Assistant Headteacher - Head of Sixth Form
Newlands Girls' School, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 5JB26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
12 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
- £69,332.00 - £76,481.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Scale (London Fringe) L12 - L16
Assistant Headteacher - Head of Sixth Form job summary
We are seeking an exceptional educational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher with specific responsibility for leading our Sixth Form. This is a rare and exciting opportunity for an ambitious and visionary leader to shape the future of post-16 education at Newlands Girls' School at a very exciting stage of our journey.
About us
Outcomes in the Sixth Form are consistently strong and regularly place us in the top 20% of schools for progress. The pastoral support offered to students is equally strong. The Sixth Form team comprises of two Heads of Year and a Learning Mentor who are located in our Sixth Form Centre, which is also the base for our Careers Advisor. We believe that Sixth Form students need to be carefully guided and supported at all stages in order to be successful in moving to the next stage of their lives.
This is an amazing opportunity to put your mark on our Sixth Form which has grown from 180 students to over 240 in the past three years. With a growing curriculum offer that encompasses both A Levels and Level 3 BTECs as well as the EPQ and a host of enrichment opportunities, our students are highly successful and go on to study at a wide range of universities as well as securing places in high level apprenticeships.
What we are looking for
The role would suit an experienced middle leader looking for the next stage in their career or an Assistant Headteacher looking for new opportunities. Whatever their background, the successful candidate will be as adept at helping shape teaching and learning and the post 16 curriculum as refining the personal development programme and offering guidance and support to students. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership of the Sixth Form as well as having wider whole school leadership responsibilities which will be decided on appointment.
Where we are going
As a school, we are constantly striving to be better and are currently implementing Tom Sherrington's Walkthrus as well as using research from Steplab, Peps Mcrae and evidence from some of the highest performing schools in the country. We believe in a consistent approach to teaching and learning but also departmental autonomy and put evidence-based approaches at the centre of our practise.
We have a Senior Leadership Team who positively embrace new ideas. If you are passionate about educational innovation and excited by the prospect of making a lasting impact in a school that values forward-thinking leadership, we would love to hear from you!
Join us in shaping exceptional futures for our students.
Benefits we offer
- A warm, supportive and inclusive school culture
- Exceptional behaviour, attitude and attendance from eager and hard working students
- Excellent induction and CPD, bespoke and focused on your career development from day one
- Flexibility of training time allowing teachers an earlier finish in the summer
- Commitment to flexible working arrangements
- Membership of the DfE Wellbeing Charter and two additional Wellbeing Days for staff
- Time off allowing staff to attend important personal occasions
- Children of staff have priority admission to our school
- Free access to our employee assist programme offering confidential personal and professional advice and guidance
- Collaborative planning and shared resources
- A wonderful extra-curricular programme, including many trips and enrichment activities
- Free SLT duty lunch allowance
- Free onsite parking
- Access to discounted swimming and private sessions in our heated indoor swimming pool
- Discounted corporate gym membership
Visit us
We welcome prospective candidates to visit our school. If you would like to have a tour and find out more about us, please contact Heli Braver using the details at the bottom of this advert.
How to Apply
- Register or log in to MyNewTerm
- Complete the application form
- Include a personal statement tailored to the role
- Submit your application before the deadline
We are committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All roles are subject to:
- Enhanced DBS checks
- Reference and identity verification
- Compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
We reserve the right to close the application early should we receive an overwhelming response and offer feedback to both successful and unsuccessful shortlisted applicants on request.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newlands Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1242 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newlands Girls' School website
11-18 Comprehensive School - all girls school
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