Assistant Principal and Director of Sixth Form

We are seeking an exceptional and ambitious leader to join our senior team as Assistant Principal: Director of HAWI6. This is a pivotal role in shaping the next stage of our Academy’s journey and an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, forward-thinking educator who is passionate about post-16 education. You will bring a strong track record of leadership, a clear vision for high-quality sixth form provision and the ability to inspire both students and staff. You will be a skilled communicator, highly organised and committed to delivering outstanding academic and pastoral outcomes.Our sixth form is at an exciting stage of development. Now in the ninth year of our journey as a school, we celebrated our first A Level results last year with exceptional success. Our students secured progression to leading universities including Cambridge, Durham and Exeter, alongside other Russell Group institutions and prestigious art colleges. For many of our students, this represents being the first in their families to access higher education, making these achievements particularly meaningful. We are looking for a leader with the passion and drive to build on this success; someone who can inspire young people to aim high, work hard and believe in their ability to make a difference.Above all, we are looking for a leader who shares our values, thrives on collaboration and is driven to make a lasting impact on the lives and futures of our students.CLICK HERE FOR A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION.About UsWe are an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted 2023) secondary academy, established in 2018 to provide an excellent education for children in Wimbledon.Two years after opening, we moved into our brand-new building which is modern, bright and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in every area of the curriculum. We are oversubscribed and fortunate to have an amazing level of support from the community with waiting lists for entry into every year group of our academy.Our academy is an exceptional place to learn, providing an ambitious but happy and inclusive environment. We have high expectations of our students of all starting points and abilities. We know that our students will leave us academically successful, but we also want them to be well-rounded individuals with a highly developed social conscience, ready to lead in their communities and beyond. Our motto is ‘make a difference’ and our students and staff give nothing except their very best in pursuit of making a difference to their lives and the lives of others around them.Three words are crucial to how we guide students to be able to ‘make a difference’: independence, integrity and resilience.Independence means we support students to develop their skills and attributes, so they have everything they need to succeed. We set challenging targets and raise aspirations so every single one of our students reaches their potential.Integrity means staff and students must be fair and truthful and have the courage to take the right action in every situation, even when no-one is looking.Resilience means we give students the tools to recover from difficulties. We show students how