Assistant Headteacher Safeguarding (DSL)

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £67,898.00 - £75,049.00 Annually (Actual) L12 to L16

Assistant Headteacher Safeguarding (DSL) job summary

Chorus Education Trust in Sheffield is seeking an Assistant Headteacher to join the Senior Leadership Team at Westfield School. This role would suit an experienced Assistant Headteacher seeking a new challenge, or middle leaders ambitious for the next stage in their career.

Due to the promotion of the current postholder to another school, we are excited to be able to recruit an Assistant Headteacher to the important area of responsibility:

Assistant Headteacher - Safeguarding and other strategic responsibilities according to candidate’s experience and school improvement priorities.

Candidates should have a strong record of senior or middle leadership, working proactively and constructively with children, colleagues, and parents. It is essential that you can inspire and lead staff, and be a team player, supporting and coaching middle leaders and working in partnership with SLT colleagues. We are looking for people who are ambitious for our children and for themselves, with a strong commitment to their own professional learning. In return we can offer very strong opportunities for career development, and the opportunity to work within a positive, reflective, strategic and student-focused team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a school on an exciting journey of improvement, but also a Trust that is committed to providing the very best opportunities for both staff and children. Chorus Education Trust is at an exciting time of growth and seeks to work in partnership with both primary and secondary schools across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Members of our schools’ Senior Leadership Teams will have the opportunity to work with their equivalent colleagues on developing cross-Trust strategies.

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

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

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 Westfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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