Assistant Headteacher

Powell Corderoy Primary School, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3DF

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 October 2026

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Leadership Range L1-L4

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Powell Corderoy Primary School in Dorking, Surrey is looking for a new Assistant Head who will have responsibility for leading Inclusion across our lovely school - whether you already have experience in a role like this, or are a seasoned class teacher looking to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

We are a small, friendly school situated in the beautiful Surrey Hills, with an abundance of outdoor space and fantastic facilities including a state-of-the-art library, children’s kitchen and wrap-around childcare. Our committed, motivated team of highly-skilled staff and governors work closely with parents and carers, meaning our school benefits from a supportive and cooperative community where children’s learning and wellbeing is very much a team effort. The children are probably the best thing about Powell Corderoy. They are interested and interesting. Our high expectations for behaviour and learning mean they make great progress.

Our most recent OfSTED rated us good with outstanding features and inspectors were particularly impressed with the personal development opportunities on offer here. We have developed an ambitious bespoke curriculum which places real-life experiences at the heart of learning, and continue to refine this to make our offer even better.

Our staff and pupils would love to show you around so that you can see us in action. To arrange a visit, please contact our school office.

Please take a look at our website and social media to get more of a feel for our school. The supporting documents will give you more details about the role and our priorities.

To ensure that we are able to secure the right person for the role, we plan to shortlist and interview candidates on receipt of application. The current Assistant Head is due to leave at Christmas due to ill health so ideally we’d like the successful candidate to begin on 1st January. However, we would be willing to wait until the summer term if necessary.

Salary: Leadership Payscale L1-L4 (depending on experience)

Hours: 3 days per week.

Closing date: Friday 13 November 2026 at 12pm

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 Powell Corderoy Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Powell Corderoy Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/powell-corderoy-primary-school-dorking

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