Assistant Headteacher in Congleton

Congleton Full-Time On-site

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Role: Assistant Headteacher
Location: Congleton, Cheshire
Contract Type: permanent
Hours: full-time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £47,981 to £50,545 per annum (DOE)
Job Start: January 2027 (or sooner if possible)

We are currently seeking an Assistant Head Teacher based at our SEN School in Congleton.

This school is a friendly and successful provision, currently supporting a number of vulnerable young children aged 7-18 years with special education needs.

The role would be ideal for qualified teachers who have acted as middle leaders, and are aspiring to their first senior leadership role. We therefore welcome applications from anyone who is keen to start a career within a school leadership team.

We think that our teams are the best in the industry - if you want to join us, there has never been a better time!

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made
To complete regular peer reviews on teaching staff to ensure consistent and high standards of work
To be curriculum focused and undertaking a designated amount of teaching hours per week
To schedule and complete half-termly supervisions with the teaching team
To identify strategies to help overcome individual pupils’ barriers to learning
To plan and prepare lessons, delivering effective teaching
To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development
To ensure that equality and diversity is followed and encouraged
To ensure that good quality records are maintained and progress monitored
To ensure that students experience an educational program that is personalised to the particular needs identified through a robust assessment system
To carry out duties as identified in the Teacher Standards
To take a lead role in developing the curriculum, teaching and learning

Whilst this job description gives a reasonable overview of the post, it is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to behave in a flexible manner and take on any other duties that may be reasonably delegated from time to time

Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference

Essential requirements:

QTS qualification
SEND experience
The ability to provide leadership to the teaching team, enabling them to develop outstanding outcomes for our learners
A willingness to act as a delegated authority in the absence of the Headteacher.
Contribution to the educational and social development of each young person
The ability to form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate
Ensure that appropriate resources and environment exist for individual pupils referred to the service, and that opportunity for inclusion are available to all our students
To contribute to the relevant sections of the self-evaluation
To liaise with other teachers and teaching assistants in the team to ensure effective deployment of resources
To develop and to meet the needs of the school

What we can offer you:

A competitive annual salary of up to £50,545 (depending on experience and qualifications)
Enrolment into the Esland education pension scheme, which is double matched up to 20%, meaning at total pension contribution of up to 30%
Company sick pay
Life insurance to the value of 4 times your basic salary
Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 100 colleagues last year
Cycle to work scheme
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including our Online GP 24/7, 365 days a year
Access to our Green Hybrid and EV car scheme
A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme
Monthly recognition awards
Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!