Assistant Headteacher

Merstham Park School; Redhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking school as an Assistant Headteacher, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping educational experiences for students. This exciting opportunity allows you to lead strategic initiatives, support staff development, and drive curriculum improvements in a state-of-the-art environment. The school is committed to fostering a culture of respect and inclusivity, ensuring every child flourishes. With endless career progression opportunities, this role is perfect for an ambitious leader eager to make a significant impact in a growing community. Embrace this chance to ignite a passion for learning and lead a dedicated team towards excellence.

Benefits

Access to Teachers Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Work-life balance policies

Career pathways

Staff benefits portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience in educational leadership and driving school improvement.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and inclusion practices.

Responsibilities

• Support staff development in teaching and learning.
• Drive improvements in teaching and learning across the school.
• Manage and lead the upper school, ensuring student achievement.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Curriculum Development

Team Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Experience as Assistant Headteacher

Job description

We are seeking an inspirational and driven Assistant Headteacher to join the leadership team at Merstham Park School, from September 2025.

Your opportunity:

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the learning experience across the school, ensuring high-quality leadership that supports all pupils to thrive.

This is an exciting time to join a growing school and to help shape the next phase of the school’s journey.

We are looking for an ambitious leader who can demonstrate whole-school impact and has a strong understanding of safeguarding and inclusion.

The precise responsibilities of the role will be discussed with the successful candidate and may include:

• Supporting the development of staff in their teaching and learning
• Driving and embedding teaching and learning improvements across the school
• Supporting and leading on the development of the whole school curriculum offer, including GCSE options
• Ensuring the very best outcomes for students in key stage 4, raising standards in the upper school
• Manage and lead the upper school (years 10 and 11), supporting students to achieve

About Merstham Park School

At Merstham Park, our ethos is simple - igniting a passion for learning. We are proud to be a values driven school which encourages its staff and students to embrace these values in all that they do. This approach provides everyone with the opportunity to exceed their potential. Our team of passionate staff are committed to providing children with the very best educational experience

As a growing school we are excited and proud of our state of the art facilities which we opened in September 2022. Our brand new home is tailored to enable our staff and students to develop unique skill sets in a truly first-class educational setting through the creation of inviting and interactive learning environments.

As the school grows the career progression for our staff is endless. We will be looking to enhance the opportunities for everyone to grow in their roles, whether that is through individual CPD or through additional responsibilities.

What we are looking for:

• A commitment to creating the best possible opportunities for all students.
• An ability to demonstrate proactive, strategic and curious leadership which ensures strong and sustained school improvement.
• A highly experienced middle leader or currently working as an Assistant Headteacher.
• An effective and highly visible team leader.
• You will lead by example, be forward thinking and set ambitious targets for both yourself and those in your team.
• An ability to influence, inspire and motivate a wider team is an essential part of the role.
• You need to demonstrate the expertise to continually drive the school forward.
• You will have significant experience of leading a team, most likely gained as a Head of subject, Head of Year or as an existing Assistant Head.
• You will have the skills, knowledge and attributes to deal with and effectively manage a varied role.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.

We are a new school and are keen to show what we have to offer. In the first instance, please contact Tracy Wright (PA to Headteacher) if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role or to visit to the school.

The Details:

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 16 May 2025, 9am

(Please note that we reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.)

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

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