Assistant Headteacher

Tring School, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5JD

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £68,298.00 - £77,051.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Tring School presents a potential opportunity to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to help lead our journey to excellence. Appointment for this role will be contingent upon the successful recruitment of a Deputy Headteacher. We are currently recruiting for the Deputy Headteacher position due to the promotion of the current postholder.

We seek to appoint an inspirational and innovative leader with a proven track record of impactful strategic leadership. The successful candidate will possess the ability to demonstrate school improvement and the resilience to address the challenges inherent in this role. We are committed to finding an individual who can assist us in continuing to provide a rewarding educational experience for all learners, equipping them with the skills and experience necessary to compete with the best.

Tring School offers a positive and supportive working environment. Our students are high-achieving, ambitious, and committed to their learning. They leave us as Confident Learners, Ambitious Individuals, and Responsible Citizens.

The Assistant Headteacher will maintain a prominent and visible presence throughout the school, embodying our values and promoting strong relationships with all stakeholders. The successful candidate will lead with confidence and demonstrate a passion for the transformative power of education. Impeccable professionalism, unwavering determination, and relentless optimism are essential qualities for this role. The Assistant Headteacher will lead by example and serve as a source of inspiration, supporting and guiding colleagues and students. Furthermore, the successful candidate will hold the highest expectations for every student in terms of achievement, participation, and conduct.

We are looking for an exceptional leader to complement our team, who will contribute to the strategic development of our ethos and culture across the school. The Assistant Headteacher will lead a team of experienced Subject Leaders and Pastoral Leaders.

If you are ready to take an exciting step forward in your career, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

I look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you into our school to work alongside the most amazing students and staff.

Sally Ambrose - Headteacher

Please complete the school’s application form via MyNewTerm and submit it along with a letter of application to Mrs Sally Ambrose, Headteacher, by 9.00 am on Wednesday 14 May 2025. Your application should be sent via email to HR@tring.school

Shortlisting - Thursday 15 May 2025

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 May 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Tring School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1568 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tring School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tring-school

Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’

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