8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 May 2025

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, 1265hrs, 195 days, Teachers’ Pay and Conditions.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Leadership Scale, Points 7 - 13 (£57,813 to £66,919)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an outstanding senior leader who can work with the Governors, Headteacher, Deputy Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers to provide strategic leadership and management across the school.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership and Management Team you will help lead:

  • the realisation of the school’s aims and objectives: formalising and implementing policies and raising standards of student attainment and achievement to ensure all students make at least expected progress.
  • on learning and teaching across the school and develop policies and procedures and staff training to facilitate effective learning and the very best outcomes for all students.
  • the school’s CPD programme for teachers and ensure that all statutory elements are included, as well as developmental experiences based upon the needs of the organisation and its staff.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • a successful and forward looking school with stunning and unrivalled facilities recently graded ‘Good’ in all areas;
  • a professional, dedicated and supportive Department;
  • a supportive staff and Senior Leadership Team;
  • a school renowned for outstanding professional development opportunities;
  • a school community committed to corporate excellence;
  • Curriculum development time for all subjects on the calendar;
  • Reduced contact time for all teachers and TLR holders to support workload*;
  • national college subscription for all staff and an additional non-contact period for CPD*;
  • CPD library for staff;
  • high quality external training opportunities and support with leadership development;
  • inset days and training for all staff;
  • additional training and support for new staff;
  • excellent provision for early career teachers;
  • reduced class sizes at KS3;
  • strong pastoral team to support teachers;
  • smart screens/ IWBS and visualizers in all classrooms

*compared to DFE recommendations

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Radclyffe School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
Up to 1500 pupils
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01616223200

School location

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