Assistant Head Teacher - Secondary Provision
Gosden House School, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0AH11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 September 2025
Closing date
7 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Part time: 4 days per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £53,675 - £63,576
What skills and experience we're looking for
Senior leaders at Gosden House School are committed to promoting the school vision. They demonstrate professional leadership behaviours, committed to developing aspects of their leadership in order to promote high quality teaching and learning, and secure outcomes for pupils.
Criteria
Description
Qualifications and Training
Qualified teachers status
Senior Leadership National Professional Qualification (NPQSL or equivalent)
Experience of KS4 curriculum, vocational options and external examinations
Leadership behaviour
Description
Commitment
Leaders are committed to their pupils and understand the power of high quality teaching to improve social mobility, wellbeing and productivity.
Collaboration
Leaders readily engage with, inspire and invest responsibility in, those who are best placed to improve outcomes.
Personal drive
Leaders are self-motivated and take a creative, problem-solving approach to new challenges.
Resilience
Leaders remain courageous and positive in challenging, adverse or uncertain circumstances.
Awareness
Leaders will know themselves and their teams, continually reflect on their own and others’ practices, and understand how best to approach difficult or sensitive issues.
Integrity
Leaders act with honesty, transparency and always in the interests of the school and its pupils.
Respect
Leaders their respect the rights, views, beliefs and faiths of pupils, colleagues and stakeholders.
In addition, the successful candidate will:
- Be an outstanding teacher with significant teaching experience, who demonstrates a passion for improving outcomes for learners with SEN
- Have successfully led on a significant area of school improvement.
- Demonstrate strong and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be committed to continuing professional development in their own career.
- Promote inclusion and equity, in terms of protected characteristics, and also in recognising and overcoming barriers faced by pupils.
- Have the safety and wellbeing of children and young people at the heart of their practice.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A wonderful working environment, fantastic grounds, a brilliant, dynamic team to work with and the most eager to learn and happy children.
- A commitment to CPD and leadership for all.
- A strong team ethos and a commitment to staff wellbeing.
- A unique learning environment, reflecting our commitment to creative learning.
- The chance to work in an Ofsted rated Outstanding school, and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and friendly team of staff.
At Gosden, we treat each other with kindness and respect, celebrating the differences that make us all special and unique. Everyone has a voice that is heard and we help each other to reach our dreams and goals. We are proud to be in the place that is right for us. We are not just a school, but a Gosden family.
Commitment to safeguarding
Gosden House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Gosden House School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 130 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Gosden House School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@gosden-house.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01483 892008
Gosden House is an outstanding school for young people with learning and additional needs, from 4-16 years of age. Set in extensive grounds, the environment offers students the opportunity to explore and challenge the potential of learners in every aspect.
The curriculum has a strong focus on core learning skills and communication. We aim to develop resilience, creativity and social skills in order to support young people to succeed in the workplace and live rewarding, independent lives.
Learning is tailored to suit the needs of the individual and we work in partnership with families and other agencies to support learning and development for the ‘whole child. We have high expectations, and learners take pride in their achievements.
We firmly believe that children facing the toughest challenges every day deserve the best chance to improve their life outcomes. Our children are lively and enthusiastic about every opportunity they are offered and this excitement empowers them to try new things and to engage with learning. We were delighted to have received Ofsted Outstanding December 2019.
Our Values
At Gosden, we treat each other with kindness and respect, celebrating the differences that make us all special and unique. Everyone has a voice that is heard and we help each other to reach our dreams and goals. We are proud to be in the place that is right for us. We are not just a school, but a Gosden family.
Rebecca Smale, Head Teacher
Arranging a visit to Gosden House School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@gosden-house.surrey.sch.uk.
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