Assistant Head of Year
Abbeyfield School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8BU48 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours, Monday to Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Scale Grade G Points 8 – 13
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you looking to join a school that offers excellent career development opportunities, where you will make a positive difference to young people’s lives and future everyday?
We are looking for an Assistant Head of Year to provide support and intervention to students with additional needs. If you are reading this and you are excited then take a leap and get your application sent off today. We would love to hear from you and would welcome your application.
About You:
As a dedicated and compassionate individual with a strong commitment to supporting children’s learning and development. You will have a genuine passion for education, bring patience, enthusiasm, and a proactive approach to helping pupils reach their full potential. Working in collaborative environment to work effectively with teachers and staff to create a positive and inclusive atmosphere. Promoting and upholding the values and ethos of the school and Creative education Trust.
Requirements:
To apply, you must hold:
- Good English and Maths skills, preferably to GCSE Grade 3 minimum or equivalent.
- Experience of working with children or willingness to engage with appropriate training to develop this experience.
- Strong understanding of Behaviour Policy
- Ability to recognise safeguarding concerns.
What the school offers its staff
About Our School:
At Abbeyfield School, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, aspirational, happy, and hard-working community. We strive to provide the best education, empowering pupils to become young adults with the best qualifications possible. Our mission is to educate, keep pupils safe, and promote their personal development. Pupils are expected to attend school daily, look smart, be ready to learn, and follow our routines: Right Place – Right Time – All the Time.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Next Steps:
Application Closing Date: 31 August 2025
Interview Date: week of 8 September 2025
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method. If you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our HR Manager Kelly Burdett at: kelly.burdett@abbeyfieldschool.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
We reserve the right to interview before the publicised closing date should suitable applications be received for this post.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Abbeyfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1358 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Abbeyfield School website
- Email address
- recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk
We are a popular and oversubscribed mixed secondary school, catering for children between the ages of 11 and 18 years located in Northampton.
The school boasts outstanding facilities in a modern well-kept stimulating environment.
Arranging a visit to Abbeyfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.
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