Assistant Headteacher

Avenue Centre for Education, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3NJ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st Jan 2027

• Closing date

  6 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Leadership Point 9 to 13
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership Point 9 to 13

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Assistant Headteacher Required for Pupil Referral Unit.

As Assistant Headteacher, you will play a key role in driving high-quality provision and securing strong outcomes for all pupils, particularly those with complex needs and disrupted educational experiences.

As part of your role you will lead the development of a flexible, ambitious curriculum and ensure consistently strong teaching through a clear, proportionate approach to quality assurance. You will embed effective, trauma-informed practice and support staff to deliver engaging, inclusive learning.

You will oversee assessment and data systems, ensuring they are meaningful and used intelligently to inform teaching, intervention and strategic decision-making. A core focus will be on tracking progress, improving outcomes and ensuring successful reintegration and post-16 pathways.

As part of the senior leadership team, you will contribute to whole-school improvement, lead staff development and build a culture of high expectations, consistency and inclusion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack and Portfolio of Responsibilities for further information.

Safeguarding Statement:

ACE is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. A satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check is required as a condition of employment. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted on shortlisted candidates to identify anything that may need further exploration with candidates. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

At the Avenue Centre we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.

Internal Closing Date: Mid-day on 6th October Interview Date: TBC

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Avenue Centre for Education

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Size: 51 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Avenue Centre for Education website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avenue-centre-for-education

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