40 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    27 April 2026 at 1am

  • Date listed

    18 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L4 – L8

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Part of The Bridge Trust 


Email: heidi.leggett@thebridgetrust.academy

Website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/fen-rivers/


  • Salary - England Leadership Pay Scale L4 – L8 (£55,474 - £61,534 pa)
  • Permanent
  • Full Time
  • Required for September 2026


Are you passionate about children’s learning and making a difference to children’s lives?

Are you an inspiring and creative practitioner?

Do you have the drive and ambition to be the best that you can be?

Do you enjoy using an evidence based approach to inform your teaching and thinking?

Would you like to be part of a Trust which promotes research, creativity and staff development?

Then why not find out more?


Our story:

The Bridge Trust is a unique Multi Academy Trust which consists of five special schools, two mainstream schools, a Training & Development Service and an Outreach Service. We are an ambitious family of schools that embraces the individuality of everyone – children and adults. We acknowledge that learning can look different for different pupils and staff, and we look to change our approach to meet the needs of the individual.

Fen Rivers, which is part of The Bridge Trust, provides young people with specialist education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained education or employment. Fen Rivers is a Therapeutic SEMH Special School, with a roll of 96 pupils when full. Our school caters for young people aged 5 to 16 years who are outside of mainstream education and have an education and health care plan with a Primary Need of SEMH. (Social emotional and mental health). The school had its first cohort of Year 11 pupils in 2024/25 and there is not currently an EYFS or Key Stage One cohort. 

Children come to us, often having experienced adverse childhood experiences and complex trauma. As a result of our relentless focus on trauma informed practice, psychological safety, PACEful communication and positive safe relationships, barriers to engagement with learning are removed. Strong teaching and a broad and rich curriculum ensure that students develop the personal expertise, knowledge and skills to secure qualifications which afford them a bright future.

For more info, please visit our website: https://thebridgetrust.academy/our-schools/fen-rivers/ 

We are recruiting for: 

  • A creative, innovative and caring Assistant Headteacher to join our experienced leadership team. This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow, developing and extending our middle leadership team. We have a collaborative ethos through a coaching approach and are seeking a colleague to work as part of the Senior team, working with colleagues to drive continuous improvement of teaching. 


In return, we can offer you:

  • Excellent professional development opportunities.
  • A supportive community and a committed team of staff that are equally determined to give students the best possible opportunities.
  • Access to a wide range of extensive employee assistance and benefit programmes whenever you need it. 

We welcome visits to the school as this enables you to decide if the role is for you and affords us an opportunity to talk about what motivates us: creating the best opportunities for every child. If you would like to arrange this please contact - Heidi.Leggett@thebridgetrust.academy who will coordinate this. 

We hope this advertisement will whet your appetite to find out more and look forward to meeting you informally to explore what you feel you could bring to the team, as you consider your application. 


How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website to apply via our online application form.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.


Closing date:  27 April 2026, 9am

Interview date:  w/c  11 May 2026


The Bridge Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check where relevant.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.

At The Bridge Trust, we want all our employees to feel included, bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and truly believe that diversity drives innovation.

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

The Bridge MAT is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and children’s barred list check where relevant.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments to this Act.

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 Fen Rivers Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 16
School size
82 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
Fen Rivers Academy website
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The Bridge Trust is a unique Multi Academy Trust which consists of five special schools, one mainstream school, a Training & Development Service and an Outreach Service. We are an ambitious family of schools that embraces the individuality of everyone – children and adults. We acknowledge that learning can look different for different pupils and staff, and we look to change our approach to meet the needs of the individual.

Fen Rivers, part of the Bridge MAT, is a therapeutic SEMH Special School offering full time education and therapeutic support to up to 96 children aged between 5 and 16 years old. Pupils are referred to the school by the local authority as part of their duties to arrange SEN provision.
Fen Rivers provides young people with specialist education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained education or employment. We do this through high-quality therapeutic teaching and learning, based on effective relationships, that enable the achievement of life skills and meaningful qualifications. For more info, please visit our website.

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