Senior Principal (Relocation Package)
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £84,699 to £98,105 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2026 |
| Location: | Exeter, Devon |
| Company: | senploy |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 214686 |
Summary
Location: Exeter, (Some Travel Required)
Salary: £84,699 - £98,105
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Employer: M&M Supply (on behalf of a Multi Academy Trust)
M&M Supply is proud to be recruiting on behalf of a progressive Multi Academy Trust for an experienced Senior Principal to provide strategic and operational leadership across Alternative Provision (AP) settings in Devon.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an ambitious education professional with a strong background in school improvement, safeguarding, and inclusion, particularly within SEN and SEMH environments.
You will oversee multiple academies, ensuring high standards of education, safeguarding, leadership, and compliance, while driving continuous improvement and positive outcomes for vulnerable learners.
- Provide leadership and line management to Regional Academy Leaders
- Act as the key link between academies and the Executive Team
- Drive delivery of Trust-wide strategy, improvement plans, and priorities
- Ensure consistent implementation of policies, values, and operational frameworks
- Support governance, accountability, and effective partnership working
- Lead high-quality teaching, learning, and curriculum development across settings
- Use data and evidence-informed practice to improve outcomes
- Ensure strong literacy and reading strategies are embedded
- Drive ambitious, inclusive curriculum delivery aligned to statutory requirements
- Promote continuous professional development and innovation in teaching
- Champion inclusive education for pupils with SEND, SEMH, and additional needs
- Lead behaviour, attendance, and pastoral systems that are trauma-informed
- Ensure early identification and effective intervention strategies
- Build strong partnerships with families, local authorities, and external agencies
- Maintain robust safeguarding and child protection practices across all sites
- Promote a strong safeguarding culture aligned with statutory requirements
- Ensure full compliance with Ofsted, health & safety, and data protection standards
- Lead and develop senior leadership teams and wider staff
- Drive performance management, appraisal, and talent development
- Promote staff wellbeing and a positive organisational culture
- Oversee effective budget management and resource allocation
- Ensure value for money and financial sustainability
- Maintain safe, high-quality learning environments across all sites
Essential:
- Significant senior leadership experience in education
- Proven track record of school improvement and raising attainment
- Strong experience supporting SEN, SEMH, and vulnerable learners
- Expertise in safeguarding and child protection
- Experience leading teaching, curriculum, and assessment development
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience working with governance structures and accountability frameworks
Desirable:
- Experience within Alternative Provision (AP), PRU, or Special Schools
- Experience supporting multiple schools or regional improvement
- Knowledge of Trust-wide systems and centralised education models
- Coaching, mentoring, and system leadership experience
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Evidence of ongoing leadership CPD
Desirable:
- NPQH or equivalent senior leadership qualification
- Postgraduate qualification in education or leadership
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (business use required)
- Willingness to travel across Devon
- Resilient, flexible, and solution-focused leadership approach
- Senior leadership role with real influence across multiple academies
- Opportunity to transform outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged learners
- Work within a collaborative, forward-thinking Multi Academy Trust
- Ongoing professional development and leadership progression
- Be part of a values-driven organisation focused on inclusion and excellence
M&M Supply partners with schools and Multi Academy Trusts across the UK, providing high-quality education recruitment solutions. We are committed to placing professionals who make a lasting impact in education.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. M&M Supply and our partner Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.