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  • Closing date

    14 May 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    12 May 2026

Job details

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£51,773.00 - £60,145.00 Annually (FTE) Plus £1,874 annually for 2.5 hours extraneous duties

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Our school supports up to 42 learners on site, alongside outreach and home tuition provision. We offer a nurturing, fresh start, building strong relationships and delivering a person-centred curriculum focused on literacy, numeracy, life skills and personal development.

About the Role


Working closely with the Headteacher, you will:

- Provide strong leadership to drive school improvement

- Promote a calm, safe and inclusive learning environment

- Model outstanding teaching and support staff development

- Help deliver an engaging, personalised curriculum

- Monitor pupil progress and raise achievement

- Lead performance management and professional development

- Take responsibility for key elements of school leadership with support from the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

- Is a passionate and resilient leader

- Has experience improving teaching and learning

- Can support vulnerable learners to succeed

- Builds positive relationships with staff, learners and families

- - Has experience developing relationships with Local Authority and community partners

Why Join Us?

- Make a real difference to young people’s futures

- Work within a supportive and dedicated team

- Help shape innovative and inclusive education

- - Be part of something genuinely new and meaningful for young people and their families

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote a culture where everyone is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.

Chiltern Way is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Chiltern Way Academy will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.

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.
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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.

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About Chiltern Way Academy Futures

School type
Academies, ages 11 to 16
School size
31 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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The Chiltern Way Academy is a cutting edge and transformational Special Needs Trust providing high-quality education, care and therapy for the huge range of need that exists across the behaviour spectrum.

Our site in Basingstoke is an Alternative Provision for learners who have been permanently excluded, are at risk of permanent exclusion or have medical needs. We can support up to 42 learners on site and we also offer outreach services to support young people in mainstream schools who are facing barriers to inclusion.

We wish to appoint a Head Teacher at our Futures Campus to be responsible for leading and managing the school day and the leadership of whole school aspects in consultation with the Executive Principal and ELT. The ideal candidate will have substantial leadership experience and a proven track record of making considerable progress in critical school improvement.

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