HeadTeacher

Amersham School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £86,138.00 - £119,350.00 Annually (FTE)

HeadTeacher job summary

We are seeking a leader who will set ambitious standards for staff and students, leading with clarity and moral purpose. This role presents an exciting opportunity to demonstrate inspirational leadership ,creativity and a commitment to excellence, ensuring Amersham School continues to thrive as a place where every student and staff member can be the very best they can be.

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 Amersham School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1052 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Amersham School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/amersham-school

Amersham School is a student centred, rapidly improving mixed 11-18 Community School of 920 students with 132 students in our thriving 6th Form.

Our students are encouraged to become well-rounded and broad-minded individuals and we support this through a diverse range of extra-curricular activities. As a Business and Enterprise specialist we focus on the development of skills which inspire and motivate our students to become successful and confident adults.

Amersham School looks forward to an exciting and promising future. Our students achieve good examination results at both GCSE and A Level. We are consistently one of the top performing Upper Schools in the County, making sure that our students have the personal qualifications and qualities to access Post-16 education and training. We are incredibly proud of our students and welcome the opportunity to work with and learn from those who share our dedication to innovation, improvement and success.

Please visit our school website where you will find a wealth of information about our vision and our mission statement ‘Live, Learn and Succeed – Together’ where our values of mutual respect, honesty and integrity, responsibility and ownership, equality and co-operation alongside the establishment of a sense of community underpin our school environment.

Amersham School was rated a good school by Ofsted in 2016.

As employers, we are committed to your personal development. We offer a supportive and innovative environment to work within and opportunities for Professional Development which will allow you to further enhance your skilful practice.

Our staff members have free access to our fitness suite, onsite parking and will have the opportunity to take part in social activities. As a result of our success we are expanding our school and therefore are recruiting teachers to join our hard working, innovative and enthusiastic team.

You can find out more about Amersham School on https://www.amershamschool.org.uk/

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