Vice Principal

**Accrington Academy**
Lancashire**Salary**:

United Learning Leadership Scale**Job type**:

Full Time, Permanent30 September 2025**Job overview**:
**Vice Principal - Quality of Education**

**Location: Accrington Academy**

**Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent**

**Salary: Leadership Scale (dependent on experience)**

**Start Date: January 2026**

Are you an ambitious and inspiring leader ready to make a real impact?
Join Accrington Academy as our new Vice Principal and help us Build Character, Create Learners, and Transform Lives.We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our Senior Leadership Team and lead a strategic area of school improvement, tailored to your experience and expertise. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the culture of excellence in teaching and learning across our school and ensure all students are challenged, supported, and empowered to succeed.**Who We Are**

At Accrington Academy, our vision is clear: we prepare our students to succeed at university, thrive in their careers, and grow into confident, resilient, and respectful members of society.Our TEAM values guide everything we do:
**Truth** - Being honest, even when it’s difficult

**Effort** - Working hard and never giving up

**Ambition** - Aiming high and striving for excellence

**Manners** - Showing respect to everyone, everywhereWe are proud to be a diverse, inclusive school that aspires to be at the heart of our community. Our students deserve the very best—and so do our staff.**What We’re Looking For**
We want a Vice Principal who:

- Shares our strong moral purpose and values-driven approach
- Has a track record of excellent teaching and leadership
- Can drive innovation, improvement, and high standards
- Is committed to lifelong learning and staff development
- Will support and contribute to our vibrant co-curricular programme

**What We Offer**

We believe in supporting and developing our people so they can do their best work:

- Extensive CPD through United Learning and membership of the Chartered College of Teaching
- Flexible working and workload support to prioritise staff wellbeing
- Free use of our onsite gym and swimming pool
- Health Cash Plan, cycle scheme, car lease, and free Will writing service
- A dynamic, inclusive, and values-led working environment

**Find Out More**-
**To Apply**- Where teaching is better sharedUnited Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.**Recruiter contact**:
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**About**Accrington Academy**:
**Accrington Academy**
- Queens Road West, Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 4FF
United Kingdom
- +44 1254 304300We are a popular, vibrant and successful 11-18, non-selective school. Our motto as part of the UL family of academies is “The Best in Everyone”.

In March 2015 OFSTED identified that we were a ‘good’ school. The cornerstone of our success is that students enjoy school. “Students’ attitudes to learning are positive. Students want to do well at the academy”. - OFSTED MARCH 2015

We have developed a culture of “hard work” and “dedication” from our students and staff alike, where high expectations and a desire for success are standard and everyone is proud to belong to Accrington Academy.

We believe that everyone at the academy can be outstanding and we seek to draw out the full potential in everyone. We do this by instilling the following values in all our students:

- Ambition
- Determination to succeed
- Respect for others, ourselves and the environment we live and work in
- Enthusiasm
- Confidence
- Creativity
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