15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    TBC

  • Closing date

    20 March 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    5 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

TBC in interview

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to lead an outstanding school at the heart of one of the region’s highest performing Trusts, while also shaping excellence across the wider system.

This role combines full-time leadership of Chesterton with strategic trust-wide influence, including driving bestpractice across the Eastern Learning Alliance (ELA) and contributing to external outreach and national programmes. Examples include Chesterton’s work as a DfE Attendance & Behaviour Hub and the Trust’s involvement in the DfE’s RISE initiative, where ELA acts as a supporting organisation and the CEO serves as a RISE adviser, as well as developing broader work in sharing best practice regionally and nationally to support schools in improving outcomes for disadvantaged students. It is an exceptional opportunity for an educational leader who is passionate about school improvement at scale, collaborative innovation, and delivering world-class outcomes for all.

What the school offers its staff

ELA staff benefits include:

  • Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
  • EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
  • Health care cash plan;
  • Paid annual family day;
  • Extensive discount club access;
  • Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
  • Enhanced parental leave;
  • Flexible work practices;
  • Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
  • Ticket ballots for high profile events;
  • Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
  • Discounted gym membership for all staff.

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 Chesterton Community College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1129 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Chesterton Community College website
Email address
SIzzard@ccc.tela.org.uk
Phone number
01223712150
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Arranging a visit to Chesterton Community College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email SIzzard@ccc.tela.org.uk.

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