Assistant Head
Tadley Court School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 January 2026
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2025
Job overview
Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide.
Tadley Court School is a specialist school and has an Ofsted rating of Good with Outstanding features. Our school is set in a beautiful semi-rural location with four acres of well-maintained grounds. We are a day school specialising in the education and care of children and young people between the age of 4 and 19 years who all have a formal Autism diagnosis and either SLD or MLD. We are proud of our career progression routes and we attract professionals who are willing to contribute to our sustained success whilst embracing our family-ethos. The school have benefited from significant development which is due to continue into the new academic year.
We are currently recruiting for an ambitious, passionate, and committed Assistant Headteacher to join our team at Tadley Court School. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has previous experience within an SEN school, or qualified Teacher looking to take the next step in their career. This role can be for a September 2025 start or January 2026 start for the right candidate.
Our benefits include:
- Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
- Blue Light discount card
- Teacher's Pension
- SEN allowance
- Comprehensive induction
- Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
- Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
- Wellbeing support
- Relocation package*
- Cycle to work scheme and more!
As an Assistant Headteacher you will need to:
- Formulate the vison, ethos, and objectives of the school.
- Play a leading role in the school improvement and school self-evaluation planning process.
- Establish policies improving school organisation and effectives.
- Manage staff and resources.
- Promote a culture of inclusion within the school community where all views are valued and considered.
- Leading on the pastoral, behaviour and attitudes and attendance aspects of the school
- To be responsible for ensuring the strongest culture of safeguarding across the school, acting as the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- To lead on all Child Protection matters.
- To be responsible for ensuring high standards of behaviour across the school.
- To lead on our approach which uses school wide Positive Behaviour Support to ensure positive achievement for all students.
- To be responsible for delivering high quality pastoral care and safeguarding across the school, setting a strong ethos and culture of respect in line with the aims of the school.
- To be responsible for the effective deployment of Pupil Premium funding to ensure that educational gaps between PP and non-PP students are narrowed or eliminated.
- Lead on developing and monitoring of the pastoral team in school.
- Lead by example to motivate and work with others.
- Monitor progress and achievement of all students.
If you are an outstanding relationship builder who can inspire exceptional performance and maintain a positive and enthusiastic learning environment for pupils and colleagues alike, this could be the perfect career move for you!
We offer a warm and nurturing environment, where pupils receive the support, they need to develop emotionally and socially and prepare to learn again. Our highly experienced and dedicated staff team make learning feel worthwhile and enjoyable for our young people. They build positive and meaningful connections so that pupils feel secure, understood and valued.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.
About Tadley Court School
- Tadley Court School
- Tadley Common Road, Basingstoke, Tadley
- Hampshire
- RG26 3TB
- United Kingdom
Tadley Court School is a special school with an Ofsted rating of GOOD with Outstanding features. Our school is set in a beautiful semi-rural location with four acres of well maintained grounds. We are a day school specialising in the education and care of up to 65 children and young people between the age of 4 and 19 years who are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum with associated learning difficulties. Our children and young people may also exhibit challenging behaviour associated with their communication difficulties and lack of social understanding.
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