Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning

Required for September 2024

Assistant Headteacher – Teaching and Learning Lead

Leadership Scale 11-16

We are seeking to recruit a well-qualified, enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to lead this incredibly important area of the school. The Teaching and Learning Lead will be required to promote the strategic direction for the School’s continuing professional development programme and to play an active and visible role on the Senior Leadership Team.

This position would suit would suit an existing Assistant Headteacher, looking for a new opportunity to grow and develop their skill set, or an ambitious middle leader looking for their first Senior Leadership role.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious and energetic person:

• To take a full and active role in the leadership and management of the school;
• To make a major contribution to the school’s development whilst preparing themselves for Deputy Headship;
• To lead whole school initiatives and responsibilities according to the strengths of the candidate. This would include pastoral leadership, teaching and learning responsibilities, monitoring student performance and holding curriculum areas to account.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious professional to join our team of committed staff who share a common sense of purpose and high expectations of what students can achieve.

Visits to the School are welcomed and encouraged, please Contact Chris Webley, HR Assistant on 01268 794215 or cwebley@theappletonschool.org to make arrangements.

As well as our continued focus on CPD, staff also have access to a wide range of benefits and rewards, including:

• Access to Lifeworks Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Extensive calendar of social events
• Eye sight testing (subject to VDU usage)
• On site flu vaccinations
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to mental health support via counselling services
• Access to onsite wellbeing activities, such as running club and yoga
• On-site first aid provision
• Access to occupational health professionals
• Regular Staff Wellbeing forum which provides staff with the opportunity to discuss any concerns, provide feedback or offer suggestions
• Termly in-house perks such as complimentary refreshments
• Negotiated local community discounts
• Staff Referral Incentive

Closing date: 14th May 2024 at Midday

Interview: 20th and 21st May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date