Assistant Headteacher - Quality of Education

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Assistant Headteacher - Quality of Education to join a school based in Somerset.

Salary: £42,000 - £48,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Start date: September 2024

UK applicants only.

As part of their continued growth, they now have a fantastic opportunity for a Assistant Headteacher to join their close-knit team at a School located in Somerset.

About the role

To assist the Head in developing the school as a high-quality specialist provision for pupils with ASD and SEMH.

To support the Head in leading and managing the school to the highest professional standards.

To uphold the ethos, aims and values of the school, its policies, and codes of practice at all times.

To assist in managing the school in the absence of the Head and or Deputy Head.

Main Duties

With the Head of school :

• Ensure that the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood, and acted upon by all and demonstrate the vision, values, and standards in everyday practice.
• Motivate and work with others to create a shared culture and a positive climate.
• Ensure creativity, innovation, and the use of appropriate technologies to achieve excellence.
• Initiate, develop and manage major projects to a successful conclusion.

About the school

The School is in an exciting phase of growth and development. With not just one, but two school sites! Resulting in a far wider offer of educational places, and a wealth of opportunities for young people with SEN (i.e., Learning difficulties, speech, language and communication difficulties, Autism, ADHD, SEMH, PDA, Attachment Disorder, and young people who have experienced previous trauma).

They have a number of positions available within their school at the moment due to an exciting period of growth, but they are looking for an engaging, motivated Assistant Headteacher - Quality of Education to join their team. You could be just who they are looking for!

Why join?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to them, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through their Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, they place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in their services at the heart of everything they do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: LC2066034 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route.