Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)

Bury Church of England High School, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TS

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 61,534 - 67,898

Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) job summary

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER (INCLUSION) 

LEADERSHIP L8 - L12 (£61,534 - £67,898)

1.0 FTE

PERMANENT

REQUIRED 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026

Bury Church of England High School, with its long and distinguished history, is proud to be a part of the Bishop Fraser Trust family of Schools, which provides a great opportunity to work closely with other Trust schools, sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress. Our commitment to Christian values and our motto 'Let your light shine' guide us in providing a safe and caring community where every individual can flourish.

WE ARE SEEKING A PASSIONATE CANDIDATE WHO:

• Has a proven track record in learning and innovating change, particularly has experience in driving improvements through the collation and analysis of pupil data.
• Is ambitious and well qualified.
• Is an excellent communicator capable of influencing and inspiring others.
• Possesses strong leadership and management skills, able to challenge and support both staff and students to great achievement.
• Can hold to account those colleagues who fail to uphold or demonstrate agreed standards.
• Understands the context of our school community and has experience of successfully working with young people from similar demographics.
• Has a genuine passion for quality of learning, pastoral care and excellence and ensures that students are at the centre of every decision.
• Can quickly build report and effective professional relationships with our young people and enthuse and motivate them to work hard and try their best.
• Is prepared to share good practice and actively seek to continue to explore ways to improve their own and others’ teaching and pastoral care.
• Demonstrate personal resilience and role models those personal qualities we wish to instil in our young people.

 

YOUR MAIN DUTIES WOULD BE:

• To provide strategic leadership for inclusion, ensuring that all pupils particularly disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND, vulnerable learners and those at risk of underachievement thrive both academically and personally.
• The Assistant Headteacher for inclusion will ensure that the school’s inclusive culture pervades the school, including through our ambition’s curriculum entitlement and adaptive teaching practice and equitable access to powerful foundational knowledge for all pupils.

IN RETURN, WE OFFER:

• Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Access to National College training, subject-specific CPD, leadership pathways, and mentoring programs.
• Career Progression: Clear pathways for growth, from early careers to leadership roles. We use a ‘touchbase’ informal approach to focus on professional development as well as an annual career conversation with your manager.
• Wellbeing & Support: Leadership training focused on wellbeing, mental health resources, and staff networks.
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI): Commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace, with ongoing EDI training and initiatives.
• Automatic pay progression for teachers – we don’t have performance related appraisals and pay reviews.
• A paid premium to a Healthcare Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical costs via UK Healthcare.
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Benefits and discounts via UK Healthcare.
• Fantastic facilities.
• A lunch allowance for those colleagues volunteering to assist in lunchtime duties or activities.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

For more information visit our website www.burychurch.bury.sch.uk or contact our Business Operations Team on 0161 762 0997 or by emailing hr@bury.tbft.sch.uk

To apply please complete the attached application form via the link:

Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) | SAMpeople Recruit

Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered.

We reserve the right to close the recruitment early should sufficient suitable candidate applications be received.

The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.

CLOSING DATE: Friday 15th May 2026 @ 9.00am

INTERVIEWS: Wednesday 20th May 2026

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

The Bishop Fraser Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to child protection screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and also past employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer. References will be sought prior to interview.

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.

About Bury Church of England High School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 827 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bury Church of England High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bury-church-of-england-high-school

Bury C of E High School has recently joined the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT - St James’s C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress.

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