Assistant Headteacher - Teaching and Learning
Church Stretton School, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6EX24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 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
- L11 - L15 £68,691 - £75,664
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
has a strong understanding of effective teaching, curriculum and assessment;
can support and challenge colleagues with clarity, warmth and professional credibility;
knows how to develop others and build a culture of professional learning;
can use evidence of pupils’ learning to identify priorities and evaluate impact; and
shares our ambition for every pupil to achieve well and feel that they belong.
For the right person, this is a chance to help shape a school at an important point in its development, within a supportive leadership team and a distinctive Shropshire setting. We warmly encourage you to visit, meet us and see the school for yourself. You will join a leadership team that works closely together and shares responsibility for school improvement. We will give you the opportunity to get to know the school, build relationships and understand what is already working well before shaping the next steps with colleagues. You will have the support of the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, alongside opportunities to develop your own leadership through the wider TrustEd Schools Partnership.
If you have read this far then you should probably come and visit us. To arrange a visit or an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Headteacher’s PA, sarah.compton@csschool.co.uk. Visit dates: Tuesday 29th, Wednesday 30th September, Monday 5th October.
What the school offers its staff
Church Stretton School serves a community in the Shropshire Hills AONB. Our values of Belonging, Ambition and Resilience shape what we want for our pupils and how we work together as staff. We are ambitious for the school’s next stage of development and are working towards teaching and learning that is consistently strong across subjects and classrooms.
Further information about the job
Help shape the next stage of teaching and learning at Church Stretton School.
We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher who loves teaching, understands how teachers develop, and can bring colleagues with them. This is an opportunity to have a real influence across our school: building on what works well, helping good practice become more consistent, and making a lasting difference to pupils’ experience in the classroom.
You will work closely with the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and wider leadership team to turn that ambition into practical, sustainable improvement. You will help staff develop their practice through thoughtful professional learning, useful feedback and a shared understanding of what makes the greatest difference for our pupils. You will also help us evaluate the impact of our work, using evidence and professional judgement to decide what to keep, refine or change.
We would welcome applications from leaders ready for their first Assistant Headteacher post, as well as those with senior leadership experience. You may currently lead a subject, faculty or whole-school area. What matters most is that you are an excellent teacher who has led improvement beyond your own classroom and can show the difference it made. You will enjoy working alongside colleagues, turning ideas into practical changes and following through to see whether they improve pupils’ learning. We are looking for someone with the energy to make things happen and the judgement to bring people with them.
For the right person, this is a chance to help shape a school at an important point in its development, within a supportive leadership team and a distinctive Shropshire setting. We warmly encourage you to visit, meet us and see the school for yourself. You will join a leadership team that works closely together and shares responsibility for school improvement. We will give you the opportunity to get to know the school, build relationships and understand what is already working well before shaping the next steps with colleagues. You will have the support of the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, alongside opportunities to develop your own leadership through the wider TrustEd Schools Partnership.
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
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 Church Stretton School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 539 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- sarah.compton@csschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01694 722209
Church Stretton Secondary School, part of the Trust-Ed Schools Partnership
Arranging a visit to Church Stretton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sarah.compton@csschool.co.uk.
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