Assistant Headteacher
Peak School, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ES30 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
13 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £55,746.00 - £61,534.00 Annually (Actual) Salary Scale Leadership L4 to L8
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Job Title: Assistant Headteacher
Location:Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ES
Grade/Scale: Leadership Grade L4 - L8 (Points 4-5): Annual Salary (Actual) £55,746 to £61,534
Contract: Full Time, Permanent Contract
Peak School is a Nursery to Post 16, special school academy located in the village of Chinley, in the north west corner of Derbyshire. We cater for children and young adults with a wide range of special educational needs, including those with significant learning and communication difficulties.
We are looking to appoint an outstanding leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for pupils with SEND. If you enjoy challenge, value teamwork and want to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you. We promise an exciting and rewarding journey as we continue to strengthen our provision and strive for excellence for both our pupils and staff.
We are seeking an inspirational Assistant Headteacher who will play a key role in shaping the quality of education and personal development across the school. The successful candidate will:
Drive curriculum improvement, working closely with subject leaders to develop and strengthen our curriculum across all pathways and age phases, ensuring it remains ambitious, engaging and meaningful for our pupils.
Lead assessment across the school, refining approaches so that assessment is purposeful, manageable and clearly aligned with curriculum priorities and pupil progress.
Lead ‘Beyond Peak’ Careers Education, providing strategic oversight of the school’s careers programme from Key Stage 3 onwards, developing meaningful experiences of work-related learning, strengthening employer engagement and supporting our progress towards the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Lead Personal Development across the school, ensuring pupils access a well-sequenced, inclusive programme that supports character development, wellbeing, independence and readiness for adulthood.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader who is passionate about curriculum development, inclusive practice and preparing pupils with SEND for their future lives.
The Assistant Headteacher role includes a 40% teaching commitment, giving you the opportunity to lead strategically while remaining closely connected to classroom practice. We believe this balance is vital in ensuring leadership decisions are rooted in a deep understanding of our pupils and the realities of teaching and learning.
Benefits Include
Teacher's Pension Scheme / LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.
- Access to National College CPD platform.
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.
Perfection is not required, if you are excited by the role and our organisation, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria, we would still love to hear from you!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
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 Peak School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 89 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Peak School website
Peak is a community special school in Chinley, North Derbyshire, welcoming pupils who experience a wide range of needs from a large catchment area including Derbyshire, Tameside and Cheshire.
Our school is part of the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust which includes several other special schools, all striving to secure high quality education for their young people by working together, sharing expertise and practice.
To learn more about out school, visit https://www.peakschool.co.uk/
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