Assistant Head Teacher

Do you have what it takes to work one of the top 5% of schools nationally?  If so, we want to hear from you!

Our students are amazing. They are intelligent, articulate, funny, welcoming and appreciative of great teaching. They deserve the best and we intend to make sure that this is what they receive, in every subject, every day of their school lives. 

Our staff are phenomenal. They are dedicated, passionate, dynamic, caring and inspiring. We strongly feel we have a world class team and we firmly believe that in every department we have strong teams that are capable of creating the truly great school that this community deserves.

Our facilities are outstanding. With a £10+ million investment, our school boasts state-of-the-art classrooms, fantastic IT facilities, our own on-site Alternative Provision (Headway), and an unrivalled on-site Sports Village which includes a full-size 3G football pitch, a skate park and a dance studio. Sustained growth in student numbers (50% increase in our NOR in the last 8 years) has resulted in another brand new teaching block that opened in September 2022.

Together, this makes Baysgarth one of the top performing schools in the Humber region, with six consecutive years of record breaking, outstanding results.  Our high-ability students make more progress than in any other local school and our inclusive, wraparound care for every single student and strong community approach ensures that every child is valued and encouraged to reach their potential.

We’re very proud that one of our Assistant Heads has secured themselves a Deputy post and as a result we are now looking for a dynamic, passionate, dedicated and highly motivated Assistant Head Teacher responsible for wellbeing, behaviour and culture across the school. The successful candidate will have a proven track-record of strong and innovative leadership, either at middle or senior level. If you are ambitious, put children first, lead by example and make all decisions based upon strong values and integrity, we’d love to hear from you.   

We are oversubscribed in almost every single year group, which reflects the first-class facilities we have on site as well as our fantastic students and staff who make the school a great place to learn. We pride ourselves on achieving outstanding outcomes in a school with an inclusive ethos that has superb pastoral care and a strong commitment to staff mental health and work-life balance.

Baysgarth continues to be a Good school that is ‘making good progress on the journey to outstanding’ according to Ofsted, who visited most recently in January 2023. Inspectors described the school to “have created an inclusive community” where “pupils are well cared for”, “have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities”, “benefit from high-quality teaching”, along with having access to “a range of experiences that go beyond the national curriculum…experiences that they may not otherwise have had”. Leadership and governance is strong, with “a clear vision” and “high expectations”. Baysgarth is consistently one of the top performing schools in the Humber region and it is our mission to recruit the most talented staff to cement our excellent reputation.

Baysgarth School is an 11-16 comprehensive with approximately 955 pupils on roll; a number that will rise to over 1,000 by September 2023. The successful candidate will be expected to have pride, passion, positivity and vision and a desire to ensure the school has the highest possible reputation in the local community and beyond.

Baysgarth School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the DBS.

If you are inspired by the challenge and responsibility of this opportunity, we would like to hear from you. Further details and an application form can be downloaded from the school’s website. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please feel free to contact our Head Teacher & Federation Lead, Richard Briggs, or Head of School, Jade Driscoll, via head.baysgarth@baysgarthschool.co.uk.

Please submit completed applications to vacancy@baysgarthschool.co.uk.  Please note, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Monday 5th June 2023

Interviews will be held later the same week