Assistant Headteacher - Teaching, Learning & Assessment

Chaucer School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking an Assistant Headteacher to join their dedicated team. In this pivotal role, you will drive excellence in teaching and learning while fostering a supportive environment for students and staff. Your leadership will be crucial in ensuring every young person reaches their potential, supported by a collaborative senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the educational landscape, shaping the future of students and the community alike. If you are passionate about education and committed to excellence, this role offers a fulfilling career path.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the potential for leadership in educational settings.
• Ability to work under pressure and foster collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive first-class education and support for all students.
• Lead accountability and ensure high standards across the school.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Visionary Thinking

Accountability

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Leadership Training

Job description

After our recent successful reinspection by OFSTED, we are looking forward to joining a new very successful Trust for 2025-26. We are now in a position to invest in this crucial role as Teaching, Learning and Assessment Lead to further boost provision here and be part of leading the future of excellence at Chaucer School.

Role Overview

As an Assistant Headteacher at Chaucer School, you’ll have the opportunity to work in an environment that is supportive, ambitious, rewarding, and challenging, all within each day. Chaucer School makes a difference for all students, where the drive for a first-class education goes hand in hand with first-class support.

Our Values and Expectations

We’re fiercely proud of our school, the opportunities we offer, and the service we provide to our community. You’ll need to be able to work under pressure, but always in collaboration with the senior leadership team and dedicated staff towards our challenging goals. If you can bring leadership that fosters pride and accomplishment for all, and you want to strive for and achieve excellence together, then Chaucer may be the environment for you.

Key Responsibilities

The right person will have the ability to or will demonstrate the potential to:

1. Drive our goal of first-class education alongside first-class support.
2. Ensure every young person is supported and challenged to reach their potential and achieve their life chances and dreams.
3. Develop the quality of support and safeguarding to maximise opportunities for students, staff, and parents.
4. Lead and drive accountability for all levels of colleagues towards first-class standards, impacting practice and outcomes.
5. Create urgency and galvanise teams and individuals.
6. Have the capacity for vision and be proactive in driving towards clear success criteria.
7. Deliver, sustain, and evaluate the best broad outcomes for all our young people.