Assistant Headteacher - Raising Standards/Initial Teacher Training

Thank you for your interest in our Assistant Headteacher role. We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join us as as we continue to build on our vision in our rapidly expanding and successful school! All our Assistant Headteacher's have whole school responsibilities and lead a 'College'. In this role you will act as Raising Standards Leader (RSL) and lead on school provision for Initial Teacher Training (ITT), Early Career Teacher (ECT) and Unqualified Teachers to ensure the best learning in our school. Additionally, you will lead the Athena College which consists of an academic faculty of subjects (Art, Photography, Craft, Textiles, Performing Arts, Music, Media/Film), line managing the Subject Leaders and pastorally leading the ‘College’ of students across all year groups. This is a highly rewarding role enabling Assistant Headteacher’s to develop a wider range of academic and pastoral leadership skills. Why work at our school? We benefit from very low staff turnover, with the majority of appointments being due to expansion roles. Staff feedback shows the following reasons to work at our school: Excellent student behaviour; our students enjoy working with us A positive and supportive culture amongst the staff team including an active staff wellbeing group and approachable leadership team A dedication to career development through internal and externally recognised training programmes. A school with excellent facilities and continued future developments, including: Fitness suite, with free access for staff outside school hours Community Farm, with a whole range of animals from bearded dragon to pigs and alpaca’s! Art Gallery Recording studio Professional Performing Arts spaces New classroom block, new Science labs and a 3G pitch in place for Autumn 2026 A highly generous approach to staff absence for personal reasons such as family events or those special treat occasions Excellent IT facilities including interactive display screens in all classrooms, 1 to 1 laptop scheme and touchscreen staff laptops for all A rich and varied curriculum, including our 'Dream Big' days, IB World School status, our Be Training (Performing Arts) Academy and NSfG Academy in partnership with ST Sports A school that believes in having fun throughout the year, including: Christmas and summer whole school trips NSfG 'Christmas Day', including the infamous staff panto! Yearly student Colour Run College Cup competitions, including talent shows, World Book Day dress up and 'talk like a pirate day' Regular culture-based celebrations led by our One School Students Ambassadors Over 160 school trips in the last academic year! Staff children receive higher priority for places (both year 7 entry and in year waiting lists) Please visit our website and see the attached documents for further information on the school and the role. We welcome any candidate who may wish to visit for an informal tour or conversation in advance of apply