14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    6 October 2025 at 10am

  • Date listed

    19 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£71,330.00 - £78,702.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

We wish to appoint a dynamic Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team and help lead our fantastic school. Farlingaye has a well-established reputation in the county of Suffolk and in the community, situated in the picturesque town of Woodbridge, approximately 10 miles north of Ipswich. We are proud to be part of an exciting and developing local Trust, EAST.


We would like to hear from you if:

  • You have leadership experience and the ability to challenge, inspire and motivate colleagues and our students
  • You are an excellent communicator and able to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders
  • You have high standards and expectations of self and others, and be able to lead by example
  • You are imaginative, innovative, resourceful and a decisive leader
  • You can build and maintain trusting relationships with the key stakeholders including staff, parents, and students
  • You share our passion for education, and can demonstrate a clear strategic vision
  • You c learly demonstrate how you have improved the quality of education in your current setting

In return we can offer you:

  • Enthusiastic and ambitious students who are keen to learn with proven high achievement and attainment
  • A strong reputation locally and in the wider community
  • A talented staff team that welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting colleagues and students
  • A very wide range of exciting extra-curricular activities
  • Opportunities to work in genuine collaboration with EAST and our partner schools
  • A supportive community, and Local Governing Body
  • A comprehensive induction programme
  • Quality continuous professional development
  • OFSTED Good, 2022
  • Access to the staff Wellbeing ‘Employee Assistance Programme’ and benefits of working for Farlingaye and within EAST

Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school, and will be warmly welcomed. Please contact Lauren Teeling, Headteacher's PA on hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or 01394 385720.

If you would like to discus the job role further, please do not hesitate to contact Peter Smith, Headteacher on psmith@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk

Closing Date: 9.00 am Monday, 26th October 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 16th & Friday 17th October 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for all posts.

We are proud to be part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Bungay High School, Holbrook Academy, Kesgave High School, Castle EAST School, EAST SCITT and six primary schools Aldeburgh, Wickham Market, Easton, Leiston, Kyson and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with.

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

Farlingaye High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

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

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About Farlingaye High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1883 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Farlingaye High School website
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