18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    April 2026, but can consider September 2026

  • Closing date

    2 February 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    15 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time: Full-time leadership

Contract type

Fixed term - Two term secondment

Pay scale

Leadership Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

Lynn Grove Academy is seeking a confident and committed leader with a proven record of impact as a middle leader. You will bring experience in line managing multiple staff and leading complex areas with clarity and purpose.

A strong grasp of curriculum design and implementation will shape your approach to delivering an exceptional personal development offer. Highly organised and detail‑driven, you ensure that systems run smoothly and standards remain high.

Most importantly, you will be a collaborative professional who embodies the values and ethos of Lynn Grove Academy, contributing positively to a dedicated and ambitious team.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • Proven success as a senior or middle leader with a significant impact in their current role
  • Experience of line managing multiple staff
  • Strong understanding of curriculum design and implementation
  • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

What the school offers its staff

About the Senior Leadership Team:

Our Senior Leadership Team is a committed, energised, and highly dependable group of professionals who set the tone for excellence across the school. They are friendly, approachable, and relentlessly hard‑working, leading with integrity and purpose.

Driven by a shared passion for continuous improvement, they look for every opportunity - big or small - to make the school even better for students, staff, and the wider community. Their leadership is defined by high standards, collaborative spirit, and an unwavering belief in what the school can achieve.

Joining this team means stepping into a culture where excellence is the expectation and every member is supported to make a meaningful impact.

About Lynn Grove Academy:

Kindness, resilience, and a love of learning are at the heart of our culture. At Lynn Grove Academy, we don’t just educate - we nurture a community where every individual is encouraged to grow, persevere, and become the best version of themselves. We embrace challenges together and support one another with compassion and purpose.

Learning is our core focus. As one of just 22 national schools recognised as a Steplab Coaching Hub, we proudly prioritise a strong coaching culture, ensuring that every teacher receives the support and guidance needed to thrive and deliver exceptional outcomes for students. Benefit from Steplab’s cutting-edge professional development platform – designed to simplify and supercharge teacher growth through clear, research-backed strategies that drive real, lasting impact in the classroom.

Beyond the classroom, we offer a rich and varied school experience. Our outstanding pastoral care ensures every student is known and cared for as an individual. To find out more please visit our website.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.

Ready to Join Us?

Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly invite you to visit our school, so if you'd like to arrange a visit, a confidential conversation with the Line Manager, or have a pleasant chat with the Principal, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at NorfolkHR@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you. Want to stay connected? Join our Talent Pool here and be the first to hear about future opportunities.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Lynn Grove Academy

School type
Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1109 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Lynn Grove Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk.

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