Assistant Headteacher
St Martins School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0BT16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025, or sooner if possible
Closing date
20 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week – whole year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12-L16 - £65,286 - £72,162 FTE salary per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Martins Schoolis a successful Special School for students aged 11 to 19 years, with a range of special educational needs. Our main area of need is Communication and Interaction with a significant number of students with ASD. We are excited to enter a new chapter in our aspirational journey to supporting young people in their exciting steps into adulthood, and therefore we are seeking to recruit an additional Assistant Headteacher to our team.
St Martins shares a site with Noel-Baker Academy in Alvaston, whilst Horizons 6th Form is based in Derby city centre. Our Supported Internship programme for Year 14 students is based at the Royal Derby Hospital and the University of Derby. We received our fourth consecutive 'Outstanding' OFSTED in October 2024 and we continue to aspire to the highest standards for students and our staff team.
We are looking for an exceptional leader with a great track record in school leadership, with high expectations for young people with SEND, to ensure children and young people achieve to the best of their ability and are able to lead a successful future.
Our new dynamic and passionateAssistant Headteacherwill lead our Post-16 provision; Horizons Sixth Form in Derby city centre. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who is committed to making a positive impact to support the growth of provision as well as oversee our Supported Internship programme.
The successful candidate will be committed to ensuring outstanding provision, guiding our students through their Post-16 journey with care and dedication ensuring a joined-up vision with our main school site.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage Horizons Sixth Form, operationally and ensuring high-quality education and support for students with special educational needs.
- Develop and implement innovative and personalised curriculum pathways.
- Support the professional development of staff and promote a culture of collaboration.
- Work closely with families, external agencies, local employers, and the wider community to ensure the success of our students.
- Hold pastoral responsibility for Post-16 students, including DSL status.
- Teaching of Post-16 curriculum subjects.
- Lead the Post-16 Faculty, driving forward our already established careers provision and develop this further, ensuring it links to an inspiring, progressive, and challenging curriculum.
- Organise and chair Annual Reviews and lead on Transition in and out of Post-16.
- Oversee the Supported Internship programme and staff team.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
- Proven experience in leadership, ideally within a special educational needs setting and Post-16.
- A good understanding of Post-16 education and transition planning.
- Passion for supporting young people with complex needs to achieve their full potential.
- Excellent communication and team-building skills.
If you are an inspiring leader ready to take on a key role in Shaping Successful Futures, developing Horizons Sixth Form and our Supported Internship, we would love to hear from you. More information about our school is available on our website - https://www.stmartinsschoolderby.co.uk/
Please contact Victoria Theobald to arrange a tour of Horizons or to discuss the post further: victoria.theobald@stmartins.set.org. We look forward to meeting you.
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include all of the National Professional Qualifications – NPQH, NPQSL, NPQEYL, NPQLL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC are all delivered by the Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. In addition, we provide access to the NPQEL for Executive Leaders.
- Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
- Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
- Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
- Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
- Participating in peer reviews.
- Access to a suite of online courses.
- Placement projects within our family of schools.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Martins School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 230 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Martins School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- rosie.harrison@shaw-education.org.uk
St Martin’s School is a secondary special school for pupils aged 11-19 years of age. The school currently provides 194 places for SEND students across Derby City, Derbyshire and Nottingham LAs.
The school strives for excellence in teaching and learning, maximising achievement and progression for all students and facilitating personal career development and job satisfaction for all the staff teams.
If you think your child would benefit from a St Martins education please do get in touch to arrange a visit.
Arranging a visit to St Martins School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rosie.harrison@shaw-education.org.uk.
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