261006B Assistant Headteacher

Post: Assistant Headteacher

Location: ACE, Martins Gate, Bret onside, Plymouth, PL4 0AT

FTE Salary Range: L9 - L14, £63,070 - £71,330

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract

Hours:

32.5 per week, Monday to Friday

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

To see more about the school please see our applicant pack - Assistant Headteacher Applicant Pack

Inspire. Lead. Transform Lives.

Are you an experienced and ambitious school leader with a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people with complex social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs?

We are seeking a dynamic and committed Assistant Headteacher to join our established Senior Leadership Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in leading a specialist multi-site provision, ensuring outstanding teaching, learning, safeguarding and pupil outcomes across our school community.

Working closely with the Executive Headteacher, you will provide strategic and operational leadership, supporting staff, driving school improvement and ensuring every pupil receives the highest quality educational experience.

As Assistant Headteacher, you will:

Lead and develop outstanding teaching, learning, safeguarding and SEMH provision.

Support the delivery of the school's vision, values and ethos across all sites.

Drive high standards of achievement, behaviour, attendance and personal development.

Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning, using data to inform improvement.

Lead, motivate and manage a multidisciplinary team including teachers, mentors, pastoral staff and administration colleagues.

Develop and implement improvement and development plans.

Ensure compliance with safeguarding requirements, school policies and JCQ examination regulations.

Oversee pupil admissions, transitions and provision planning.

Build positive relationships with parents, carers, commissioners and external agencies.

Lead staff appraisal, performance management and professional development.

Contribute strategically as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

We are looking for a resilient, compassionate and inspirational leader who:

• Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Has successful experience in a middle leadership or senior leadership role.
• Has recent experience monitoring and improving teaching, learning and pupil outcomes.
• Has experience managing and motivating staff teams.
• Demonstrates excellent behaviour management skills and trauma-informed practice.
• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.
• Can work effectively with parents, carers and external agencies.
• Is highly organised, adaptable and able to manage competing priorities.
• Has a full, clean driving licence and is willing to travel between sites when required.
• Is committed to raising aspirations and securing the best possible outcomes for vulnerable learners.

• NPQ, SENCO or SEND qualification (or currently working towards one).
• Experience working within specialist SEND, SEMH or alternative provision settings.
• Knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and Children and Families Act.
• Experience of budget management.

Welcome to ACE schools. At ACE we are proud to provide education to young people aged from 4-16 who are not currently accessing mainstream or special school provision.

Our school supports young people from all over the region with provisions in Cornwall, Plymouth and Exeter. Our school prides itself on providing a trauma informed approach to all of our young people ensuring that everyone’s learning is…