Assistant Headteacher
St Crispin's School, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1SS9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 March 2026
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, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Scale 10 to 14
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Substantial and successful experience of Middle Leadership
- Recent experience of initiating and managing a significant change through to a successful conclusion
- Experience and ability to build positive working relationships with staff and students, committed to safeguarding and wellbeing
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with clear and confident communication, when dealing with students and parents
- Proven leadership of a team
- Willingness to accept significant delegated responsibility
- Possession of a clear sense of direction and purpose, with the ability to implement and sustain decision made
- Experience of leading or significantly contributing to whole school initiatives is desired but not a necessity
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage workload effectively
- Engagement in whole school enrichment
- Able to respond flexibly and adapt to changing and challenging circumstances
- Attend meetings of the Trust
- Reflective practice and willingness to engage in professional development, share knowledge with others and encourage their development
What the school offers its staff
- A positive school ethos: values-driven, inclusive, student-centred
- A collaborative staff culture
- Supportive leadership: visible, approachable, focused on teaching and learning
- Strong pastoral structures: tutors, heads of year, safeguarding support
- Structured support for ECT's and trainees: to help you settle and thrive in your new career
- Clear behaviour systems: consistent policies that allow teachers to teach
- Opportunities for career progression: TLRs, subject leadership, whole‑school roles
- High‑quality professional development: excellent CPD pathways, coaching, leadership opportunities
- A supportive Flexible Working Policy
- Wellbeing initiatives: workload consideration, staff voice, wellbeing twilights
- Access to confidential Mental Health and wellbeing coaching and counselling services.
- Pension scheme
- Contractual Sick Pay
- Staff social events
- Car parking on site
- On site school restaurant
- Staff room with free tea & coffee
Further information about the job
We are seeking a dynamic, effective influencer with strong interpersonal skills and sound judgement. You will share our ethos of 'Excellence for All' which encapsulates our commitment to do the very best for both students and staff.
Our Assistant Headteacher will:
- Work in partnership with other members of the Senior Leadership Team to provide high level strategic, management and operational direction for the school
- Share the responsibility for setting, maintaining, monitoring and improving standards in the school
- Maximise the collaborative opportunities across the schools who form part of The Circle Trust.
Commitment to safeguarding
At St. Crispin’s, we recognise and take extremely seriously our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of all our students. It is essential that a culture of safeguarding is embedded across the school where all young people feel safe and members of our community are able to report concerns that they have.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Crispin's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1488 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Crispin's School website
- Email address
- haless@crispins.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 9781144
St. Crispin's is an inclusive, mixed comprehensive school educating students from early secondary through to sixth form.
Our school motto, ‘Excellence for All’, reflects a genuine sense of belonging for every member of our community and sits at the heart of all we do. Students are encouraged to be Inquisitive, Aspirational, Respectful and Resilient.
St. Crispin's is a positive and rewarding place to work. Our committed and talented staff team provides the support, challenge and expertise needed for every student to thrive.
Arranging a visit to St Crispin's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email haless@crispins.co.uk.
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