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This job expired on 6 January 2025

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 January 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 December 2024

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

Pay scale

L12 - L16

What skills and experience we're looking for


    • Qualified Teacher Status
    • Relevant masters level qualification or NPQ (desirable)
    • Successful teaching experience
    • Successful leadership experience in a school, either as a curriculum leader, pastoral leader, or senior leader.
    • Leading whole school change (desirable)
    • Leading training for staff and/or mentoring/line managing colleagues
    • Providing students with high-quality pastoral support
    • Knowledge of evidence-informed approaches to behaviour, attendance and personal development
    • Knowledge of research on school improvement, cognitive science and evidence-based teaching
    • Knowledge of how to successfully implement change and how to maintain and build upon improvements
    • The ability to earn the respect of all stakeholders including students, staff, parents and governors
    • The ability to communicate clearly with parents and other external stakeholders
    • Collaborative and co-operative
    • The ability to be resourceful and systematic
    • The ability to prioritise effectively
    • The ability to work hard, balance competing priorities and to remain calm and focussed
    • Willingness to engage in parental meetings and Faculty /Year leader meetings, information events which may fall outside the school day.
    • A strong moral compass

What the school offers its staff

  • A school community where we all support each other
  • Good school facilities including well equipped classrooms, sports and arts facilities
  • A commitment to strong extra-curricular provision and developing a love of learning and our cultural heritage for all students
  • A caring, professional and ambitious staff team
  • Students who strive to develop the qualities of being conscientious, considerate and co-operative
  • A commitment to the professional development of all staff and to using credible and relevant research to improve the quality of education at JMHS

Commitment to safeguarding

JMHS is committed to the protection and safety of its pupils and therefore all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at Enhanced Level. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an on-line Google search

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

AH Dec 2024.docx 11.12.docx for web.pdf - 245 KB (opens in new tab)

About John Masefield High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
884 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
John Masefield High School website
Email address
vacancies@jmhs.hereford.sch.uk
Phone number
01531 631012
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-masefield-high-school

John Masefield High School is an all ability 11-18 school situated in the market town of Ledbury. We are an Academy with Specialist School Status for the Performing Arts.

Arranging a visit to John Masefield High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@jmhs.hereford.sch.uk.

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