Assistant Headteacher

The Priory Pembroke Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN3 4JP

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 April 2026

• Closing date

  1 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 January 2026

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: 1.0 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L13 - L17

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Priory Pembroke Academy is an oversubscribed Academy seeking to appoint an inspiring and innovative teacher and leader with enthusiasm in abundance and who has high expectations for all of their students and staff.

The successful candidate will need to be a visible leader who has a track record of school improvement within a senior leadership team or as a middle leader.

As Assistant Headteacher you will drive the positive culture and work closely with colleagues in order to create an inclusive environment in which young people can thrive and achieve individual excellence. Priory Pembroke is on an ambitious journey of improvement and the role provides the successful candidate with an opportunity which will be career defining. This senior leadership post is pivotal to continued Academy improvement and the exceptional candidate will be responsible for leadership areas to be decided but a strength in SEND leadership may be desirable.

The role plays a key part in the Academy development journey and you will have the opportunity to work with senior colleagues across the Trust. The Priory Federation of Academies invests heavily in the development of staff and the opportunity to contribute and develop at a Trust level is significant. We invest in all of our staff and the Assistant Headteacher will have the scope to work across all leadership areas, with a high performing senior team, to develop world class teaching at Priory Pembroke.

The successful candidate will join a team of specialists who are proud of our diverse and inclusive student-centred culture. This is an exciting time to join us as over the last year we have embedded and enhanced our systems and procedures to ensure that students and staff are happy and productive.

What the school offers its staff

We express our vision, culture and values by Achieving Together through consistently high standards and expectations through the values of wisdom, courage, generosity, curiosity and passion.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust will provide outstanding support whilst allowing the Academy the autonomy to make both operational and strategic decisions for our learning community. There will be excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to work with colleagues from six secondary academies as well as six primary and one specialist setting.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally ambitious for, and committed to, the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our staff benefit from comprehensive induction, extensive CPD opportunities, our Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team. The Trust follows national school teachers’ pay and conditions and adheres to the national pay recommendations.

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.

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About The Priory Pembroke Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 591 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Priory Pembroke Academy website
• Email address: dlindsey@prioryacademies.co.uk
• Phone number: 01522 751040
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-priory-pembroke-academy

Arranging a visit to The Priory Pembroke Academy

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

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