Assistant Headteacher

Acorn Education; London; On-site; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Acorn Education is seeking an Assistant Headteacher for Woodside Park School, London. This permanent role involves leading Teaching & Learning, ensuring high educational standards for pupils aged 7-11. Candidates should have QTS, experience in education management, and a proactive mindset for a supportive learning environment.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension options

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits platform

Cycle to Work schemes

Electric Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience with Ofsted inspections.
• Experience managing staff and leading curriculum areas.
• Preferably has SEN experience, especially with ASD.

Responsibilities

• Lead for the whole school responsibility for Teaching & Learning.
• Ensure the best possible curriculum offer and pupils' progress.
• Take a creative approach to teaching according to pupils' needs.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Leadership

Motivation

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/QTLS)

NPQ or willingness to obtain

Job description

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).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Details

• Job Title: Assistant Headteacher
• Location: Woodside Park School, Penge, SE20 8QU
• Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum
• Hours: 38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
• Start: September 2025

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are recruiting an Assistant Headteacher with Teaching and Learning Responsibilities to join our team at Woodside Park School in Penge, South-East London, part of Options Autism.

About the role

The Assistant Headteacher will take lead for the whole school responsibility for Teaching & Learning, ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress, and achievement for all pupils through monitoring and staff accountability.

They will take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their educational needs, ensuring delivery of the curriculum that maximizes achievement, supported by the school and Outcomes First Group’s support team. The candidate should be a subject specialist in Maths, English, or Science.

This permanent role suits a proactive individual with middle leadership experience. SEN experience is preferred but not essential; candidates from other sectors interested in transferring skills into the SEN sector are welcome. The successful candidate must understand and accept Trauma-Informed Approaches, with training provided.

Essential Requirements

• Experience with Ofsted inspections
• Experience working with pupils with ASD
• Experience managing staff
• Experience leading curriculum areas
• Ability to motivate teams and individuals
• Excellent organization, safeguarding, communication skills
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/QTLS) with NPQ or willingness to obtain within 12 months
• Knowledge of Autism, SEND Code of Practice

About us

Woodside Park School provides specialist education for 36 pupils aged 7-11, with small class sizes and tailored qualifications. Options Autism has been providing care and education for over 16 years, and is part of Outcomes First Group, which is recognized as a 'Great Place to Work'.

Benefits

Our benefits include Life Assurance, Pension options, Wellbeing support, and a flexible benefits platform offering health, insurance, discounts, Cycle to Work, Electric Car schemes, and more.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. Successful applicants will undergo social media checks and DBS clearance. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if filled.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, providing more personal time. The 4DWW is subject to successful probation and is not a contractual benefit.