Assistant Headteacher
Saltash Community School, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AY11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2025
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: Full time permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L13 - L17 (£66,919 - £73,819)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Saltash Community School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher.
Are you passionate about education and leadership? Do you have the vision and drive to help shape the future of our students? Saltash Community School is seeking talented, ambitious and passionate individuals to join our newly expanded leadership team.
We believe that every child has the right to an exceptional local school and have a clear vision of ensuring our students have ‘Broad Horizons’ and go on to be ‘Confident Leaders.’ As an Assistant Head, you will play a crucial role in realising these aims. You will work closely with the Headteacher and other members of the senior leadership team to drive school improvement, enhance teaching and learning, and ensure the well-being of our students and staff.
If you would like to play a part in the next stage of Saltash’s journey and have the skills and expertise to excel in one of the areas above, then we would love to hear from you. We welcome applications from existing or aspiring school leaders who have a track record of excellence, both in their subject specialism and their leadership.
To find out more information about the school, please visit our website at: www.saltash.net
Visits to the School are most welcome. Please contact Gaynor Bersey, Operations Manager, to make an appointment on 01752 843715 or by email to gbersey@saltashcloud.net
The closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 14th May 2025.
Interviews will be held on 22nd and 23rd May 2025.
Please email completed application forms to vacancies@saltashcloud.net
What the school offers its staff
Saltash Community School is a co-educational 11-18 school of over 1200 students including a successful sixth form and incorporating an Area Resource Base; a specialised environment for children with severe and complex learning needs. Saltash is a friendly, caring, supportive and ambitious school with people and relationships at its heart. Here at Saltash we are determined to improve the life chances of every single student on roll, developing happy and healthy citizens who make a positive contribution to our local community and to wider society. Your role as a SENDCo in that is hugely important on that journey.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@saltashcloud.net
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Saltash Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Saltash Community School website
- Email address
- gbersey@saltashcloud.net
Secondary School
Arranging a visit to Saltash Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gbersey@saltashcloud.net.
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