Salary United Learning Leadership payscale from £72,000.00 per annum
Stockport Academy is an award-winning secondary school, graded Good by Ofsted. The successful applicant will join a school where inspectors noted that staff are 'highly motivated because they feel valued'. Stockport Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
Job details
Salary United Learning Leadership payscale from £72,000.00 per annum
Contractual hours 37.5
Basis Full Time
Region Stockport
Job category/type SLT
Date posted 26/03/2026
Job reference REQ004983
Vice Principal/ Head Teacher–Quality of Education – Student Progress and Achievement– September Start
We are looking for a Vice Principal to join our Senior Leadership Team. If you are an experienced Senior Leader looking for your next role as a steppingstone to headship, then we can offer a supportive school, on an exciting journey, within a highly successful MAT. We want to appoint a leader who wishes to continue the success of the school; share our vision to be a great school in everything that we do; and is aligned with our values: we are ambitious, we are caring, respectful, we have integrity and strive for excellence in all areas. The Academy provides an exceptional Education with Character programme.
We expect the successful candidate to work with the Principal, in leading the Senior Leadership Team, to build on the foundations already in place so that student outcomes improve significantly and sustainably.
The key responsibilities of this role will be to provide visible leadership and have significant impact by strategic management of:
* Academic Outcomes
* Effective and purposeful use of data
* Assessment and Curriculum
* Implementation of curriculum through Teaching and Learning
* Timetabling and Examinations
* Embedding the school’s vision and values in its cultural and academic work
The Vice Principal will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves ambitiously well and gains the knowledge and qualifications to succeed in life and at work. It is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with the vision, experience and energy to shape a forward-thinking approach to curriculum, achievement, teaching and learning, and assessment. We have ambitious plans for the future of Stockport Academy and creating an academic ethos is at the centre of this.
We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff and so we recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continuous improvement and an excellent quality of education. You will receive exceptional support and have a wealth of opportunities to develop as a leader within our Trust.
The successful candidate will be:
* An experienced and highly effective Senior Leader, with an excellent track record.
* Aligned to the values and mission of United Learning. If you are the type of person who fits with our culture, you will love working here.
* Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs. Someone that does not make excuses for what children can achieve.
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