Assistant Headteacher

Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3JB

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  2 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,368.00 - £73,105.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

The successful applicant will be a hard working and conscientious individual who will have the ability to undertake different roles within a senior leadership team, but who has a particular passion for leading and developing the quality of teaching and learning based on a sound understanding of the academic research into what works.

‘QE’ is a successful, mixed 13-18 comprehensive with just over 1,300 students on roll. It has a long-standing reputation for high quality provision and outcomes and is recognised as one of the top performing schools in the North East. The school is a warm, friendly and welcoming place and relationships amongst staff and students are excellent.

As an Assistant Headteacher with us, you will be part of a supportive and dedicated team of senior leaders who have worked hard in recent years to develop a strong curriculum offer, an approach to pedagogy informed by the research evidence, effective relational behaviour management practice and systems, and a comprehensive personal development offer. We are proud of our record but recognise that for ongoing success we need to continue to adapt and improve to meet the various challenges facing schools today, and we want you to be a part of that.

If you wish to have a confidential discussion about the role, or would like to arrange to visit the school, please do not hesitate to contact etc, etc.

Further details and the application pack are available via the Vacancies section of the school website. Applications should be submitted via MyNewTerm.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Queen Elizabeth High School and Hadrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, online searches and other pre-employment safeguarding checks.

Hadrian Learning Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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

Hadrian Learning Trust is fully committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to prioritise this commitment. The preferred candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. As the preferred candidate for Headteacher, we will also conduct a Section 128 check for financial probity. Please also be aware that, in line with the Keeping Children
Safe in Education guidance, you will be subject to an online check and may be questioned about the findings of such a check at interview.

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 Queen Elizabeth High School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1304 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queen Elizabeth High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-elizabeth-high-school-ne46-3jb

Hadrian Learning Trust was established as an academy converter in 2016. The Trust currently comprises Queen Elizabeth High School and Hexham Middle School. Queen Elizabeth High School (QE) is a high-performing 13–18 comprehensive school whose origins date back to 1599. It is situated in the historic market town of Hexham, in a beautiful part of Northumberland, a short drive from Newcastle and Carlisle. With just over 1,300 students on roll, it is a popular and successful school, with a particularly strong sixth form. As well as attracting students from Hexham and its rural hinterland, about a third of students come from outside the catchment area. The school values its reputation as a warm, friendly, welcoming school, and relationships amongst staff and students are excellent. We benefit from a fantastic working and learning environment with first-class facilities following a move into brand new buildings in 2021, adjacent to our front-facing Grade II listed Hydro building, which was refurbished. QE shares its location with Hexham Middle School, with which it has a very close working relationship. Both schools have their own distinct identities but work in tandem to enable some sharing of facilities, teaching and subject leadership. Cross-trust collaboration is overseen by an executive team comprising the Trust’s executive lead, the schools’ headteachers, the Chief Financial Officer and the Business & HR Manager.

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