Principal - Wey Valley Academy

Principal

Salary: Leadership L25 – L31, £89,829 - £104,040

(starting point negotiable for an exceptional candidate)

Required: September 2025

An opportunity to truly impact the lives of our students, families and community - we are an academy ready to embrace change and improvement.

As Principal for our secondary academies you will provide the leadership and management necessary to secure high quality teaching and learning to rapidly raise standards of achievement across the secondary phase.

Wey Valley Academy is a large comprehensive academy which is located on a campus with a Primary School, a Special School and a Nursery School. It is a vibrant campus and Wey Valley Academy itself benefits from a variety of great facilities. Alongside the specialist classrooms for science, art, technology, dance, drama, music, catering, animal care and ICT it also boasts exceptional PE facilities which includes an indoor tennis centre and a fully functioning fitness gym.

As part of its rapid school improvement Wey Valley Academy has been supported by a rich programme of support which is available across all our Secondary schools and in 2023 achieved an overall effectiveness GOOD in its OFSTED inspection

Our Trust empowers students to grow and thrive through dynamic, engaging and holistic education, setting them up for lifetime success. Together, we deliver this through our values of courage, innovation and excellence.

Our Trust benefits greatly from the combination of mainstream and special schools within the Trust, enabling staff to benefit greatly from collaborative learning.



We are seeking to appoint a candidate who:

·        Is an experienced leader with a clear vision for the future, building on current capacity

·        Can inspire and empower staff to deliver the highest quality teaching and learning and embed excellence at every level

·        Will lead by example, with a ‘can-do’ attitude that can inspire commitment from students, staff and the local community

·        Has a proven track record of implementing change to raise standards in teaching and learning

To arrange an online meeting with the CEO and request an application pack, please email Dion.mills@hays.com

Closing date for applications: 20 March 2025 at 8:00am

Interviews: w/c 31 March 2025

Authentic Education Group (AEG) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AEG secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities.

Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AEG reserves the right to close applications early. 

Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship. 

Authentic Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search.