Assistant Principal

Mossbourne Community Academy (11-18), Hackney

Start Date: Monday, 1st September 2025 [INSET Days 26-29 August 2025]

Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Built on a formula of high expectations, doing the simple things right, and the belief that all children can succeed, Mossbourne offers an environment where all learners, regardless of ability, benefit from innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning. Our calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field, and academically.

In 2025, our 20th anniversary year, we are delighted to have expanded to include three Thurrock schools in our Federation. We now consist of seven academies:

Mossbourne Community Academy (MCA) secondary and sixth form, Hackney
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (MFA) secondary and sixth form, Thurrock
Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy (MHA) primary, Thurrock
Mossbourne Parkside Academy (MPA) primary, Hackney
Mossbourne Port Side Academy (MPSA) secondary, Thurrock
Mossbourne Riverside Academy (MRA) primary, Hackney
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) secondary, Hackney

The successful candidate’s role is to support the Principal in embedding the ethos of aspiration, success and high standards in every area of academy life, ensuring that the vision and values of the academy are shared and acted upon by staff and students, and are understood by parents and the wider community. The Senior Leadership Team are supportive and collaborative and continually challenge themselves, and each other, to improve further. The responsibilities of the role will be determined based on the needs of the academy and the skills and experience of the successful applicant. The successful candidate will lead directly, or indirectly on one, some, of the following areas:

Curriculum, including the wider curriculum and timetable.

Pastoral Care, which includes behaviour, student wellbeing, safeguarding and inclusion.

Assessment, including external and internal examinations.

Teaching and Learning, including teacher training.

The Sixth Form

Staff Development, including performance management.

Parental and Community Engagement.

You will support the day-to-day smooth running of the academy and work alongside the Principal, and the Senior Leadership Team, to seek to make continuous improvements to an already outstanding academy.

The Principal invites applications from candidates who are confident, innovative, well-organised, lead by example, inspire staff at all levels, have demonstrable experience in a high performing SLT, and put children at the heart of everything they do. You will not accept that ‘good’ is ‘good enough’.

Working for the Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, staff expectations are high. The Mossbourne Federation engages with, and supports its workforce, thus creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.

Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:

Free lunches (T&Cs apply)

Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week

Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation

Early finish on Friday – secondary academies

Free staff fitness classes

Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes

Discounts at local restaurants

Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs

Saturday and holiday paid programme

Special leave scheme

Staff appreciation awards and events

First rate professional development and career opportunities

Financial support for career development (T&Cs apply)

‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff (T&Cs apply)

Remuneration for exam board marking (T&Cs apply)

Please view the job description here: Assistant Principal JD March 2025

We are actively seeking to increase the proportion of our workforce who come from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic descent. Injustice, discrimination, and intolerance go against the core tenets of the Mossbourne ethos. We actively reject discrimination in our academies through continuous review of our working policies and practices across the federation, including at the board level. We are committed to developing and supporting inclusivity, diversity, and anti-racism in every facet of what we do.

The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Find more about working with Mossbourne Federation here: Federation Recruitment Brochure Federation Employee Experience Brochure