Secondary Assistant Principal, Pastoral (maternity cover)

About The RoleWe are looking for an Assistant Principal, Pastoral (maternity cover), who is excited by the opportunity to show what is possible and who believes deeply in every child’s potential to be safe, happy, and successful. You will provide exceptional pastoral leadership, building character, shaping routines, and fostering a strong sense of belonging, while working closely with the Vice Principal Pastoral, the Principal, and a values‑driven SLT. This role is ideal for an experienced Assistant Principal or an ambitious pastoral leader ready for the next step and keen to make a meaningful impact at KSA. Our ideal candidate will have:Experience of highly effective middle leadership in a high-performing school, likely as a Head of Year or Pastoral LeaderExperience of delivering exceptional pupil progress as a teacher and a leaderExperience of leading a high performing team within a complex school environmentTo apply, follow the link at https://kingsolomonacademy.org/jobs/vacancies. The deadline to apply is on 23rd April 2026. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is advised. To discuss the role, please feel free to email the Principal’s PA, Abigail Saleh, (a.saleh@kingsolomonacademy.org) or phone on 0207 563 6901.BenefitsWe believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through weekly individual coaching, year group intellectual preparation time and whole school PD, we invest in your growth and development as a teacher to ensure you can excel in creating the best possible climate for learning for our pupils to thrive in.Through our approach to professional development we can promise a successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, a large number of training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ark network, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/ About UsWe are a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils’ lives. This all starts in our primary school, where our pupils develop, and grow a love of learning.We have a strong track-record as a school in making a significant impact on our pupils’ lives. We adopt a mastery approach in primary, meaning that our pupils have more time and explicit teaching of the skills and concepts that underpin long term success in academics, enriched by a varied and cultural capital enhancing curriculum which inspires and engages our pupils. Our specialist teaching model allows pupils to benefit from expert teaching in PE, music, art, humanities and science and means all staff have time to plan each subject properly.In September 2019 we merged with Ark Paddington Green Academy and combined to form one all-through King Solomon Academy with Nursery-Year 4 on our Younger Years Site (Crompton Street) and