Assistant Headteacher (pastoral)

Chiltern Wood School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NE

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 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: Leadership Scale 6 to 11
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership Scale 6 to 11

Assistant Headteacher (pastoral) job summary

Are you an ambitious and experienced leader with a passion for transforming the lives of pupils with complex special educational needs?

Chiltern Wood School, a multi-site special school in High Wycombe, is seeking an Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) to join our supportive leadership team.

About us:
We provide high-quality education for 239 pupils with ASC, SLD and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) across three sites. Our dedicated staff team is committed to delivering personalised learning and outstanding care in a nurturing environment.

Main Purpose of the Role:

• To support the development, implementation and evaluation of the whole-school pastoral strategy for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including autism and complex learning needs.
• To act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring robust safeguarding processes are followed across the school.
• To support attendance and behaviour systems across all three school sites.
• To provide targeted support for individual pupils’ behaviour using a range of supportive techniques and strategies, working with classes and liaising with external agencies as appropriate.
• To act as a Team Teach trainer, delivering training and guidance on positive behaviour support and physical intervention strategies.
• To oversee the induction and support of all new pupils arriving at the Studley Green Little Wings site.
• To develop and monitor wellness support plans for staff at the Studley Green site.

Our Commitment:
Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

How to apply:
For further details and to request a school tour, please contact the school office or visit our website. All applications to be via My New Term.

Closing date: 9:00am on Friday 8th May 2026

Interviews: Thursday 14th 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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Chiltern Wood School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chiltern Wood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiltern-wood-school

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