Assistant Headteacher

Oxford Outcomes; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Headteacher at Napier School, part of Options Autism in Farnborough. This role will allow an innovative leader to foster curriculum development, staff management, and the wellbeing of students with SEN. You will work closely with the Headteacher to ensure compliance, quality, and an enriching environment for pupils.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Physical health checks

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Experience with Autism Spectrum Condition / Challenging behaviours.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead responsibility for curriculum monitoring and staff accountability.
• Deliver authentic leadership to the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure high levels of quality and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Motivational Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Safeguarding Knowledge

Education

QTS or QTLS

Nationally Recognised Degree

NPQ or working towards

Job description

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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher

Location: Napier School, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6EF

Salary: £45,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

Start: September 2025

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our close-knit team at Napier School, part of Options Autism.

About The Role

The Assistant Headteacher will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all pupils through careful monitoring and holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make.

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 needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be the custodian of our strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

In partnership with our Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will deliver clear, authentic leadership to our multidisciplinary team, establishing school aims and objectives, ensuring high levels of quality and compliance and working collaboratively to develop appropriate, individualised programmes of learning for our pupils.

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years experience of working in the same or similar role
• Experience of Ofsted framework and inspection
• Experience of working with pupils/young people with Autism Spectrum Condition / Challenging behaviours
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of leading one or more curriculum areas
• Ability to motivate a team and individuals
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
  
  

Qualifications

• QTS or QTLS
• Nationally Recognised Degree
• NPQ or working towards
  
  

About Us

Napier School is a brand-new school, part of Options Autism. Napier School is a primary school for pupils with autism, learning disabilities and/or complex needs located in Farnborough, a town in northeast Hampshire, England.

Our aim is to help pupils excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, with students accessing a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
  
  

And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, Enables You To Choose The Package That’s Right For You, Including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
  
  

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

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

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
  
  

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