Assistant Headteacher- Responsibility for Curriculum
The Bridge School Sedgemoor, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5HT19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or sooner if possible
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L6- L10
Assistant Headteacher- Responsibility for Curriculum job summary
We are seeking a dynamic Assistant Headteacher who has a real passion for creative curriculum, practical learning and learning beyond the classroom. Salary range is L6-L10 to start in September 2025 or earlier if possible.
Interviews will be held on Friday 25 April 2025
The Assistant Headteacher will:
- Work within the senior leadership team to lead the Curriculum for The Bridge School.
- Oversee Curriculum Development and ensuring it meets the diverse range of needs.
- Be an active member of the senior leadership team and act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Lead one of the centres, day-to-day management, oversight and leadership for the team of staff and children and young people.
- Be the first point of contact with our parents and carers.
- Support the development and training of our staff team, including Early Career Teachers.
- Be enthusiastic and energetic, promoting the school and wider partnership within the community.
In return, we can offer you:
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities, including leadership training.
- A supportive and passionate leadership team.
- A fantastic team of staff.
- The opportunity to work with amazing children and young people and be part of their journey.
- A supportive network of colleagues across the partnership of schools
- A wellbeing package including swim sessions, discounted café, Yoga and other activities.
All Assistant Headteachers hold a whole school responsibility and also lead a specific phase within the school, phases can change annually to ensure that leaders gain a full understanding of the whole school over time. Leading a phase includes the day-to-day organisation along with the middle leader to ensure timetables and staffing are in place. This role also provides a senior leader link for parents and pupils but also ensures they have an oversight of safeguarding, behaviour and attendance for pupils.
The Bridge School is a Pupil referral unit in Bridgwater, it supports the community of mainstream schools, delivering partnership and interventions alongside supporting children and young people who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school.
The school is part of a small partnership of schools with Polden Bower and Avalon Special Schools.
There will be a teaching commitment to this role of up to 2 days, this will be flexible at any time to meet the needs of the school and can include direct teaching, supporting, modelling and coaching other staff.
Visits to the school are encouraged, if you would like to arrange a visit or to speak to someone regarding this role, please contact Jo Stamford on 01278 496386.
The Bridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, online check, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.
Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines.
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 are not accepted.
About The Bridge School Sedgemoor
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 59 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Bridge School Sedgemoor website
The Bridge School, Sedgemoor is one of four Pupil Referral Units commissioned by Somerset County Council and Somerset schools. We provide services through a number of centres for students who have a range of social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. All students are referred through their mainstream schools in the Sedgemoor area.
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