Are you a values-driven senior leader ready to help shape the next chapter of a rapidly improving school?

Vice Principal

Lift Four Dwellings Secondary

Dwellings Lane
Quinton, Birmingham, B32 1RJ
United Kingdom

Salary: Leadership Scale L17-L21(dependent on experience) + Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Fixed term (initially until August 2027), with the intention for this to become a permanent position

Start Date: September 2026

Are you an ambitious and values-driven senior leader ready to help shape the next chapter of a rapidly improving school?

Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is seeking an exceptional Vice Principal to join our leadership team and play a pivotal role in driving excellence across all aspects of school life. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate leader to work alongside the Principal to secure outstanding outcomes for every student and to contribute to the continued transformation of our school.

Your new school

Lift Four Dwellings Secondary is part of Lift Schools, a national trust of 59 schools across the country, including 10 schools across the Midlands.

Led by Principal Claire Stoneman, the school has undergone significant transformation and improvement. We are proud to be known as a "small school with a big heart", where students are supported in a nurturing, ambitious and inclusive environment.

Recent highlights include:

Most improved school in South Birmingham for progress in 2024
Among the most improved schools nationally
A recent Good Ofsted judgement
The best GCSE results in the school's history

Our school values are built around the Three R's:

Respect - treating others with kindness and dignity
Resilience - persevering through challenges
Responsibility - taking ownership of our actions and our futures

We are proud to serve a diverse community and are committed to ensuring every student feels safe, supported and able to thrive.

Your new role

As Vice Principal, you will work closely with the Principal and the wider leadership team to deliver the school's strategic vision and ensure the highest standards of teaching, behaviour, attendance, and pastoral care.
This role offers the opportunity to lead key whole-school priorities and make a lasting impact on our students' educational experience and outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and strengthening a culture of high expectations, inclusion and student support across the school community
Driving whole-school improvement strategies linked to teaching and learning, curriculum, behaviour, attendance and personal development
Supporting and developing middle and senior leaders through coaching, challenge and professional development
Overseeing key areas such as culture and behaviour, pastoral provision, safeguarding, attendance and personal development
Monitoring the quality of education through rigorous evaluation, data analysis and instructional leadership
Working closely with families and external agencies to ensure all students are fully supported to succeed
Deputising for the Principal when required

What you'll need to succeed

We are looking for someone who:

Is an exceptional classroom practitioner with a strong track record of improving outcomes for all students
Has successful senior leadership experience and evidence of leading impactful whole-school improvement, particularly in the areas of behaviour, attendance and safeguarding
Has high expectations, strong moral purpose and a relentless commitment to inclusion and excellence
Can inspire, develop and hold others to account through supportive and effective leadership
Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
Is resilient, reflective and committed to continuous improvement
Shares Lift Schools' mission that every child receives an excellent education, in every classroom, every day

Qualified Teacher Status and a degree-level qualification are essential. An NPQ in leadership or further professional development in educational leadership would be advantageous.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals

Please don't wait until the role closes; we will review applications as they come in and arrange interviews as soon as possible.

Closing Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 9am

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.

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