Assistant Headteacher

Esland; Congleton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Induction training

Career development

Cycle to work

Employee benefits scheme E-Together

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Esland is recruiting an Assistant Headteacher for our SEN School in Congleton, Cheshire. The role combines leadership with teaching, with responsibilities across safeguarding, curriculum development, and staff mentoring.

Salary is competitive (£47,981–£50,545 p.a. DOE). The post starts January 2027 (or sooner). We offer a comprehensive induction, pension, life cover, and ongoing professional development within a supportive school community.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with QTS and SEND experience.
• Experience leading teaching staff and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Ability to plan and develop curriculum and support learners.

Responsibilities

• Safeguarding underpins every decision.
• Conduct regular peer reviews to maintain high standards.
• Lead curriculum development and deliver some teaching hours.
• Schedule half-termly supervisions with the team.
• Identify strategies to overcome pupils' learning barriers.
• Plan and deliver lessons, ensuring personalised learning.
• Meet Teacher Standards and contribute to school development.
• Lead development of teaching and learning within the school.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Curriculum planning

Staff development

Communication

Education

QTS qualification

Job description

Description

Join Esland and start a truly rewarding career! Role: Assistant Headteacher
Location: Congleton, Cheshire
Contract Type: permanent
Hours: full-time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £47,981 to £50,545 per annum (DOE)
Job Start: January 2027 (or sooner if possible)

We are currently seeking an Assistant Head Teacher based at our SEN School in Congleton. This school is a friendly and successful provision, currently supporting a number of vulnerable young children aged 7-18 years with special education needs. The role would be ideal for qualified teachers who have acted as middle leaders, and are aspiring to their first senior leadership role. We therefore welcome applications from anyone who is keen to start a career within a school leadership team. We think that our teams are the best in the industry - if you want to join us, there has never been a better time!

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made
• To complete regular peer reviews on teaching staff to ensure consistent and high standards of work
• To be curriculum focused and undertaking a designated amount of teaching hours per week
• To schedule and complete half-termly supervisions with the teaching team
• To identify strategies to help overcome individual pupils’ barriers to learning
• To plan and prepare lessons, delivering effective teaching
• To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development
• To ensure that equality and diversity is followed and encouraged
• To ensure that good quality records are maintained and progress monitored
• To ensure that students experience an educational program that is personalised to the particular needs identified through a robust assessment system
• To carry out duties as identified in the Teacher Standards
• To take a lead role in developing the curriculum, teaching and learning

Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference

Essential requirements

• QTS qualification
• SEND experience
• The ability to provide leadership to the teaching team, enabling them to develop outstanding outcomes for our learners
• A willingness to act as a delegated authority in the absence of the Headteacher.
• Contribution to the educational and social development of each young person
• The ability to form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
• To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate
• Ensure that appropriate resources and environment exist for individual pupils referred to the service, and that opportunity for inclusion are available to all our students
• To contribute to the relevant sections of the self-evaluation
• To liaise with other teachers and teaching assistants in the team to ensure effective deployment of resources
• To develop and to meet the needs of the school

What we can offer you

• A competitive annual salary of up to £50,545 (depending on experience and qualifications)
• Enrolment into the Esland education pension scheme, which is double matched up to 20%, meaning at total pension contribution of up to 30%
• Company sick pay
• Life insurance to the value of 4 times your basic salary
• Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
• Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 100 colleagues last year
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including our Online GP 24/7, 365 days a year
• Access to our Green Hybrid and EV car scheme
• A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme
• Monthly recognition awards
• Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
• The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!