Assistant Headteacher

Spring Common Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 1TQ

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as contractually available

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 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: £66,695.00 - £73,466.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate and dedicated leader to support the strategic and operational development of our academy, working to ensure the highest quality education, care, and support for our pupils. The ideal candidate will be committed to working with children and young people with complex learning needs, including PMLD and SLD, and will promote a highly personalised, nurturing, and inclusive approach.

We are looking for someone who:

Is an inspiring and compassionate leader, able to support and develop a skilled and committed staff team.

Has the drive to raise and sustain high standards of teaching, learning, communication, and therapeutic provision.

Can contribute to a positive, inclusive culture that prioritises dignity, independence, and pupil voice.

Has a strong understanding of the complexities of working with pupils with PMLD and SLD, including medical, sensory, and communication needs.

Is committed to working in close partnership with families, therapists, and external professionals to ensure holistic support for every pupil.

Spring Common Academy is an area special school in Huntingdon, serving over 200 pupils with severe learning difficulties and related needs. Many pupils have autism, and some have profound and complex medical needs; all pupils hold an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

We are proud to be part of Horizons Education Trust, alongside Prestley Wood Academy in Alconbury Weald and Riverside Meadows Academy, an SEMH school with sites in St Neots and Wisbech.

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

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils. All staff will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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 Spring Common Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spring Common Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spring-common-academy

Spring Common Academy is an area special school for 209 pupils in Huntingdon. Most pupils have severe learning difficulties and related needs some have autism and some have profound and complex medical needs. The school is part of Horizons Education Trust which includes Riverside Meadows SEMH school sites at St Neots and Wisbech and there is a new area special school for the Trust at Alconbury Weald (Prestley Wood Academy) opening September 2024.

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