Vice Principal - Behaviour and Culture

About this Role

As Vice Principal - Behaviour and Culture, you will be at the forefront of embedding our school’s values into daily life, ensuring every student feels seen, heard, and inspired. Your leadership will span across:

Pupil Experience & School Culture

Ensure a calm, orderly, and purposeful environment is maintained across the school

Promote consistently positive attitudes to learning, with pupils demonstrating engagement, respect, and pride in their work

Secure a culture in which pupils feel safe, understand expectations, and contribute positively to the school community

Oversee opportunities that support pupils’ wider development, preparing them well for their next stage

Ensure that pupil voice is embedded and informs leadership decisions and school improvement

Strategic Leadership & Whole-School Impact

Provide strong, visible leadership that secures the school’s ambitious vision and priorities

Lead on the design, implementation, and refinement of whole-school systems, ensuring they are embedded securely and applied consistently

Establish a culture of high expectations, where staff are both supported and held rigorously to account

Drive sustained school improvement, demonstrating measurable impact on pupils’ experiences and outcomes over time

Quality & Consistency of Provision

Ensure the delivery of a consistently high-quality and ambitious experience for all pupils

Secure strong, consistent practice across the school so that pupils build knowledge and understanding effectively over time

Monitor and evaluate provision through a range of first-hand evidence, ensuring that findings are used to inform strategic action

Address variation decisively, working with leaders and staff to secure consistently effective practice

Systems, Evaluation & Accountability

Ensure that whole-school systems and routines are clearly defined, consistently implemented, and regularly reviewed for impact

Use data and a wide range of evidence to identify trends, inform strategic decisions, and evaluate effectiveness in relation to behaviour

Hold leaders and staff to account for the quality of provision and outcomes, ensuring actions lead to sustained improvement

Communicate with clarity and authority, providing both support and challenge to secure high standards

Ensure the school is fully prepared for external review, with strong evidence of impact across all areas

Who We Are Looking For

You will be:

An outstanding and experienced leader with a strong track record of securing whole-school improvement

Able to demonstrate a deep understanding of effective leadership and high-quality provision

Relentlessly committed to high standards and positive outcomes for all pupils

A highly effective communicator who builds credibility, trust, and strong professional relationships

Strategic, resilient, and driven to achieve sustained and meaningful impact

What We Offer

A committed and ambitious senior leadership team

A culture of high expectations, accountability, and professional trust

Significant opportunities for leadership development and progression

The opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future direction of the school and securing strong outcomes for all pupils