Principal

Are you searching for your next professional challenge? Mildenhall College Academy is looking for a highly motivated and thoughtful leader to build on its secure foundations and take it to the next level of its development. This is a unique opportunity to lead a successful academy that is growing and benefits from modern and up-to-date facilities.

You will have the opportunity to engage and collaborate with our other academies across the trust during these exciting times, as we learn from each other and improve together. As a trust we have recently delivered our first Outstanding Secondary Academy and we look forward to Mildenhall Academy securing this accolade in the future.

The position will suit an existing principal or a highly effective vice principal with experience of delivering exceptional standards, who can lead this academy to future success. The successful candidate will have the chance to join a national trust and to work with committed educational practitioners. You will have the opportunity to be supported and challenged by an Executive Trust Principal and the Director of Secondary Education to shape the way in which you will lead the academy to positively impact upon the educational development of all students and staff.

If you would like to visit the school, appointments with Garry Trott, Director of Secondary Education, are available. To arrange your visit, please contact Garry by email, details can be found in the application pack.

If you are the visionary leader we need, we want to hear from you. For more information and to apply, please visit our career portal.

Closing date: 9.00am on 12th April 2024.

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview for this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

Mildenhall College Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All offers of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, an online check, 2 satisfactory references and any other necessary checks.

We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on, ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion or belief.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE 2023. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.