Assistant Headteacher (Progress & Outcomes)

Poole High School, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW

18 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Twynham Learning Leadership Pay Scale - L15 to L19 £73,105 - £80,655

What skills and experience we're looking for

Following a recent promotion, we are excited to appoint an enthusiastic and driven Assistant Headteacher to join our high-performing and forward-thinking leadership team, leading on Progress and Outcomes.

The Assistant Headteacher (Progress and Outcomes) will provide strategic oversight of the development of a world-class education through the delivery of an exceptional pastoral system.

We teach a rigorous academic curriculum with a clear focus on supporting all students to achieve positive outcomes. You will lead and inspire excellence throughout the school.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity:

To strategically lead on raising standards of student attainment and progress across the school
To provide strategic oversight of the development of a world-class education through the implementation of exceptional assessment practices and effective interventions.
To be responsible for ensuring students’ progress and attainment across all subject areas is significantly above the national average, and that all key groups (PP, SEND, EAL, LAC) achieve at least in line with their peers.
To take strategic responsibility for the outcomes of disadvantaged students, acting as the organisational champion for these students and taking a relentless approach to improving their life chances.
To be the leader responsible for examinations. This includes all forms of internal (mocks) and external assessments.
To lead and inspire excellence throughout the school.

We would love to hear from you if you:

High-energy and passionate individual with a clear moral purpose, driven by a desire to improve the life chances of young people.
A reflective practitioner with a history of expertise in classroom pedagogy and the ability to improve outcomes for students.
An ability to inspire and relate well to the whole community.
Are an outstanding classroom practitioner across all secondary key stages
Able to evidence outstanding teaching and learning in the current role and GCSE results which reflect this through both attainment and progress against national expectations
Are committed to improving your pedagogical practices
Are aspirational for career development and eager to seize additional career progression opportunities

You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values, which are:

Aim high
Keep improving
Don’t leave anyone behind
See the bigger picture

What the school offers its staff

Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm-strict’ behaviour system
Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
The opportunity to teach up to A Level
A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (you do not need to organise/chase at all)
No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback, helping you to continuously develop
Professional development that is continuous and based upon national research schools
A culture of engaged learners – leaving you free to teach high-quality lessons
Comprehensive induction process with ongoing support from a dedicated induction co-ordinator
An exceptional CPD offer from ECT through to preparation for senior and system leadership
A school and trust with the scale and structure to maximise opportunities and career progression
Automatic membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme
Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff, e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning, a progressive multi-academy trust
The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Free and easy on-site parking

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

We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.