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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 May 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    1 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L5 to L9

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Assistant Headteacher to join our team. You will support the headteacher in leading and managing the school, with a focus on Quality of Education and Teaching & Learning, alongside school improvement and a shared responsibility for the school. The responsibilities will be shared with the deputy headteacher in the absence of the headteacher. The role includes a 50% teaching commitment.

What the school offers its staff

Why Pinewood School?

  • Students: An opportunity to work with an amazing cohort of pupils

  • New state-of-the-art building: A brand-new school building, due for completion by late 2025/early 2026.

  • Free Parking: Enjoy the convenience of free on-site parking.

  • Rural Location: Experience the charm of a peaceful rural setting.

  • Employee Wellbeing Services: We offer a comprehensive wellbeing package to support our staff.

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.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Pinewood School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
School size
209 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01920412211

Pinewood is a SEND Secondary School in Ware, Hertfordshire which provides education for students with a range of needs including Autism, Down’s Syndrome and other conditions that result in a developmental delay. We cater for roughly 210 pupils in School, years 7 to 11.

All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans.

Arranging a visit to Pinewood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@pinewood.herts.sch.uk.

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