Assistant Headteacher

Woodlands School, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027 or sooner if available

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership pay range 8 - 12 (Outer London)
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership pay range 8 - 12 (Outer London)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

We are looking for someone who has courage and confidence to join the school as we expand and grow. We are seeking an outstanding senior leader, passionate about securing the best possible outcomes for our pupils and who is willing to embrace and develop our mission of ‘Courageous and Confident Learning Community.’

You will be ambitious for the pupils but also for yourself.

You will need a strong track record of working within the SEN sector and excellent leadership skills.

You will need the drive and enthusiasm to help develop the school and build on its achievements and support the vision and ethos of the school.

You will need experience of improving teaching and learning, curriculum development and effective use of pupils’ data to raise achievement.

What we will offer

137 amazing children.

Dynamic and forward thinking senior leadership team and governors committed to staff support.

Career growth and development including induction and training that will be tailored to your needs, mentoring and coaching.

Teaching teams who work collaboratively to share expertise and workload.

A school that is innovative and continuously seeks opportunities to further improve and develop.

We take pride in being outward-looking, developing a wide range of partnerships to share best practice, enhance provision for our pupils, and support the local community.

Woodlands School is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All applicants must be willing to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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.

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 Woodlands School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-school-edgware

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