Assistant Head Teacher (Quality of Education)

Nottingham University Samworth Academy; Strelley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Samworth Academy is seeking a proven leader with demonstrated impact across whole-school areas. The role requires steering change, improving student performance through targeted interventions, and sustaining outstanding teaching, including sixth form contexts.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of leading school-wide initiatives, evaluating outcomes, and delivering strong examination results. This post emphasizes high standards in a secondary environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading whole-school improvement initiatives.
• Proven record of influencing student performance through interventions.
• Experience in sixth form teaching.
• Outstanding teaching with examination results.
• Experience leading change and evaluating impact.
• Sustained success as a secondary-school teacher.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, manage and evaluate whole-school change with measurable impact.
• Drive interventions targeting student performance to close gaps.
• Maintain exceptional teaching standards across key examination cohorts.
• Collaborate with departments to sustain high attainment and progression.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

School improvement

Sixth form teaching

Outstanding teaching

Intervention experience

Job description

• Has leadership experience demonstrating impactin whole school areas
• Has successfully led, planned, managed andevaluated change which has had a significant impact at whole school level
• Has experience of managing intervention toachieve impact in student performance
• Has experience of sixth form teaching
• Has experience of school achievement role
• Has a proven record of outstanding teaching andoutstanding results with examination classes
• Demonstrates outstanding, sustained, andsuccessful experience as a teacher in a secondary context