Principal

Job title: Principal 

Reports to: TDET Executive Leader 

Salary: Group 8 L28 – L43 . The successful candidate will be offered a 5 point salary range within the advertised salary banding. This will be determined by the skills and experience demonstrated throughout the interview activities.

Start date:  April 2025 

Closing date: 30th September 2024 

Interview dates: 9th and 10th October 2024

Thomas Deacon Academy is a thriving and inclusive all-through school located in the heart of Peterborough. We are proud to serve a diverse community of over 2,200 students, ranging from Year 3 to Year 13. Our academy is committed to providing an outstanding education that inspires and empowers our students to achieve their full potential. 

Our vision for the academy is a simple one: we want every member of our learning community to be the very best they can be and achieve their full potential. Our core purpose is: 

“To ensure that each student acquires the necessary knowledge, skills and character to make a positive contribution to society and ‘thrive’ as a global citizen” 

We are committed to providing a world-class education which allows every young person to achieve the best possible set of qualifications. Equally, we value the importance of developing young people who are positive, confident, self-reflective citizens, fully equipped to take their place in the world. 

Thomas Deacon Academy is proud to be part of Thomas Deacon Education Trust, a MAT dedicated to raising educational outcomes across a range of primary and secondary phase schools and academies in Peterborough and the surrounding area. This locally-based trust allows us to share expertise with a variety of like-minded schools and ensures we provide the best possible opportunities for our pupils. There is a strong central Trust staff infrastructure that significantly supports all educational and business services for the academy. 

We are seeking an exceptional and visionary leader to join our team as Principal.  The successful candidate will bring significant expertise and experience from a relevant education setting and a proven track record of positive impact in a variety of leadership roles. You will have experience of raising standards in teaching and learning, strategic planning, financial management and staff recruitment and development and understand the criticality of building school culture where all members of the school community can thrive. You will have exceptional communications skills, allowing you to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents and those with local governance roles, as well as with key external stakeholders. 

If you think you have the qualities necessary to take on this challenging but ultimately rewarding role and you believe wholeheartedly in raising the aspiration and successfully changing the lives of our pupils, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Trust offers: 

• Excellent salary package and Teachers’ pension scheme. 
• Fantastic training/CPD opportunities in a friendly supportive environment. 
• Opportunity for progression across Thomas Deacon Education Trust. 
• An engaging, creative and welcoming environment to learners who take pride in their school. 
• An inclusive and collaborative approach. 
• A talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues, both within the school and across the trust. 
• An actively supportive Academy Committee and Trust leadership. 

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.