Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridgeshire
£66,000 - £71,000 per year
Salary:
Leadership Scale £66,000 - £71,000 (Depending on Experience)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
14 October 2025
Job overview
We seek an outstanding and innovative Assistant Principal with the ability to be a role model, build teams, and empower others. We are looking for someone who is committed to securing high standards of learning and teaching in order to raise academic achievement. You will have the opportunity to contribute to our large enrichment programme and share expertise across a growing group of Academies and independent schools within United Learning.
The core purpose of all Senior Leadership roles is to be a role model to staff, as well as to improve achievement and attainment for all groups of students by focusing on improving progress, learning and teaching. While each Assistant Principal has specific responsibilities linked to their role there are opportunities to rotate some of these to enable the team to gain valuable experience in different areas of leadership.
As an Assistant Principal, you will be an outstanding practitioner, and a strong leader of people and teams, who will look to you for outstanding line management, support and challenge. We know that outstanding leaders have transferable skills and are confident and effective in all aspects of their leadership but we also recognise that as a senior leader, you will need support and challenge yourself so that you can grow to be the best you can be – we will make this happen.
The specific areas of responsibility of the role will depend on the successful candidate but would potentially include some pastoral responsibility and safeguarding. As a STEM specialist school, the ability to teach Science or Maths would be an advantage.
You will relate to the Academy's ethos of "the best in everyone" and enjoy working with a rich, diverse group of young people in a dynamic and vibrant learning environment. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is part of United Learning Trust. As part of the largest group of Academies and independent schools, we offer outstanding professional development and career progression across both the maintained and independent sector.
To conclude, we need someone who is passionate about making a difference. Our students are amazing, so are our staff. If you have the qualities to be part of the team to take outcomes for the Academy to the next level, please get in touch.
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About Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology
Robinson Way, Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 0SZ
United Kingdom
"Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology is an inspiring, specialist science academy, for young people aged The college is part of the United Learning Cambridge Cluster and also supported by the Baker Dearing Trust as a University Technical College (UTC), a government-funded school with a STEM focus. CAST offers a programme of GCSE, A level and T level courses along with a unique opportunity to work with nearby business organisations involved in science, engineering, and technology. Situated in the heart of Cambridge's Biomedical Campus, the college is surrounded by world-leading academic and commercial organisations which sponsor, support, and contribute to the life and work of the college.
At Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology our vision is to be a centre of excellence by working with world-leading academic and industry partners, and develop young people with the skills, attitudes and ambitions required to succeed. Through our values (Resilience, Respect, and Responsibility), we set ourselves challenging goals and develop the skills and ability to overcome problems, we enhance our experiences and benefit from different perspectives, and we readily take responsibility to contribute and support each other, our environment, and our world.
Students work in state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities, learning in innovative and exciting ways, supported by CAST's unique partnerships with business.
Staff feedback demonstrates that CAST is a great community to work in, with a supportive and collaborative culture that is highly valued. Staff have eight training and marking days built into the academic year, numerous internal and external development opportunities, and great attention to staff wellbeing. Ofsted: 'Staff are given much support with their wellbeing, such as marking days and flexible working hours. They enjoy working at Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.' "
United Learning Cambridge Cluster
We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
We embrace United Learning aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could.
We share knowledge and resource within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better.
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