Location: Chantry Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Leadership Scale L11 - L15 (£66,368 - £73,105)

Chantry Academy is seeking an Assistant Principal to provide decisive, values-led leadership of behaviour, inclusion and pastoral culture. Serving a diverse community in Ipswich, Chantry is proud of its progress and ambitious about what comes next. This role offers genuine influence over the day-to-day experience of pupils, from expectations and routines to fair access, reintegration and family partnership. Working within the Trust’s people-first culture, the successful candidate will model calm authority, intelligent compassion and uncompromising expectations, supporting staff to deliver consistent practice and pupils to feel safe, respected and ready to learn. It is a role for a leader motivated by moral purpose and the belief that schools can change futures.

 Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of behaviour, culture and inclusion, embedding high expectations and consistent practice across the academy
• Lead and refine whole-school behaviour systems using data, early intervention and restorative approaches to improve outcomes
• Oversee fair access admissions, reintegration and support for pupils with complex behavioural and social needs
• Support, challenge and develop staff through visible leadership and targeted professional development
• Work closely with families, external agencies and safeguarding leads to ensure pupils are safe, supported and able to thrive

 Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and teacher pensions.
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development within the Active Learning Trust.

 Contact
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity , then please contact Dean Rosembert, Headteacher, at: drosembert@chantryacademy.org

 The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

 The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date.  With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

 To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs.  It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

 We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.