Assistant Headteacher

Assistant headteacher – St. Hugh's School, Scunthorpe.

Job title:

Assistant Headteacher with responsibility for Pathway 3 (students aged 11‑16 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities). Grade: L8‑L12 – Permanent.

Start date:

September 2026. St. Hugh's School is a well‑resourced, purpose‑built school for students aged 11‑16 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Continuing to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024, we take great pride in providing a nurturing, high‑quality learning environment tailored to the needs of our students.

We are seeking a dedicated and exceptional Assistant headteacher to join our dynamic team. If you believe you can make a significant contribution to our school and wider community, and you have the resilience and drive to continue improving our already exceptionally high standards, this may be the opportunity for you. St. Hugh's will present you with new and rewarding challenges, whilst offering the chance to make a lasting impact on our remarkable students.

• A highly competent and inspirational leader
• Passionate about working in the special education sector
• Resilient and adaptable in a dynamic learning environment
• Ambitious in enhancing student outcomes and professional practice
• Committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and supportive school community

• A well‑resourced, purpose‑built SEND school with a strong team ethos
• Support for ongoing professional growth, including high‑quality CPD opportunities
• A collaborative and welcoming environment where staff are genuinely valued
• The opportunity to play a key role in shaping and further improving SEND provision

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post involves regular contact with children and is subject to enhanced safeguarding checks. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and safer recruitment guidance, the successful applicant will be required to undergo:

• An enhanced DBS check – including a check of the barred lists
• Satisfactory references, including one from the current or most recent employer
• Verification of identity, qualifications, and right to work in the UK

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must declare all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings, in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice. As part of our due diligence and in line with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search of publicly‑available information for shortlisted candidates. Any information identified will be discussed with the candidate licants must have the right to work in the UK.

Where an applicant has lived or worked outside the UK, additional checks will be required in accordance with safer recruitment requirements. Please note that it is an offence for a person barred from working with children to apply for this post.

Full job description and person specifications are available for you to view within the application process. For a discussion about the role, contact Jonathan Kenyon, Head Teacher, at  To arrange a school tour please contact PA to the head Joanne Fairless via jfair Closing Date:
Noon: 9th March 2026. School tour dates: 4th March 13:15‑14:45 / 6th March 09:30‑11:00. Interview dates: 26th & 27th March 2026. If interested in this vacancy, please submit your application for the position as soon as possible as we may close the advertisement early.