Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning
Oathall Community College
West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Scale: L11-16
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2025
- Apply by:
- 12 March 2025
Job overview
Full Time, Leadership Pay Scale: L11-16
Start Date: 1 September 2025
Oathall Community College is inviting applications for an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead our Teaching and Learning initiatives. This is a remarkable opportunity for a visionary pedagogue who is passionate about the transformative impact of education on young lives.
About Us: Oathall Community College is a dynamic and forward-thinking 11-16 school with over 1,300 students. We pride ourselves on our high expectations and unwavering commitment to raising standards and achievements for all students. Our school is part of a local federation, providing robust opportunities for professional learning and collaboration.
The Role: As the Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of education at Oathall. You will join a supportive, ambitious, and ethically-driven leadership team dedicated to putting students' best interests at the heart of every decision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and innovate teaching and learning strategies across the school.
- Foster a culture of continuous professional development.
- Inspire and challenge the school community to achieve excellence in education.
Safeguarding: Oathall Community College and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
Application Process: Interested candidates should complete the teacher application form and recruitment monitoring form available on our website or the TES website. Please submit these forms, along with a letter of application (maximum two sides of A4), to Mrs Sara Atkin at jobs@oathall.org or by post, by 9 am on 12 March 2025.
If you would like to arrange a tour before submitting your application, please feel free to email satkin@oathall.org
Note: We may invite suitable candidates for interviews prior to the closing date and reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
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About Oathall Community College
- Oathall Community College
- Appledore Gardens, Lindfield
- West Sussex
- RH16 2AQ
- United Kingdom
"Oathall is a large, happy school community" Ofsted inspection 2023
Oathall is a mixed comprehensive secondary school for students aged between 11 and 16. We are situated on the boundaries of the town of Haywards Heath and the village of Lindfield in the heart of Mid-Sussex. The college opened in 1938 and has a full spectrum of specialist accommodation and facilities including well-equipped classrooms, a music centre, library, drama & dance studios, a fitness gym and a large sports hall. Outside we have large playing fields used for sport, a floodlit full-size 3G artificial turf pitch and a five acre farm. In 2022, we were told that Oathall was a confirmed project under the DFE school rebuilding progrmme. We anticipate the project will commence in around 2026-2027.
Our teaching and learning aim is simply to ensure the best possible progress and high attainment for every student. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum based on our knowledge of our students that challenges and motivates students to achieve their best. Academic and vocational success is complemented by an extensive extra curricular programme. Oathall prides itself on its excellent pastoral organisation and inclusion policy which is recognised as an example of best practice. Pastoral care is based around a year group structure. We also operate a traditional house system, consisting of four houses, Discovery, Endeavour, Pioneer and Voyager.
Oathall works in a spirit of co-operation and industry with a deep respect for high standards of attitude and attainment. This, together with an excellent curriculum and friendly atmosphere, leads to the education of a first-rate set of well-adjusted and highly qualified young people. The strong and effective teaching staff, excellent resources and atmosphere of hard work ensure that Oathall children have the highest possible quality of learning.
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