Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning)
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY8 2XS10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
31 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2025
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L9-L13
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:
The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning to join our Senior Leadership Team at Haybridge High School from September 2025.
The successful candidate will be an experienced middle or senior leader and have a corporate responsibility for the smooth running of the whole school. They will have a proven track record of outstanding classroom practice and the ability to improve, challenge and support colleagues. They will also have superb drive and enthusiasm and demonstrate the ethos of being uncompromising in the pursuit of high standards of student behaviour and achievement. The post offers excellent opportunities for ambitious and talented candidates with aspirations of further promotion.
Our successful candidate will have the following experience, skillset and qualifications:
- Honours Degree
- DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status
- Outstanding classroom practitioner with the knowledge, understanding and practical application of effective teaching and learning strategies in order to raise standards
- Successful experience of strategic leadership and management
- A track record of effectively leading, managing and motivating students and staff and developing team approaches
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
We recognise that successful people place value on the range of benefits associated with their careers. As your future employer we place value on these too, that is why we are proud to offer:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.
- Automatic pay progression for those on our main, upper and support staff pay ranges.
- 7 training days calendared with a view to alleviate pressure at key times in the year, with a training day in December dedicated to marking mock exams.
- Access to a range of paid special leave provisions to help with life’s emergencies, unpredictable events and significant occasions.
- Access to a bank of pre-planned teaching resources. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.
- Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers for DSE users and flu vaccinations
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to shopping and lifestyle discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and all applicants will receive fair consideration without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other status protected by law.
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our requirements under Keeping Children Safe in Education pre-employment checks we will undertake. This role will involve undertaking regulated activity and therefore this position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1174 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haybridge High School and Sixth Form website
- Email address
- recruitment@the4stones.co.uk
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form is an excellent school set within extensive grounds. At Haybridge we pride ourselves on excellent results, calm classrooms, high standards and warm relationships; this, along with the strong moral compass that our staff and students possess, is what makes Haybridge a unique and special place to work.
We are part of The Four Stones Multi Academy Trust, who believe our students deserve nothing less than the best. As a family of like-minded schools, we work collaboratively to provide mutual support, share best practice, and create a thriving, high-performing environment.
Our work is underpinned by our core values of: Ambition, Commitment, Creativity, and Integrity and a relentless focus on achieving our Trust Dividend to ensure opportunity and success for all by transforming lives through high quality education.
As part of our Trust you will have:
Opportunities to be part of a collaborative culture whereby you are part of a network where schools and staff work together to excel.
Quality resources and a rich environment, to enable you to develop a personalised approach for every student you teach.
A culture of lifelong learning, emphasising professional growth where your own ambitions are actively encouraged and supported.
A safe and positive physical and psychological environment that welcomes diversity and actively promotes wellbeing.
Arranging a visit to Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@the4stones.co.uk.
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