Assistant Principal KS3

Assistant Principal responsible for Key Stage 3

To start: January 2027

The School:

The Hurlingham Academy is a very special community. Ofsted officially recognised our mixed comprehensive school as ‘outstanding’ in March 2024 and inspectors saw that ‘pupils behave exceptionally well and achieve highly.’ Our GCSE results consistently place us in the top 5 United Learning academies and our students have made ‘well above average’ progress for the last seven years.

These results are due to the unique culture that has developed at The Hurlingham Academy. The highest expectations of students and real academic rigour are combined with a strong focus on developing the whole child and embedding a culture in which every single child matters and must be supported to achieve their full potential. 42% of our students are pupil premium (nearly twice the national average) and so we are working to help some of the UK's most economically needy students achieve the best GCSE results possible.

At The Hurlingham Academy, we strive to ensure that our teaching standards are exceptionally high, and that children feel safe and supported in school. Lessons follow a knowledge-rich and academically rigorous curriculum, and we place a significant emphasis on teachers inspiring their students to love each subject and enjoy their learning.

Our staff body is a collaborative, close-knit and diverse community that learns together, has fun together and continues on our journey towards all-round excellence for each individual student, year after year. Our staff feel empowered, supported and are provided with the highest-quality professional development.

As part of United Learning, staff at The Hurlingham Academy enjoy enhanced rates of pay, additional planning days, shared curriculum resources, access to subject advisers and networks, 20% PPA time across an average working week, enhanced parental leave, wellbeing support, access to free and confidential counselling support, an excellent CPD offer and career progression opportunities within school clusters.

The Hurlingham Academy is located in Fulham, West London, just 10 minutes from Parsons Green tube station and within a stone’s throw of the River Thames. We welcome visits from prospective applicants.

The Role:

Following the promotion of the former postholder, we are looking to appoint an innovative and dynamic Assistant Principal, responsible for Key Stage 3. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing the culture, habits, and expectations that underpin students’ long-term success at secondary school. The postholder will line manage three Heads of Year and will work closely with other members of staff to ensure excellence in teaching, behaviour, and inclusion, and to ensure any barriers to success are identified and removed. They will champion a culture where effort, attendance, and conduct underpin excellent academic outcomes, and where students are supported to make informed choices about their futures. If you are looking for your next leadership challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a thriving school that is passionate about providing the highest quality pastoral care to our young people.

About You:

You will need to have QTS and a good honours degree in your subject area. The ability to teach Maths would be an advantage but is not essential.

You will need to demonstrate a successful track record in middle or senior leadership, of promoting high standards and strong academic outcomes. You will need to be able to work under pressure, have excellent communications skills, and be computer literate. Most importantly, you should be an inspiring role model to our students.

Closing date: Monday 5th October, 9am.

Safeguarding info: The Hurlingham Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all successful applicants.

UNITED LEARNING is a subsidiary charity of the not-for-profit charity, the United Church Schools (UCS) and shares with it the objective of managing schools which offer students a high quality education based on the principles of service and tolerance. Registered Charity No. 1093277