Assistant Headteacher - Maths
The Astley Cooper School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7HL42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
7 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £67,796.00 - £71,030.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher - Maths job summary
An exciting opportunity to join The Astley Cooper School and make a significant difference to the lives of young people
Are you an ambitious and inspirational Maths teacher ready to take the next step in your leadership journey?
The Astley Cooper School is seeking an enthusiastic, committed and experienced Assistant Headteacher with a teaching commitment in Maths to join our successful and developing school.
This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding classroom practitioner who is ready to broaden their leadership experience and make a significant contribution to the continued development of our school.
We are looking for a leader who is passionate about education, has high expectations of themselves and others, and is committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
About The Astley Cooper School
The Astley Cooper School is an increasingly popular and oversubscribed secondary school in Hemel Hempstead. We are proud of our diverse school community and are committed to providing the very best opportunities for all our students and staff.
Situated on the edge of Hemel Hempstead, the school benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to the M1 and M25 as well as the local train station.
We are continuing to build a strong culture of success, with high expectations for all our students. Our ambition is that every young person leaves us as a successful, well-rounded and confident individual, prepared to succeed in the modern world.
Our challenges are significant, but this is what makes working at The Astley Cooper School so rewarding. We are a school with ambition, energy and a clear determination to improve outcomes and opportunities for our students.
The role
As Assistant Headteacher, you will be an important member of our senior leadership team, contributing to the strategic leadership and continued improvement of the school.
You will have responsibility for teaching Maths, alongside a wider whole-school leadership portfolio.
We recognise that our leaders bring different experiences, expertise and strengths. The additional responsibilities attached to this role will therefore be discussed and agreed based on the successful candidate's experience, skills and areas of expertise, alongside the priorities and needs of the school.
This provides an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to develop and shape a leadership portfolio that builds on their existing experience and enables them to make a meaningful contribution to school improvement.
Potential areas of responsibility could include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching and learning and raising standards
- Curriculum development and quality assurance
- Assessment and student progress
- Behaviour, attitudes and attendance
- Raising achievement and closing gaps
- Safeguarding and student welfare
- Staff development and professional learning
- Leading or supporting whole-school improvement priorities
- Supporting the development of middle leaders
- Data analysis and school improvement planning
- Supporting the pastoral development of students
- Working with parents, governors and external partners
The final leadership portfolio will be discussed with the successful candidate and will reflect their experience, strengths and professional interests.
We are looking for someone who
- Is an excellent and enthusiastic Maths teacher with high expectations of all students.
- Is an inspirational and visible leader who can motivate and develop others.
- Has a proven commitment to improving outcomes for young people.
- Builds positive and professional relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community.
- Has experience of leading an aspect of school improvement or has demonstrated the potential to do so.
- Is committed to developing staff and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
- Can think strategically while remaining focused on the day-to-day experiences of students and staff.
- Is resilient, solution-focused and able to respond positively to challenge.
- Shares our belief that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background or starting point.
We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate impact in their current leadership role and who are ready to take the next step in their professional development.
What we can offer you
At The Astley Cooper School, we recognise that our staff are central to our success. We are committed to supporting colleagues to develop professionally and personally, and offer:
- A competitive salary
- Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Vivup - a Hertfordshire County Council cashback scheme
- A comprehensive CPD programme for all colleagues
- A supportive and ambitious leadership team
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- The opportunity to shape whole-school improvement
- A school community committed to achieving the very best for its students
Be part of our journey
This is an exciting time to join The Astley Cooper School. We are ambitious for our students, ambitious for our staff and committed to creating a culture where everyone can succeed.
If you are an ambitious Maths teacher with the leadership experience, energy and vision to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
Come and join us as we continue to build a culture of success and help our students achieve more than they thought possible.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity as we may appoint and close the advert early. If you have not heard from the school by the closing date of this advert, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Astley Cooper School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 914 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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The Astley Cooper School is an 11-18, co-educational, secondary school on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
For many years, Astley Cooper School was a smaller than average secondary school but its numbers are rising because of its considerably improved academic standards and good reputation. The school is proud to be part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme. This huge investment in our school has seen our cohort numbers increase as well our profile in the community. The school has state of the art facilities including a leisure centre, swimming pool and new science laboratory/classrooms benefiting staff, students and our wider community for many years to come.
Extra curricular activities on offer to all students at the school include sport, art, music, drama, dance, residential and cultural trips and visits.
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