 - Leadership Scale 31 (£92.052 to £104,040)
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent position
Closing date: 25th April 2025 (midday)
Interview date: 29th and 30th April 2025
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Visits to the school are warmly welcomed by appointment, where you can tour the school, and talk to the pupils and staff about life at Abbey Park School.
Please contact us to arrange a visit.
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Opportunity at Abbey Park School:
Abbey Park School requires a motivated Principal who is passionate about making a difference, with the ability to lead a friendly and successful 11-16 school serving the community of Swindon and surrounding area. We have a strong ethos and proud tradition of academic excellence, and provide a safe, well-disciplined and vibrant learning environment where young people are happy.
We are offering an exciting opportunity to develop your career by joining a Trust which truly values its staff and provides a highly supportive environment. You will play a key role in the leadership, growth and aspirations of our academy.
You will create a working environment within which colleagues are motivated and empowered to support all children to aspire, achieve and grow.
Please see the attached Job Description for further details.
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About Abbey Park School:
Abbey Park School is a successful and popular school providing education for 1200 students in the North of Swindon. Having been judged as ‘Good’ in all categories in January 2023 the school continues to build on a culture of high expectation and success for all students.
At the centre of everything we do is ‘Abbey Park Proud’, to ensure that students learn, achieve and turn their ‘Potential into Performance.’ Successful candidates will be forward thinking and capable of inspiring students through their passion for teaching.
We encourage all staff to be committed to their professional development, supported through our programme of professional learning that supports everyone to develop their practice and leadership skills.
Our facilities are excellent and we learn in a clean, modern and stimulating environment. Our sports facilities are second to none in the area, we have extensive ICT provision and our buildings and grounds are maintained to a high level. This safe and stimulating environment enables young people to enjoy their school experience and make the most of their unique talents.
Located near the natural beauty of the Wiltshire Downs and the Cotswolds, we are also within easy reach of the university towns of Bath, Bristol and Oxford and just under an hour by train from London. Our ideal location means that our students benefit from a wide range of curriculum-enhancing opportunities.
About The Park Academies Trust:
The Park Academies Trust was formed in 2016 with the vision to make a significant contribution to improving education in Swindon and surrounds. A family of eight schools; Abbey Park School, The Deanery CE Academy, Highworth Warneford School, Bridlewood Primary School, Kingfisher CE Academy, Orchid Vale Primary School, and Red Oaks Primary School; the Trust offers a high quality all through education provision from nursery right up to our Sixth Form at Lydiard Park Academy, enabling staff and pupils alike to benefit from being part of a thriving multi-phase educational Trust.
Our aim is to offer all pupils a broad and inspirational curriculum while fulfilling individual learning needs. The positive and caring ethos at all our schools is combined with a clear mission to deliver the richest possible education experience which enables young people to leave our care as responsible citizens equipped to fulfil their personal goals and career aspirations.
What we offer:
• A positive and dynamic environment in a Trust which is growing in both size and success
• A strong pupil ethos centred on mutual respect and fulfilling potential
• Competitive salary
• A variety of career progression opportunities within the Trust, including our own bespoke leadership programme
• Support from dedicated and experienced colleagues across the Trust
• Staff benefits package, including salary sacrifice affordable technology, cycle to work scheme, shopping and holiday discounts
• Staff wellbeing: access to On Line Doctor, discounted gym membership, Employee Assistance Programme
• Attractive pension scheme
The Park Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All job offers are subject to satisfactory reference and enhanced DBS checks. In line with statutory guidance in 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', we will carry out an online search as part of our due-diligence on short-listed candidates.