Vice Principal: Quality of Education - Road Academy

We are seeking an ambitious and inspiring Vice Principal:
Quality of Education to join our Senior Leadership Team and drive excellence across our academy. You will provide strategic leadership for curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring high standards, strong outcomes and continuous improvement. Working closely with leaders across the academy, you will champion evidence-informed practice, develop leadership capacity and help ensure every pupil receives an exceptional educational experience. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young people and shape the future success of our academy.

New Road Academy is a forward‑thinking organisation with high expectations of staff and students. Our exam team plays a vital role in ensuring young people have the best possible conditions to achieve excellent outcomes.

Should you require any other details please contact Korina Papagianni (PA to Headteacher) agiannication

Closing date for applications is 12th October 2026.Interviews will take place: TBC 19th-21st October 2026

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list).

References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection  line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children.

For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality and diversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.

For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy here.

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