Assistant Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; Drybrook; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers' Pension Scheme

Professional development

Leadership coaching Level 5

Leadership coaching Level 7

Flexible working

Perkbox discounts

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Drybrook Primary School, part of the Forest of Dean Trust, is seeking an ambitious Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team. This role combines classroom practice with strategic leadership, leading SEND and inclusion and contributing to whole-school improvement.

You will work alongside an experienced leadership team, access professional development, and help shape staff and pupil outcomes across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Outstanding teacher with a passion for inclusion.
• Desire to develop as a senior leader.
• Experience leading SEND and inclusion across a school.

Responsibilities

• Lead SEND provision and fulfil the SENCO role.
• Shape and lead an area of whole-school improvement.
• Combine excellent classroom practice with strategic leadership.
• Work with an experienced and supportive leadership team.

Skills

Inclusion

SEND Leadership

Strategic Leadership

Collaborative Teamwork

Job description

Drybrook Road, Drybrook, Gloucestershire, GL17 9JF

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

16/10/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for Are you an outstanding teacher with a passion for inclusion and a desire to develop as a senior leader?

Drybrook Primary School, part of the Forest of Dean Trust, is seeking an ambitious and inspiring Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine excellent classroom practice with strategic leadership, leading SEND and inclusion across the school whilst contributing to whole-school improvement and the wider development of our staff and pupils.

This unique role offers the opportunity to:

• Teach and remain closely connected to classroom practice.
• Lead SEND provision and fulfil the SENCO role.
• Shape and lead an area of whole-school improvement.
• Work alongside an experienced and supportive leadership team.
• Access professional development and leadership opportunities across the Trust.

At Drybrook, our vision is "Dream Big, Achieve Together." We are committed to providing high-quality education, fostering inclusion, and ensuring every child is known, valued and supported to achieve their full potential.

As part of the Forest of Dean Trust, you'll benefit from working within a collaborative family of schools that values professional growth, innovation and staff wellbeing.

What the school offers its staff At Drybrook Primary School and the Forest of Dean Trust, we believe that when our staff feel valued, supported and developed, they can achieve their very best.

We are committed to supporting both your professional growth and personal wellbeing through a range of benefits, including:

• Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme, providing a secure pension and valuable benefits for you and your family.
• A strong commitment to professional development, with supported career progression pathways and opportunities to develop leadership expertise.
• At least five INSET days each year dedicated to professional learning.
• Access to Level 5 and Level 7 qualified coaching.
• Opportunities to collaborate, share best practice and develop professionally across the Forest of Dean Trust.
• Opportunities to take on additional responsibilities and broaden your experience.
• Family-friendly policies that support work-life balance.
• Flexible working arrangements where appropriate to the role.
• Access to Perkbox, including shopping discounts, employee recognition and online medical appointments.
• Access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme where eligible.

We are proud to be a Trust that invests in its people, creating an environment where staff can build successful careers, continue to learn and feel valued for the difference they make every day Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.