Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development and Transitions

The Telford Langley School, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3JS

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £73,105.00 - £80,665.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Scale 15-19

Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development and Transitions job summary

Due to the creation of additional strategic leadership posts, an exciting opportunity has arisen at our school. We are looking for a talented, engaging and ambitious leader with a passion for making a difference, to work as part of our existing Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will make a positive impact on the lives and futures of the students in our school.

We need an inspirational and strategic leader who can bring creativity and innovation to the current provision we offer our students. The successful candidate will have specific responsibility for the advancement and management of the personal development of students including PSHE, citizenship, work-related education and careers, and play a pivotal role in ensuring effective transitions at all key stages.

The successful candidate will be highly visible, collaborative and inspirational, committed to raising standards both in their areas of responsibility and across the school.

You will need to be an excellent teacher, with a proven track record of exceptional performance, and be capable of providing motivational leadership. You will be resourceful, enthusiastic, and committed to the highest standards of achievement for all.

We seek a leader who is passionate about personal development, academic excellence, collaboration and delivering high quality support for every student.

The successful applicant will:

• Be an active and supportive member of the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) and contribute to the Strategic Leadership of the schools in the Trust as part of our SLT
• Ensure that our aims, ethos and values are put into practice and we make significant progress across the school
• Shadow and support the work of the Deputy Headteacher and other senior leaders
• Model operational and strategic excellence

They will collaborate with the Deputy Headteacher Relationships to:

• To provide strategic and operational leadership for the School’s personal development and transition programmes.
• To ensure that the range of extracurricular opportunities is excellent and that uptake by students is exceptional in order for students to develop their talents and interests.
• To promote British values and the CAT values, engaging students with different perspectives and diversity to create global citizens.
• Contribute to the effective transfer of pupil information from KS2 to 3 and KS4 to KS5 and, where appropriate, implement support strategies for pupils at risk of disaffection and exclusion.
• Work with a range of external support agencies to support the schools strategic direction and to meet the diverse needs of pupils.
• To oversee work-related learning including the delivery of a careers fair, collaborative work with local FE and employers and a work-experience programme.
• Attend pastoral meetings in order to share and develop best practice.
• To lead assemblies and support various occasions/functions.

We will offer you:

An extensive CPD programme to nurture and develop your talents at all levels,

A professional, hard-working and supportive team that works together to create a welcoming, vibrant learning culture inclusive to all,

Access to a network of successful schools to share best practice and develop career prospects at the highest level.

Community Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from Community Academies Trust vision and values.

The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Community Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Community Academies Trust Company Registration No. 0747273-6

This post is not suitable for NQTs.

Tours of the school with the Headteacher will be available as follows:

Thursday 25th September 11:15 - 12:15

Thursday 2nd October 08:30 - 09:30 or 15:30 - 16:30

Tuesday 7th October 09:30 - 10:30 or 11:15 - 12:15

Thursday 16th October 08:30 - 09:30 or 15:30 - 16:30

Closing date: 9am 20th October.

Shortlisting will take place on this day and candidates who are invited for interview will be informed as soon as possible to enable interviews to take place on Wednesday 22nd October and/or Thursday 23rd October.

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

CAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

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 The Telford Langley School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1151 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Telford Langley School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-telford-langley-school

Headteachers Welcome to the Telford Langley School

On behalf of the Directors, Staff and Students I would like to welcome you to The Telford Langley School. We are a school in the heart of its community and are committed to 'Ensuring Excellence' in everything we do. It is my privilege to lead The Telford Langley School.

Here at the school, we firmly believe that all students should feel safe, happy and cared for in an environment that is well disciplined allowing students to be successful and enjoy their learning. Our ethos is that every student should be effectively challenged and supported in order to maximise their academic success and make the best progress possible. We are committed to ensuring that our students benefit from a challenging and appropriate curriculum partnered with high quality teaching in a calm, well-ordered learning environment. We are very proud of our polite, helpful, well-mannered students and we aim to give them the best possible platform to secure a bright future.

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