Assistant Principal: Inclusion
| Posting date: | 08 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2026 |
| Location: | RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV23 1ED |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e36c6791-923a-4ddf-9a46-c7193eaadca1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Houlton School has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Assistant Principal to join our successful Academy. You will join the Vice Principals in leading a passionate team of Pupil Experience colleagues who are committed to delivering education in engaging and inspiring ways. You will be an excellent teacher and leader who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support pupils to ensure that they make excellent progress.
We welcome applications from experienced middle or senior leaders looking for their next challenge in an exciting and innovative setting. It is very important to us at Houlton School that all of our teachers feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop. The successful candidate will work closely with the Vice Principals, to maintain and further build on our academy’s quickly established reputation locally as an academy with the highest standards and expectations in terms of pupil behaviour and conduct.
This post is not suitable for Early Career Teachers (ECTs).
What the school offers its staff
Houlton School is a secondary free school that opened in September 2021; set within a combination of fully refurbished Grade II listed buildings as well as brand new, specialist teaching facilities, Science is housed within our state-of-the-art STEM building.
Innovation, Aspiration and Excellence are our three core pillars, which are at the heart of all we do at our recently designated ‘World Class School’ – visit the website to get a strong feel for how we support you and our pupils to be the best they can be every day as part of the Houlton family.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Transforming Lives Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers, contractors, parents and pupils to share this commitment.
Houlton School has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Assistant Principal to join our successful Academy. You will join the Vice Principals in leading a passionate team of Pupil Experience colleagues who are committed to delivering education in engaging and inspiring ways. You will be an excellent teacher and leader who has the ability to inspire, motivate, challenge and support pupils to ensure that they make excellent progress.
We welcome applications from experienced middle or senior leaders looking for their next challenge in an exciting and innovative setting. It is very important to us at Houlton School that all of our teachers feel valued, listened to and mentored well so that they have opportunities to develop. The successful candidate will work closely with the Vice Principals, to maintain and further build on our academy’s quickly established reputation locally as an academy with the highest standards and expectations in terms of pupil behaviour and conduct.
This post is not suitable for Early Career Teachers (ECTs).
What the school offers its staff
Houlton School is a secondary free school that opened in September 2021; set within a combination of fully refurbished Grade II listed buildings as well as brand new, specialist teaching facilities, Science is housed within our state-of-the-art STEM building.
Innovation, Aspiration and Excellence are our three core pillars, which are at the heart of all we do at our recently designated ‘World Class School’ – visit the website to get a strong feel for how we support you and our pupils to be the best they can be every day as part of the Houlton family.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Transforming Lives Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers, contractors, parents and pupils to share this commitment.