Assistant Headteacher

Grade and Salary: L12-L16 (£68,564 - £75,785) Working pattern: 1 FTE Contract term: Permanent The School: The Manor Academy has an excellent reputation for its high standards of teaching, student behaviour and academic achievement. Ofsted recognised the journey we have been on when grading us as a “good” school, citing that the quality of education has been transformed since the previous inspection. The role: Assistant Headteachers hold an important role in our school, providing leadership to an area to ensure that the highest possible standard of educational provision is achieved in an atmosphere of high expectations and respectful relationships. The person: The Manor Academy are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who sets high professional standards for themselves and others through their actions, has a clear vision and moral purpose, and who will work collaboratively with colleagues to further improve standards at the school. The focus of the role will be on Teaching and Learning. Our ideal candidate will be a successful leader within the secondary education sector who can demonstrate experience and impact of delivering the sustained, positive impact of their teaching and leadership. Recruitment event If you would like to find out more about the school and this role, please contact us to register your attendance at our recruitment event which is being held at the school from 16:00 - 17:00 on Wednesday 22 April 2026. To register please contact hr@ttct.co.uk. To apply: MyNewTerm is our recruitment platform so please go to https://mynewterm.com to apply for this role by completing the application form online. In addition, please submit an Impact Report to support your application. This report should be on one side of A4 and clearly outline your impact as a leader within secondary education. The report can be presented in whatever format you chose, for example, tables, graphs, or text. Please e-mail your Impact Report to hr@ttct.co.uk by the closing date set out below. Applications must arrive by: 16:00 on Thursday 30 April 2026 Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 06 May 2026 Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees. We offer: Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities. We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progressio