Assistant Headteacher

TES FE News; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A new primary school in Farnborough is seeking an Assistant Headteacher to enhance curriculum provision for pupils with autism and complex needs. The role includes leadership responsibility, staff management, and ensuring safeguarding. This position offers a chance to innovate in an SEN environment, with opportunities to improve work-life balance through a 4-day working week experiment.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Flexible benefits through Vista platform

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role.
• Experience with Autism Spectrum Condition and managing staff.
• Knowledge of Ofsted framework and safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead responsibility for curriculum and pupil progress.
• Monitor staff performance and pupil achievements.
• Deliver authentic leadership and develop individualised learning programs.

Skills

Excellent organisation

Time management

Excellent communication skills

Ability to motivate a team

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

QTS or QTLS

Nationally Recognised Degree

NPQ or working towards

Job description

Job Overview

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!

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 new primary school for pupils with autism, learning disabilities, and/or complex needs in Farnborough, Hampshire. Part of Options Autism, we aim to help pupils excel through a structured, nurturing approach with a broad, engaging curriculum. With over 16 years of experience, Options Autism is a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and adults. We are proud to be recognized as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for five consecutive years.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and health checks
• Flexible benefits through Vista platform: health, wellbeing, insurance, discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, critical illness cover, family support including maternity, paternity, and fertility treatments

Joining us means making a positive impact on the lives of pupils and young adults. We are committed to safeguarding and all applicants will undergo social media checks and a fully enhanced DBS.

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

Additional note: You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay; this is subject to successful probation and is not a contractual benefit.