Assistant Head Teacher
Park Lane School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L7-L11
What skills and experience we're looking for
Assistant Headteacher – Secondary & Sixth Form Lead
The Governors wish to appoint an outstanding, committed and enthusiastic Assistant Headteacher.
Park Lane is a specialist school for children and young people aged 5-19, with severe, profound, and complex needs. The school was inspected in 2024, and we received a ‘Good’ judgement with ‘Outstanding’ features. The school is rapidly increasing year on year in its population and for this reason we are increasing our Senior Leadership Team to two Assistant Headteachers.
Applicants are invited to write a letter supporting their application, outlining, skills, knowledge and why you are suited to this post. In addition to this, the application form is to be completed with two references.
Salary: L7-L11
Start date: as soon as possible
What the school offers its staff
You will receive:
- An inspirational working environment with pupils who want to learn.
- Supportive parents and families.
- Appropriate training to carry out responsibilities.
- Supportive Senior Leadership team including Governors.
Closing date is 13th June 2025
Interview by panel on the 15th July 2025
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Park Lane School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 129 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Park Lane School website
- Email address
- admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01625 801964
Park Lane Special School is in Macclesfield, Cheshire and has 130 pupils aged between 5-19 years with learning, physical, sensory and health issues.
Arranging a visit to Park Lane School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk.
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