Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning (SEND)

Beechcliffe Special School, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6ED

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  8 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,069.00 - £69,595.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning (SEND) job summary

‘CAT employs rolling recruitment methodologies, with shortlisting and interviews for some roles taking place as and when applications are received. This may mean that some roles are recruited to before the closing date, we therefore advise that applications are made without undue delay’.

Beechcliffe Keighley has consistently been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted for over 10 years and is now part of the esteemed Carlton Academy Trust where every school is rated as Good or Outstanding. Established in 2019, Carlton Academy Trust emerged from the outstanding success of Carlton Bolling, an inner-city Bradford secondary school. Today, we proudly oversee three secondary schools, three primary schools, and three special schools, collectively educating nearly 5000 students and employing almost 1,000 members of staff.

We are an over-subscribed school which meets the needs of 174 pupils who have severe or profound multiple learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorder. Many of our pupils have additional complex health, medical and or sensory needs.

Our school ethos is ‘to provide opportunities within a broad and balanced, therapeutic curriculum so that each child can achieve success’, and we do this through a variety of lessons and activities both in school and in the wider community. As well as structured teaching in the classroom, we have amazing facilities on site that include a hydrotherapy pool, a life skills room, specialist music, ICT and food technology rooms, a multi-sensory rebound area, and fully equipped sensory rooms. We promote outdoor learning through our forest school and in our sensory and wildlife gardens, at our allotment and within the local environment. Our pupils gain work experience at a local community café and attend courses at college, and we run both day and residential visits including participation in the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader to drive excellence in teaching and learning for students with SEND. As Assistant Headteacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping inclusive education, leading curriculum innovation, and inspiring staff development across our vibrant school community. If you are committed to high standards, professional integrity, and making a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.

Employee welfare is extremely important to us, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive employee benefits package through the ‘Carlton Cares’ programme, designed to support colleagues physical, mental and financial wellbeing. These benefits include a fully funded Health Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme, in addition to salary sacrifice and employee discount schemes. Employee Benefits - Carlton Academy Trust

We hope you are excited by this opportunity and if you think you have got what it takes, we would love to hear from applicants who share our values and ambition to deliver excellence for all to our students.

We welcome visits to the school; to arrange a convenient time please contact Anita Riedel, Recruitment Manager:-

E: recruitment@catrust.uk

W: www.carltonacademytrust.co.uk

The Trust has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and subscribe to the DBS update service.

Carlton Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Beechcliffe Special School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 244 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beechcliffe Special School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beechcliffe-special-school-keighley

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