Assistant Headteacher
Iveshead School, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9DB18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
August 2026
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
9 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £69,596.00 - £76,772.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
About the Role
We are looking for an excellent Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership team; you will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time as we focus on making strides towards excellence in all areas across our school under the leadership of our new Headteacher. This appointment will add capacity to our experienced Senior Leadership Team and the specific responsibilities will be decided upon appointment.
At Iveshead School, we are unapologetically ambitious for each and every student and want to ensure that our students have an excellent education which leads them to success, giving them choice and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced Senior Leader who loves teaching, has significant subject expertise and thrives on leading to ensure the very highest standards for our students and staff.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader who has had a clear impact in school improvement and raising standards, in a similar role. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have experience in developing teaching and learning through the development of school leaders, teachers and the wider staff community in a school with a Sixth Form.
This is a permanent opportunity starting August 2026. If you would like to visit the school for a tour or speak with the new Headteacher about this role, please get in touch. We can accommodate visits in school Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd April from 8.30am - 9.30am.
Interviews will be held Monday 4th May
Job Requirements
Qualified Teacher Status
Leadership qualification such as National Professional Qualification
Experienced Senior Leader in a secondary school with a Sixth Form
Experience of developing and supporting school leaders and teachers at all stages of their career
An excellent track record of raising standards and improving outcomes for students.
About Iveshead School
Iveshead is an inclusive 11-19 school in the heart of the Shepshed community with our core values of ‘Respect, Succeed, Enrich’. We have high expectations of our students and are ambitious for each and every one of them. Our mission is clear - we want to ensure that all of our students have an excellent education and experience of school, giving them opportunity and choice beyond Year 11 and Year 13.
Our students are fantastic young people who work hard, enjoy learning and make every day different. We are incredibly lucky that we have a dedicated team of staff: our teachers are subject experts who love teaching their subject. We work together to ensure that we are removing barriers and helping students to flourish. We are a truly inclusive school and are rightly proud of our two specialist provisions.
We have an impressive Sixth Form where we retain students to study a wide range of A Level and vocational courses. Students are successful in gaining places at universities, securing places for competitive apprenticeships and employment opportunities beyond Year 13.
Our school campus is very well resourced; our Sixth Form students study in a brand new Sixth Form Centre which was opened at the beginning of this academic year. We offer a supportive and welcoming environment with respect for all, a dedicated staff and a strong blend of activities which create an enriching and successful education for all students at Iveshead.
About the Mowbray Education Trust
The Mowbray Education Trust (MET) is a family of schools dedicated to providing children with a first-class education. Based in Leicestershire and reaching far beyond, our settings support pupils throughout their education journey, providing them with the skills and knowledge to thrive and make a positive impact on society.
Mowbray Education Trust Vision and Values
Children First: educating today, inspiring tomorrow.
We are an inclusive community where every child thrives, every voice matters, and together we shape a kind, ambitious, and resilient future.
Our values:
Inclusivity
- We are an inclusive and inspiring community where every child thrives, ambitions are nurtured, and resilience is celebrated.
Aspiration
- Educating today, empowering tomorrow - a community where every voice matters and every child reaches their full potential.
Collaboration
- Together, we build a kind, ambitious, and resilient community where every learner is valued and supported.
Our Trust Employee Benefits
High quality continuous professional development throughout the year
Career progression opportunities within the Trust
Occupational sick pay, maternity and paternity pay
Access to the generous Teacher Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free eye care tests
On-site parking (JFC/IVES/BRW/SRD/GRV)
Employee wellbeing schemes
Accessible central services including HR, finance and IT
Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.
All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks; including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check - this includes a 6-month probationary period.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Iveshead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. The successful applicant will therefore be subject to an Enhanced DBS.
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 Iveshead School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1000 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Iveshead School website
Iveshead School is for students aged 11 to 19 years based in Shepshed on an extremely well resourced campus. We joined The Mowbray Education Trust in December 2022. Mowbray Education Trust is a family of schools with the shared belief that every child is deserving of
a first-class education, regardless of background or ability. Driven by this ethos, the Trust strives to deliver first-class teaching and learning with integrity. Students and teachers benefit from the Trust culture which promotes an aspirational, open and collaborative approach to learning, enabling each student and colleague to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We have built on the reputation and results we have achieved in recent years and continue to provide a caring place of learning for our students. Here they develop the skills and confidence they need to make their way through to the next stage of their lives whether that is higher education, an apprenticeship or employment. The School provides a calm and purposeful learning environment (Ofsted, 2022).
We currently have over 900 students on roll and are growing. We are a popular school in the local area and our 2023 intake is likely to be oversubscribed. Our Sixth Form provision is also growing and attracts students from the local area, not just those who have completed their GCSEs with us.
The character of our school can be defined by our three core values - ‘respect’, ‘enrich’, ‘succeed’. We offer a supportive and welcoming community environment with respect for all, a dedicated staff and a strong blend of activities, which create an enriching and successful education for all students at Iveshead.
We have two specialist units within our school offering dedicated provision for students with SEMH and Autism. Our latest Ofsted Inspection reported that students with specialist educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) enjoy being part of this inclusive school.
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