Assistant Headteacher Student Empowerment and Personal Development

Albany Academy, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3AY

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,368 - £73,105
• Pay scale: L11 - L15

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an excellent classroom teacher and leader, with a strong track record of success, and experience of enabling others to improve. We are looking for a leader who has the skills and experience to lead students, parents and staff to ensure a strong culture of safeguarding and inclusion. You will be joining an experienced senior leadership team, who share a commitment to high performance and collaborative development and will work closely with our Pastoral Deputy Headteacher. This will be a key role in our tight knit academy trust and you will have opportunities to work across the trust.

What the school offers its staff

BENEFITS

As an employer Albany Learning Trust offers the following benefits:

Pension: Access to either the teacher pension scheme or local government pension schemes. These offer defined pension benefits, including generous death in service contribution.

Salary: We are proud to be a living wage employer. We offer competitive rates for all roles.

Travel: Membership of cycle to work scheme, which offers up to 40% off the price of a bicycle, including e-bikes. On-site EV charging and free on-site parking.

Support: We offer twice the number of training days of most UK schools.

Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides confidential support for staff and their families for both personal and work-related matters. We train staff in Chimp Management, which helps with people to manage their mind more effectively, with an approach grounded in neuroscience.

We have free access to Headspace app, which offers meditation and mindfulness for any mind, any mood and any goal. We offer membership of the tech scheme, which offers up to 40% off the cost of personal IT equipment and white goods.

Priority: Children of staff have priority admissions to their school.

Development: Our high-quality training ensures personal, professional development and allows staff to become expert in their role. A clear progression route within the Trust also provides opportunities to prepare staff for their next career step. Partnerships with the top professional bodies and training providers ensures high quality, evidence based training is always available to all staff. All our classroom staff receive training in High Performance Learning teaching and have access to HPL training pathways. Our leaders are trained by Leadership Matters and have access to professional leadership qualifications including NPQs.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Application Pack AHT Student empowerment and personal development May 2026.pdf - 734 KB (opens in new tab)

About Albany Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 722 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Albany Academy website
• Email address: vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk
• Phone number: 01257 244020
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/albany-academy

Albany Academy is a highly successful and popular 11-16 school situated in Chorley, Lancashire. With 727 pupils currently on roll, the school provides an excellent education within a nurturing and caring environment where every student is well known by every member of staff and are proud to be a member of Albany Learning Trust, the first school trust of its type in Lancashire.

Arranging a visit to Albany Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@albanyacademy.co.uk.

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