Assistant Head of Phase TLR 2(1) £3214 p.a

Assistant Head of Phase TLR 2(1) £3214 p.a

We have two vacancies and are looking to recruit the roles of Assistant Head of Middle Phase and Assistant Head of Lower Phase and Transition.

In addition to carrying out the duties of teacher, the Assistant Head of Phase will work in partnership with the Phase Leader to provide professional leadership and management to ensure all students have the best pastoral support. The successful candidates will be responsible for the personal development, welfare, and behaviour of a year group, thereby embedding the school values. Further details on the roles are given in the attached job descriptions. The Assistant Head of Lower Phase and Transition will be a key person in working with our feeder primary schools to ensure excellent transition to secondary school.

Our Pastoral Support Team, along with our Deputy Headteacher (Behaviour, Attendance and Culture ) and Assistant Headteacher (Safeguarding and Welfare) is well resourced and includes three Student Welfare Managers, School Counsellor, two Pastoral Assistants, Pastoral Administrator and Attendance Officer, together with visiting mentors.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Midnight on Thursday 16th May 2024 however, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21st May 2024

 Gosford Hill School is situated in Kidlington, on the north western edge of Oxford near to the new Oxford Parkway Station (a 50 minute journey from London). We are also fortunate to be at the gateway to the rural Cotswolds. Our school is part of the River Learning Trust; our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate:

 ●     all-round education, academic success, lifelong learning and strength of character

●       sustainable continuous improvement; no school standing still

●       all schools being good and outstanding, or improving rapidly

●       collaboration that is raising standards, and reducing workload

●     where pupils, staff, parents and communities value all we do to support the best possible outcomes and experiences for our children and young people

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Nicola Cooke – PA to Headteacher, about the role, prior to application, then please email

jobapplications@gosfordhillschool.org or telephone 01865 374971.

The River Learning Trust and Gosford Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered