Assistant Headteacher (x2 posts)

Stocksbridge High School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 1FD

40 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,919 to £73,819
• Pay scale: Leadership Pay Range L13 - L17

What skills and experience we're looking for

Stocksbridge High School is seeking to appoint two dynamic, energetic and experienced senior leaders to join the school’s senior leadership team. This presents a brilliant opportunity for two strong Assistant Headteachers to work with the new Headteacher, and senior team, to shape and deliver an ambitious and successful future for the school. As Assistant Headteacher, you will lead on a broad range of strategic and operational elements of the school, with specific duties to be agreed with the successful candidate. We would specifically welcome candidates with successful experience in leading inclusion background and/or those with experiences of wider enrichment and personal development expertise.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a proven senior leader with successful experience in leading strategic school improvement.
• Can motivate, inspire and innovate.
• Has ambition for becoming a system leader.
• Is committed to changing the life chances of all young people; especially the hardest to reach.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• A strong commitment to your ongoing professional development.
• Mentoring by and support from the Headteacher, senior team and central Trust staff.
• The opportunity to work collaboratively with other school leaders throughout the Trust.
• The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our inspiring children and young peopleaccess to other employee benefits offered by our Trust.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to htaylor@stocksbridge-mlt.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Stocksbridge High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 804 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Stocksbridge High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: htaylor@stocksbridge-mlt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142883153
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stocksbridge-high-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Stocksbridge High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email htaylor@stocksbridge-mlt.co.uk.

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