Overview
Assistant Principal - English & Whole School Literacy
Salary: LS11-15
Start Date: January 2026
Working hours: Full Time Permanent
Advert closing date: 16/10/2026
St Ivo Academy is a large 11-18 comprehensive academy located in the town of St Ives, Cambridgeshire. With around 1400 students, including 100 in our Sixth Form, we are proud of our 70-year history and our place within the local community. We are truly comprehensive and inclusive, supporting students from all backgrounds and abilities, from those preparing for Oxbridge to the most vulnerable.
About the Role
Are you passionate about teaching and eager to inspire the next generation as well as your colleagues? St Ivo Academy is seeking an outstanding teacher to join our senior leadership team and English department.
What We Offer
* Huge support and progression opportunities
* A knowledge-rich curriculum built on 'powerful knowledge' and traditional teaching methods
* Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
* Excellent support from Astrea central team colleagues
* Opportunity to teach up to A Level
* A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback - no onerous marking policies
* Disruption-free learning and a 'warm/strict' behaviour system
* Highly visible and supportive senior leaders
* Centralised detentions, including homework detentions
* No formal graded lesson observations - just ongoing 'no-stakes' instructional coaching
* Excellent ongoing CPD, career development, and promotion opportunities across the Astrea Cambridgeshire region
* Opportunity to complete NPQs
* An unrivalled professional progression model
* A very pleasant location in beautiful Cambridgeshire
What We Are Looking For
Highly effective professionals with excellent knowledge in their area of expertise. Colleagues aligned to our values and mission, who will thrive in our culture. Colleagues who passionately believe that all children can achieve, regardless of their starting point, background, or needs.
Why Join Us
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to providing an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our scholars. We believe in teaching powerful knowledge and creating a scholarly culture that is warm, strict, disciplined, and joyful. Our values-driven approach ensures impeccable behaviour, allowing teachers to focus on teaching and pupils to focus on learning.
Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Flexible Interview Dates
Please note that interview dates are flexible and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window (if applicable).
Ready to Apply?
If you are passionate about education, looking for a fresh opportunity, or simply want to make a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Take a look at the candidate pack to find out more about the role and how to apply.
About the Organisation
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to providing an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our scholars. We believe in teaching powerful knowledge and creating a scholarly culture that is warm, strict, disciplined, and joyful. Our values-driven approach ensures impeccable behaviour, allowing teachers to focus on teaching and pupils to focus on learning.
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