23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    27 February 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    4 February 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

L30-L35

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our next Headteacher will:

- Be dedicated, ambitious, and committed to excellence;

- Champion equity and inclusion;

- Demonstrate intellectual rigour;

- Inspire through positivity and enthusiasm;

- Build strong relationships with students, staff, families, and the wider community

What the school offers its staff

What can ELA offer you?

ELA offer a sector leading staff benefits offer alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools. ELA know that our strength is our people, so we prioritise staff wellbeing, retention and development. Over 95% of ELA staff say they’re proud to work in their school.

ELA are firm believers in the power of recognising, celebrating, and rewarding talent: our track record in terms of retention, internal promotion opportunities and wider career development is excellent.

ELA staff enjoy a sector leading staff benefits package alongside bespoke, high quality CPD programmes, cross-trust events, and exceptional opportunities for career development within our innovative family of schools.

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
View Ofsted report
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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