Principal
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 February 2026 |
| Location: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a19e1628-23c2-4c5f-bbfd-e9891edb9d84 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• A faith-filled, inspirational leader who leads a Catholic community with integrity, authentically living the school’s mission and exemplifying its ROCK values.
• A proven school leader with a strong track record of driving improvement, including raising outcomes for disadvantaged students and leading sustained, positive change.
• A leader who has high expectations of behaviour for the whole community, with experience in supporting students to successfully access their learning, minimising disruption, and creating an inclusive learning environment for all.
• Someone who builds trust through visibility, approachability, and fairness, valuing every member of staff and actively recognising achievement to raise morale.
• A collaborative leader who empowers and trusts senior leaders, capable of implementing clear structures with due consideration for staff wellbeing.
• A dynamic forward-facing leader with a clear, compelling vision and the ability to communicate it effectively, securing trust, and confidently promoting the school and celebrating success within the wider community.
• Someone who will uphold and demonstrate the Nolan principles of public life at all times.
What the school offers its staff
• Commitment to wellbeing
• Sick pay
• Free Flu Jab
• Access to Education Helpline
• Health & Fitness - staff clubs
• Competitive pension scheme through teacher pensions’
• The school’s commitment to your professional development
• Free onsite parking
• Flexible working
• Family friendly policies
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• A faith-filled, inspirational leader who leads a Catholic community with integrity, authentically living the school’s mission and exemplifying its ROCK values.
• A proven school leader with a strong track record of driving improvement, including raising outcomes for disadvantaged students and leading sustained, positive change.
• A leader who has high expectations of behaviour for the whole community, with experience in supporting students to successfully access their learning, minimising disruption, and creating an inclusive learning environment for all.
• Someone who builds trust through visibility, approachability, and fairness, valuing every member of staff and actively recognising achievement to raise morale.
• A collaborative leader who empowers and trusts senior leaders, capable of implementing clear structures with due consideration for staff wellbeing.
• A dynamic forward-facing leader with a clear, compelling vision and the ability to communicate it effectively, securing trust, and confidently promoting the school and celebrating success within the wider community.
• Someone who will uphold and demonstrate the Nolan principles of public life at all times.
What the school offers its staff
• Commitment to wellbeing
• Sick pay
• Free Flu Jab
• Access to Education Helpline
• Health & Fitness - staff clubs
• Competitive pension scheme through teacher pensions’
• The school’s commitment to your professional development
• Free onsite parking
• Flexible working
• Family friendly policies
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.