Assistant Headteacher

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher

Location: Upton Grange School, Slough SL3 7LR

Salary: £55,728.00 per annum

Hours: 38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher who is looking for the chance to bring innovation and creativity to inspire learning in an SEN environment for pupils with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding, and you will be the custodian of our strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected, and involved in decisions.

In partnership with our Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will provide clear, authentic leadership to our multidisciplinary team, establish school aims and objectives, ensure high quality and compliance, and develop individualized programmes of learning for our pupils.

Who we are looking for

We seek an Assistant Headteacher with the experience, leadership skills, and vision to build futures by empowering students in the UK to be happy and successful.

Applicants should be educated to degree level or equivalent with Qualified Teacher Status, experienced in an SEN environment, enjoy leading a team, and be motivated to help every pupil reach their potential.

About the School

Upton Grange School caters to pupils aged 3-11 years old, offering Early Years, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2 education. We employ various teaching strategies to engage learners with diverse learning difficulties, working towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and National Curriculum expectations where appropriate.

The school is located in Slough, within walking distance from the rail station and accessible from Maidenhead, Twickenham, and surrounding areas.

Options Autism has provided care and education for over 16 years, specializing in autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we lead in setting and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes.

Why join Options Autism?

We offer an exceptional rewards package, including Life Assurance, a pension scheme, mental health support, physical health checks, and access to our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, which includes health and insurance benefits, discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car schemes, critical illness cover, and family support benefits.

Joining us means making a positive impact on the lives of others, knowing your role contributes significantly to our pupils' futures.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.