Deputy Principal

Salary:                                  Leadership L20-L23 (£82,654 - £88,951 FTE)

Basis:                                    Permanent

Hours:                                  Full Time

Location:                             Across the Trust (based at Hele’s School currently).

Required to start on:      1^st September 2026

All members of the school's Leadership Team will assist the Principal in ensuring the highest possible educational standards in the school and in creating an ethos and culture based on positive thinking, where professional expectations are high and where students and staff feel valued.

All members of the Leadership Team play a key role in the strategic development of the school, supporting the Principal in creating a long-term vision and in implementing policies and Standard Operating Procedures on a day-to-day basis.

Together, the Leadership Team promotes the school as a highly effective learning community, understanding that students achieve best from being in school, in their lessons and learning from the expertise of excellent teachers. The core business of the school is learning and teaching and all members of the Leadership Team are expected to act as role models for classroom practice and undertake their teaching duties to the highest standard. They work collectively to remove barriers for young people and ensure school-readiness to enable learning to be optimal.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Hele’s School and Westcountry Schools Trust. Hele’s is a supportive, friendly and oversubscribed learning community with a very good reputation.  We wish to appoint an exceptional candidate, who possesses energy and creativity and can provide effective and efficient cover to support colleagues.  If you are motivated by the prospect of being part of ‘Team Hele’s’ and by working alongside others who share a passion and determination to provide the very best opportunities of our young people, then we would very much welcome your application.  

If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive in a collegiate and positive atmosphere, then we’d love to hear from you!  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and have ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of young people. 

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications irrespective of race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation and/or age. We value the individuality and creativity that every worker potentially brings to the workforce. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references – references will be sought prior to interview. Proof of qualifications is compulsory. 

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Provision of false data is an offence and will result in your application being rejected.