Assistant Head Teacher with responsibility for Quality of Education
Hurworth School, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2JG14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
13 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Range L13-17 £69,56 to £76,772 (pay award pending)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an ambitious and inspirational leader ready to make a significant contribution to the continued success and development of our school?
Hurworth School is seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant Head Teacher to join our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly effective school leader who is passionate about securing the very best outcomes for young people.
Working closely with the Head Teacher and wider leadership team, you will play a key role in the strategic leadership and operational management of the school, with specific responsibility for leading and securing the Quality of Education across the school. You will drive excellence in teaching and learning, ensure consistently high standards of classroom practice, promote a positive and inclusive school culture, and lead key areas of whole-school improvement.
We are looking for a leader who combines high expectations with the ability to inspire, support and challenge others. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a strong understanding of effective teaching and learning and a proven ability to translate ambition into sustained improvement.
The successful candidate will:
- be an outstanding and credible classroom practitioner;
- have successful leadership experience and evidence of making a positive and measurable impact;
- demonstrate a strong understanding of teaching, learning and school improvement;
- be able to coach, develop and inspire colleagues at all stages of their careers;
- have the confidence and credibility to support and challenge middle leaders;
- contribute to a positive culture of high expectations, excellent behaviour and strong relationships;
- use evidence, data and evaluation effectively to identify priorities and secure improvement;
- demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills;
- be committed to the wellbeing, safeguarding and success of every pupil; and
- share our ambition for the continued success and development of Hurworth School.
We are looking for someone who will bring energy, integrity and ambition to the role and who is excited by the opportunity to help shape the future direction of Hurworth School.
What the school offers its staff
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a significant whole-school leadership role and make a real difference to pupils, colleagues and the wider school community.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service.
An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.
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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About Hurworth School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 621 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hurworth School website
- Email address
- rsomerville@hurworth.nalp.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01325 720424
It is an honour to welcome you to Hurworth School and to be able to share the success of our students with you. We strive to ensure that all students achieve their very best academically, we are convinced that it is crucial to offer students the opportunity to develop and grow into confident, resilient, and exceptional young people.
In order to achieve this, we aim for our students to develop moral integrity and become responsible global citizens who demonstrate tolerance and a strong sense of responsibility towards each other and to those beyond their immediate community.
The journey students embark upon at Hurworth School brings change, challenge, and opportunity: the response to which goes a long way to determining the student’s quality of life upon leaving school. We strongly uphold that any success is due to the hard work and determination of students, staff and parents working collaboratively.
Hurworth School inspires excellence by its very nature, and we seek to fulfil the potential of all those involved in our unique and remarkable educational community.
We would welcome you to take time to come and visit the school during the day to see for yourselves what a remarkable place it is.
Rachel Somerville
Head Teacher
Arranging a visit to Hurworth School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rsomerville@hurworth.nalp.org.uk.
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