Job Description

Manor Church of England Academy

York
76,722 - 82,654 per year

Salary:

Leadership Scale, Points 17-20

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 January 2026

Apply by:

21 September 2025

Job overview

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We have exciting new roles for leaders who want to make a difference.

Heartwood Learning Trust has fourteen academies located within York, Hull and North Yorkshire. Our Trust comprises six secondary, six primary and two alternative provision academies.


We are seeking to appoint three Trust Vice Principals who are aligned with our mission to provide environments where children and young people can thrive and our values Respect, Teamwork and Kindness. We are very excited to offer the opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that we support our pupils, colleagues and school communities to be given opportunities so that they can live life in all its fullness, now and in the future. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues with a successful track record in pastoral leadership and/or improving outcomes; a mathematics specialism or SEND leadership experience.


The job holder will be appointed to one of our schools/academies to enhance the existing senior leadership team.


Placements currently exist at:


Manor CE Academy, York (pastoral focus)


Liberty Academy, Hull (pastoral focus)


Central - to be allocated to one or more of our other secondary schools (focus dependent on candidate)


The duration of placements will be based on the school/academy needs and will play a key role in its development. Job holders will work in accordance with the requirements of the placement assigned by the Executive Director of Education and will provide strategic and operational support to the Principal of the assigned school by providing strong leadership and management, promoting the vision for the Trust and helping to develop and communicate a clear strategic vision.


You will be given the opportunity to develop your leadership experience over a variety of schools and within the central school improvement team to prepare you for future headship opportunities.


We would strongly recommend, prior to application, an informal chat about this role with our Chief Executive Officer, Helen Winn. Visits to the schools can be arranged. To schedule a call and/or a visit, please email your request to recruitment@hlt.academy to arrange this.


What we are looking for:


An experienced senior leader with:


A proven track record of securing school improvement


A proven track record of positively impacting disadvantaged pupils


Experience of using relevant data to drive school improvement and leading school initiatives or staff teams


Experience of working and bringing about positive change in a challenging context


High expectations when managing, developing, inspiring, challenging and motivating staff


Exceptional people skills with a positive "can do" attitude


Evidence of applying safe recruitment practices and developing a safe culture in school


An understanding, awareness and empathy for the needs of the pupils


Evidence of continuing professional development and/or personal development


Ability to travel freely across all schools within the Trust


As a Trust Vice Principal, the successful candidate, when not assigned to one school/academy will be required to travel across all schools working with key areas and people. This agility of this role enables us to place the successful candidate into a school/academy based on emerging needs. Part time working maybe considered.


What we can offer:


Experienced and supportive leadership with a collaborative approach and an appreciative culture


An established, experienced and strong central team that works closely with stakeholders across our schools/academies


A commitment to continuing professional development


Structured support to unlock talent


Teachers Pension Scheme


Employee Assistance Programme


Cycle to Work scheme


Job Details


Hours of Work: 1.0 FTE


Position Type: Permanent Post


Line Manager: Executive Director of Education or Designated Principal


Travel Required: Yes


The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.


Application Process


Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.


Interviews will take place on 25th & 26th September 2025


We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.


Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

About

Manor Church of England Academy

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Manor Church of England Academy

Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York
North Yorkshire
YO26 6PA
United Kingdom

+44 1904 798 722

Manor has a proud history, having served the young people of York for over 207 years. We are a Church of England academy in the beautiful historic City of York and our Christian values guide influence and underpin all that we do. We proudly strive to provide a 21st century education for our young people, founded on Christian belief, and carry on the work that the National Society began in the early 19th century.



We are an outstanding academy with a reputation for academic excellence.



We are also a founder member of the Trust, a growing family of schools working together to transform education within Yorkshire and the Humber.



We are blessed to have state-of-the-art facilities and very supportive families. However, our greatest assets are the 1,000 plus amazing young students and the 140 highly gifted teaching and support staff. Our aim is that all students and staff 'serve others, grow together and live life to the full'. We want to develop compassionate, serving young leaders that work to make their communities and our society a better place, and we try hard to ensure that we keep that in mind in school planning and organisation.

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