Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour & Standards in Romford

Marshalls Park Academy is seeking to appoint a passionate and forward-thinking Assistant Headteacher. This is a key leadership role, with a whole-school focus on behaviour, ensuring that every pupil is supported to thrive in a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment. The successful candidate will have enthusiasm, determination and emotional intelligence and will support the whole-school team ethos in our aim of offering an outstanding educational experience for every child.

The Trust seeks applications from candidates who have:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• National Professional Qualification (NPQ) or currently undertaking the qualification.
• Proven experience of improving student behaviour, attitudes and attendance in a secondary or senior school context.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding, and the wider pastoral needs of young people.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Commitment to driving high expectations for all learners.

Why Marshalls Park Academy?

Marshalls Park Academy is a vibrant, over-subscribed, mixed secondary school of 11-16 year olds. Situated in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering, we currently have 1200 students on roll. Having rapidly expanded, we now accept 240 spaces into our Year 7 cohort. The school has an excellent reputation within the local community, which is enhanced every year with our ever-improving academic performance and widening student achievements. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2020), which “pupils are proud to attend” with “a strong sense of community”. Our staff are well-supported and enjoy working at the school; they “appreciate leaders’ support to reduce their workload and promote their well-being.”

Why SWECET?

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances. We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide. Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique – the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence. We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org. To apply for this role please use the link below to complete your application.

Closing Date: Monday 23rd February 2026, 9am

Interview Date: Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th February 2026

If interested in this vacancy, please submit your application for the position as soon as possible as we may close the advertisement early.

South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Equal Opportunities: Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.