Vice Principal - Quality of Education

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced leader to join our forward-thinking team at Brixham College.    The Vice Principal – Quality of Education will provide strategic leadership with a focus on our curriculum intent, implementation and impact across the college, including overseeing timetable and target setting.  The successful candidate will have an exemplary and proven track record of leading on aspects of school improvement, particularly in the areas of target setting, data analysis, timetable and curriculum modelling.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with senior teams to create a productive learning environment, which is engaging and fulfilling for all students and staff, reflecting the identity of the college.  You will have the ability to be self-reflective on your attributes, skills and knowledge and acknowledging where you need to professionally develop.  You will have strong leadership skills, demonstrated through the development of high performing teams and will establish, with the Principal, a culture that promotes excellence, quality and high expectations of all students and staff whilst actively addressing under performance.

Our School

Brixham College is a successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive school located in Torbay. The College is committed to serving our local community, championing inclusion, and seeking innovative ways to engage students and their families. To find out more about our school click here.

Our Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools consisting of both primary and secondary schools across Kent, Hampshire and Plymouth. We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances.

Education is the key to transforming life chances and we support and develop every member of our community to:

• Think about their Thinking
• Be their Best self
• Shape their Success 

In this way we transform life chances 

View our Trust video to gain an insight into The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

What our Trust will offer you: 

• TSAT pay scales above national pay scales.  
• Support from across the Trust to help you deliver outstanding teaching and learning through resources, mentoring and school visits. 
• Excellent CPD opportunities including our Early career, Middle and Senior Leadership programmes. 
• As an accredited Chartered Teacher organisation you can become a recognised Chartered Teacher. 
• Benefit from an internationally accredited pedagogy approach to thinking and learning, which has been proven to enhance classroom practice. 
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. 
• Reduced membership of a fully-equipped fitness suite and classes – located on the site of Brixham College and Plympton Academy. 
• Focus on staff wellbeing, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccination and eye care vouchers.  
• Free parking in our staff car park. 
• Cycle to Work Scheme. 
• TSTARS Staff Recognition Programme, including seasonal rewards for all staff.
• Refer a Friend scheme. 

Next Steps

If you are interested in working at our school, benefitting from a supportive network of colleagues across our Trust, and are keen to progress your career then please apply today! 

Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found. 

We strongly encourage anyone who may be interested in working at our school to contact Laura Strong (lstrong@brixhamcollege.co.uk) to arrange an informal conversation about the role. 

If you experience any issues in applying for this role via our careers site,please click hereto submit an application via Microsoft Forms 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk