About This Role
Castle View Academy is an inclusive and welcoming academy for children aged 11–16, serving the local families of Paulsgrove in north Portsmouth. It offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, supported by a wide range of enrichment opportunities and a warm, community focused environment. The school benefits from a dedicated and caring staff team and a strong commitment to Education with Character.
Whilst the Academy has begun to make encouraging progress, it remains on an improvement journey, with further work needed to establish greater consistency and secure stronger outcomes. This appointment provides an opportunity for the new Principal to shape and accelerate that development, working alongside staff who are committed and aspirational for their students.
To lead this next phase, we are seeking a Principal who brings strategic vision, high expectations and the determination to drive continued improvement, combined with the empathy and strength of leadership needed to build trust across the school community. They will be committed to securing the highest standards for every child, including and especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
United Learning is a big group of schools – with over 75,000 pupils and more than 10,000 staff – so we have the capacity to support you educationally and operationally. At the same time, we are values-led and base all that we do on good relationships, so you will be joining a big family. Reporting directly to the Regional Director, you will be supported both personally and professionally, benefitting from the strength of a national group supporting your development and that of your staff and school.
We are committed to fairness, diversity and inclusion. We are currently working hard to improve representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders at headship level and to raise our proportion of women leaders to match their representation in our wider workforce. Whoever you are, if you have a strong track record of improving young people’s education and a drive to do more, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or would like to have an informal discussion please contact our Head of Leadership Recruitment, Geoff Morris by email on geoff.morris@unitedlearning.org.uk or by phone on 07811 345638