Assistant Head Teacher

Toot Hill School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8BL

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Please note that full time & part time (0.8) can be considered for this role.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year, until January 2028 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: L11 to L15

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Honours Degree (First or Second Class)
• Qualified Teacher Status – PGCE or equivalent
• Evidence of applying continued professional development
• Significant teaching experience at least at Middle Leader level in a secondary school setting
• Has successfully led, planned, managed and evaluated change which has had a significant impact at whole school level
• Has demonstrated the ability to work strategically and successfully
• Demonstrates outstanding, sustained and successful experience as a teacher in a secondary context
• Has a proven record of outstanding teaching and outstanding results with examination classes
• Can demonstrate strategic thinking and planning that builds, communicates and carries forward coherent and shared vision
• Has experience of developing and sustaining a learning culture that has inclusion at its core, including high expectations and standards of achievement
• A wide range of effective behaviour management and strategies to embed them across a school
• Knowledge and awareness of the OFSTED framework – particularly the Personal Development section
• Ability to motivate and inspire others
• Ability to lead initiatives, support the process of change and work effectively in a team
• Ability to coach colleagues to improve their teaching
• A student-centred approach to education
• Ability to think strategically and use your own initiative
• A commitment to work as part of an effective senior leadership team
• Ability to form good working relationships with students and staff
• High standards and expectations
• Ability to hold effective yet difficult conversations with a range of stakeholders
• Outstanding communication skills
• Reliability and integrity
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting of welfare of children issues

What the school offers its staff

Please see the job pack attached for further information.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant Head Teacher Job Pack Oct26.pdf - 1.62 MB (opens in new tab)

Assistant Head Teacher Job Pack Oct26.pdf - 2.17 MB (opens in new tab)

About Toot Hill School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1838 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Toot Hill School website
• Email address: aboden@novaeducationtrust.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/toot-hill-school

Nottinghamshire TORCH SCITT is a well-established School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider, delivering high-quality teacher education across Nottinghamshire and the wider region. The organisation is run by Nova Education Trust, a dynamic and growing Multi Academy Trust based in the East Midlands. Our Trust Group is committed to providing high quality education to all our students, regardless of their backgrounds.

TORCH SCITT works in partnership with a wide network of primary and secondary schools to provide outstanding initial teacher training programmes. The SCITT has a strong reputation for developing reflective, resilient and highly effective teachers who are well prepared for the demands of the classroom. Trainees benefit from a carefully structured programme that combines academic rigour with extensive, hands-on school-based experience. 

Arranging a visit to Toot Hill School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aboden@novaeducationtrust.net.

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