Assistant Headteacher

Chancellor's School, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7BN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  8 May 2025 at 4pm

• Date listed

  25 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Pay Scale: L12 to L16

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Required for September 2025, an Assistant Headteacher to play a key role in the leadership of the school. They will have responsibility for the standards in a Key Stage, supporting excellent attendance, impeccable behaviour and fantastic attitudes to learning as well as ensuring outstanding pastoral care and support. They will be responsible for safeguarding ensuring that the practices are effective and that work is ongoing to ensure there is a whole school approach that challenges all staff to act in accordance with safer working practices at all times. Additionally, they will work with academic and pastoral leaders to develop the curriculum, pedagogical practices and contribute to student voice and leadership. The successful applicant will have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and, together with the members of the Senior Leadership Team, maintain a relentless focus on teaching and learning, pastoral support and raising achievement.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The closing date for application is 4pm Thursday 8th May 2025.

Full details of this opportunity are available here.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Chancellor's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1250 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chancellor's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chancellor-s-school

Thank you for your interest in Chancellor’s School.

For information about the school, please visit: www.chancellors.herts.sch.uk

For information about Danes Educational Trust, please visit: www.daneseducationaltrust.org.uk

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues within school to continuously develop their skills, pursue professional excellence, and are able to enable pupils to make excellent progress. If this is you then we would be delighted to receive your application.

If you would like to organise a visit to the school or if you would like to discuss any position in more detail then please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@danesedtrust.org.uk.

The Trust’s core values are:

• We value joy in working, teaching and learning together

• We encourage everyone within our Trust to feel optimistic about the future and how they can shape it

• We support all individuals in developing resilience to enable them to respond to change and grow as a result

• We value and support the wellbeing of all individuals who learn and work in our schools

• We provide equality of opportunity and experience for all

• We provide a safe and secure learning environment for all

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