Assistant Headteacher

Pebble Brook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026 or September 2026

• Closing date

  29 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive Leadership Pay
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive Leadership Pay

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Join Our Team - Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people? Pebble Brook School is seeking a compassionate and visionary Assistant Headteacher to join our dedicated community. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our school and play a vital role in supporting pupils with diverse needs. If you’re passionate about inclusive education and thrive in a collaborative, nurturing environment, we would love to hear from you.

What We Offer - At Pebble Brook School, you’ll find a supportive, forward-thinking environment where your wellbeing and professional development are prioritised. We value every member of our team and invest in their growth.

The Person - We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to empathy, understanding, and high standards. You’ll be joining a team where your voice matters and your growth is encouraged. We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and committed Assistant Head to join our secondary school.

Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, be great leaders and have the ability to work as part of a highly skilled team.

Whether you bring experience from mainstream education with a demonstrable interest in Special Educational Needs (SEN) or from a special education background, we encourage you to apply.

Safeguarding

Pebble Brook follows Buckinghamshire Council guidelines for safer recruitment. This position will be subject to safer recruitment checks, Social Media checks and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications regardless of ability, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please complete the Self-Declaration form included included with the attached documents and submit with your application.

This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work, including recruitment, and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro Guidance the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

Its and offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return prior to interview. Pebble Brook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Data & Barring Service check will be required from the successful candidate.

Interviews: Confirmed on Application

This advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

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 Pebble Brook School

• School type: Special school, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 172 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pebble Brook School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pebble-brook-school

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