13 Assistant Principal jobs in the United Kingdom

Assistant Principal

Salary: Leadership scale, London Fringe

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Start Date: January 2026 (or sooner)

Launch Education is currently working with a Good School with Outstanding features in East London who are seeking a committed and ambitious Assistant Principal to join their senior leadership team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the school, raising standards and inspiring both staff and students.

In this role, you will:

• Lead on strategic and operational priorities
• Drive school improvement and student outcomes
• Model high expectations and foster a culture of success

What the school can offer:

• Competitive salary plus performance bonus
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing support and staff benefits
• Access to outstanding professional development and career progression

We are looking for a proven leader who can combine vision with practical impact, and who shares our passion for ensuring every child achieves their potential.

Assistant Principal

Salary: Leadership scale, London Fringe

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Start Date: January 2026 (or sooner)

Launch Education is currently working with a Good School with Outstanding features in East London who are seeking a committed and ambitious Assistant Principal to join their senior leadership team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the school, raising standards and inspiring both staff and students.

In this role, you will:

• Lead on strategic and operational priorities
• Drive school improvement and student outcomes
• Model high expectations and foster a culture of success

What the school can offer:

• Competitive salary plus performance bonus
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing support and staff benefits
• Access to outstanding professional development and career progression

We are looking for a proven leader who can combine vision with practical impact, and who shares our passion for ensuring every child achieves their potential.

T he Role and Department

John Snow is a large college with a multi-disciplinary community constituting over 1500 undergraduates and postgraduate students. Around 500 students live in College, or college accomodation. The College works closely with its student common rooms to deliver an enriching student experience that is meaningful for all of its students. It also has a growing Senior Common Room and alumni community, both of which contribute to the life of the College. Our college aim is to ensure students have an outstanding time at Durham. At the heart of College life are sports for every skill level, societies ranging from the serious to pure fun, a focus on the performing arts, including our own theatre company and a range of brilliant events year-round, from balls and gowned formal dinners to quizzes and live music nights.

The post-holder will be involved in a wide range of activities aimed at furthering the College and University strategy, especially in relation to the effective administration of the college.

We are now inviting applications for the permanent post of Assistant Principal at John Snow College. Reporting to the Principal and Vice-Principal, the post-holder will be an integral and visible member of the College community, helping to foster a stimulating and supportive environment in the College for academic study, social interaction, and student enrichment. They will lead on the student support and wellbeing provision within the College, being the primary point of contact for the College's students and will provide them with face-to-face student support services. The post-holder will also support pro-active wellbeing initiatives within the College, working closely with the JCR and Welfare Officers. The Assistant Principal will work closely with the Vice-Principal on the annual admissions process, and lead on creating a supportive welcoming environment for our open days and support of outreach program. This post is a full-time role with line management responsibility for the Assistant Student Support Officers.

The successful candidate will be a friendly and motivated individual with a passion to see students from diverse backgrounds progress academically, overcome challenges, and develop as mature, well-rounded individuals equipped to engage with difference. They will be an effective communicator with a strong sense of professionalism and a champion of the College's values, creating an inclusive environment for all students within the vision, mission and ethos of John Snow College.

Contact details

To discuss the role please contact Dr Ruth Wilson, Vice Principal of John Snow College on ruth.

Assistant Principal – Engineering Centre (6-Month Contract)

Location: Nottingham

Contract: Fixed-Term (6 months)

Start Date: September

Salary: Daily Rate

Are you an inspirational leader with a strong background in Engineering education and a passion for driving excellence? We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic Assistant Principal to lead our Engineering Centre on a fixed-term basis.

As part of the senior leadership team, you’ll be responsible for the strategic and operational management of our Engineering provision, ensuring high-quality teaching, strong student outcomes, and effective industry engagement. You’ll lead curriculum innovation, support staff development, and champion a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for the Engineering Centre
• Drive high standards in teaching, learning, and assessment
• Manage staff performance and support professional development
• Lead curriculum planning and development aligned with industry needs
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance and funding requirements
• Strengthen employer partnerships and support apprenticeships and work-based learning

About You:

• Proven leadership experience within FE or a similar educational setting
• Strong background in Engineering or related STEM disciplines
• Track record of improving teaching standards and learner outcomes
• Ability to lead and motivate teams through change
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a high-performing department with strong employer links and significant investment in facilities.

We are currently recruiting for an exceptionally organised, professional, and proactive individual to join our client as Assistant to the Principal's PA.

This is a pivotal, varied role where you will provide a high-level administrative support across the schools. Working closely with the Principal's PA, the Senior Management Team (SMT), Heads of School, and wider departments, you will play a key part in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of school life.

Key Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day administrative duties including correspondence, filing, and certificates
• Assist with diary management and documentation for school events
• Provide absence cover for the Principal's PA when needed
• Act as PA to the Heads of School and wider SMT
• Schedule meetings, take minutes, and ensure effective follow-up and communication
• Maintain and update school handbooks and internal documents
• Liaise with Marketing to ensure brand consistency across all publications
• Provide professional front-of-house cover at both School and Receptions
• Deliver courteous, efficient communication with parents, staff, students, and visitors
• Support the Admissions team during peak times such as Open Days and entrance assessments
• Assist the Data Manager with administrative tasks as needed

Skills and experience required for the role:

• Proven experience in a high-level administrative role
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills
• Discreet, professional, and calm under pressure
• Confident user of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Flexible and proactive with a can-do attitude

If you are interested in the Assistant to the Principal's PA role, please do apply or contact Esther Ward on (phone number removed) to discuss the position in more detail.

Come and join us in West Lothian - We care, the way you care

Hello, I'm Owen, Recruitment Manager for Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group.

I'm excited to share that we are searching for an outstanding Principal Care Assistant (Nights) to join us at our Kirk Lane Nursing Home in Livingston, a top performing home in the area for many years.

Company Benefits;

· Excellent rate of pay - £16.48 - £9.09 per hour - we are an accredited Living Wage employer

· Optional overtime paid at time + 33% (£ .31 - 5.39 per hour)

· Permanent full or part time or staff bank opportunities available

· Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks

· Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme

· Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement

· Long service holidays and awards

· Free parking on site

· Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub

· Rolling programme of mandatory training

· Structured career development opportunities to up to Team Leader level

· Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team

· "Recommend a Friend" scheme - £1000 for N ses, 00 for Care Assistants

· Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average

· Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across all of our homes

· More flexible working patterns can be achieved, if required, working on our separate staff bank team

Job Purpose

To provide professional clinical nursing to all residents whilst delivering strong leadership, abiding by the NMC’s code of professional conduct and supporting the Home Manager in the daily running of the Nursing Home.

Main responsibilities

• To promote the highest standards of care within the nursing home
• To uphold the residents rights to privacy, dignity and choice
• To provide a safe and healthy environment for residents, staff and visitors
• To adhere to SSSC Code of Conduct
• To set a good example at all times in respect of dress, manner, hygiene and behaviour
• To report any injuries, disease or dangerous practice to all relevant personnel
• To maintain correctly written records as required by the company and statutory bodies

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 1 years care experience gained within any care of the elderly setting, whether this be nursing home, hospital or community based.
• From time to time we may consider people without experience if they have good reasons for looking to work within the care sector and depending on skill mix within the home at that time
• For Principal Carer level posts an SVQ 3 is essential along with team leadership experience in a care home environment
• Experience of working with elderly people and knowledge of dementia, delivering clinical support in this area
• Time management, prioritisation of workload for self and greater team
• Ability to problem solve and manage a diverse range of situations effectively within a nursing home setting
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially report writing
• Being able to deal with a variety of issues and respond appropriately

Our Organisation

Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes. At Randolph Hill, we provide structure to make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.

What do our Staff Say?

“It is important to me to be treated as a person and not just a number. This is achieved at Randolph Hill when the senior management team make an effort to get to know all the staff employed in all the homes.”

“I have always had better job satisfaction when employed by a smaller company in comparison to larger care home providers.”

“The rate of pay is competitive for the area”

“I enjoy the experience of caring for my residents and feel satisfied when I am able to make a difference in a resident’s quality of life. Randolph Hill provides a very comfortable environment and resources to make that possible. Randolph Hill provide a good and safe working environment, quality care and co-operative management and these were the most important factors in making my decision to join Randolph Hill.”

“I am very proud to work for Randolph Hill. I have been employed by the company for over 5 years. The residents receive a high standard of care, delivered in a person centred manner. The staff and management have helped me to develop and progress in my career.”