Assistant Headteacher
Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
7 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £66,919.00 - £73,819.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Assistant Headteacher
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Salary: L13 - L17
Start: September 2025
Lealands High School is seeking an experienced and highly effective leader to join an outstanding team of extremely dedicated senior staff. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to contribute to the continuous improvement of our highly effective and oversubscribed school.
About Lealands High School
Lealands High School is proud to foster a supportive, fun and friendly environment for both students and staff, where we can recognise potential and help individuals thrive. Located in Luton, within close proximity to the M1 – our school is committed to providing the highest quality of education and promoting a passion for learning.
Lealands High School is a comprehensive foundation school on the northern edge of Luton with excellent transport links serving a diverse local population. The school was judged by Ofsted in 2023 to be good in all aspects with many strengths. We benefit from a bright, modern and extremely well equipped building and working environment. We offer excellent development and training opportunities through our partnerships and links with other schools and universities.
We are seeking an outstanding teacher and leader with a strong proven track record of improving outcomes for students. You will be a highly effective and flexible leader willing to take on challenges and engage others in supporting improvements. You will be a dedicated and driven individual with a passion for supporting and developing excellent practice in all areas of school life. You will also demonstrate excellent attention to detail and be able to see plans through to successful completion.
Specific areas of responsibility will require the ability to analyse performance data highly effectively and to use this information to support the development of plans and activities which lead to continual improvement. Strong attention to detail and mathematical acumen are essential.
Ideally, you will have senior leadership or extensive middle leadership experience with the ability and enthusiasm to motivate staff and students. You should have a proven track record of leading and managing a team to improve student outcomes.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively with other senior leaders and the Headteacher to raise attainment and secure continuous improvement. You will be an excellent role model for staff and students, and contribute positively to the school’s ethos and objectives.
What We Offer:
- A highly collaborative team of educators who share ideas, resources, and strategies.
- Access to continuous professional development rooted in the latest research and best practices.
- A nurturing school culture that values the contributions of all staff and fosters a sense of community.
- Competitive salary and benefits, including opportunities for career progression.
- Relocation Package
- Flexible Family Day
And many more, please see our Employee Benefits infographic for more!
How to apply
All applications must be made through MyNewTerm, CV’s will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.
Visits from prospective applicants are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mr Kamran Kazmi (HR Coordinator) on 01582 611600 or email recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7th May 2025
Interviews will be held: W/b Monday 12th May 2025
Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lealands-high-school/mycompany/
Website: https://www.lealands.luton.sch.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lealandshighschool/?locale=en_GB
X (Formerly Twitter): @LealandsHigh
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Lealands High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1014 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lealands High School website
Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.
We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.
Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.
Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.
Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.
Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).
As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.
For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.
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