Assistant Headteacher – Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

Assistant Headteacher – Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

Post Reference Number:

ELWS
02

Post

Title:

Assistant Headteacher – Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment

Location:

Expanse Learning Wigan School, Tyrer Avenue, Wigan, WN3 5XE

Work Pattern:

Responsible to:

Responsible for:

Supporting the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to deliver the strategic vision of the school to secure its continued success and development. To ensure a high-quality curriculum, teaching, assessment and progress model is implemented, monitored and evaluated. To support excellent behaviour, inclusion and personal development for all students. To act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Closing Date:

19/10/2026

Key Working Relationships:

Day-to-day interactions with the Expanse Group team, directors, staff, students, employers and external stakeholders as appropriate.

Statement of Purpose

This job description provides an outline of the duties and responsibilities of the role, and the necessary skills and knowledge required to perform them as at the date it was created. Employees already fulfilling and/or recruited to this role will be recruited on the basis of their qualifications and experience to do the work to be performed, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief, political opinion, age, pregnancy and maternity, disability or trade union membership status.

By applying for this role, the candidate accepts that over time this job description may be subject to change as the candidate's duties and job evolves.

* The post holder will be expected to carry out all duties as described in the Teacher job description alongside this job description. This job description is an addendum to the post holders' main duties and their substantive role as a teacher.

• To undertake some responsibilities arising from the Headteacher’s professional duties which have been reasonably delegated to the Assistant Headteacher
• Model the values and vision of the school
• Take responsibility for a particular aspect of the school development plan, in collaboration with other members of the leadership team
• Demonstrate personal enthusiasm for and commitment to the learning process
• Demonstrate the principles and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Support and contribute to research and debate about effective learning and teaching
• Undertake a teaching allocation as directed by the Headteacher
• Foster an open, fair, equitable culture
• Develop, empower and sustain individuals and teams.
• Collaborate and network with others within and beyond the school
• Challenge, influence and motivate others to attain high goals
• Give and receive effective feedback and act to improve personal performance
• Contribute to established structures and systems within specified areas of responsibility
• Sustain the existing structures and systems within the school
• Contribute to ensuring that policies and practices are consistently implemented across the school
• Help to manage aspects of the school efficiently and effectively on a day-to-day basis
• Delegate management tasks and monitor their implementation
• Prioritise, plan and organise themselves and others
• Think creatively to anticipate and solve problems
• Providing support for all staff by maintaining a high level of visibility around the school site and contributing to whole school behaviour management as directed by the Headteacher
• Ensure that safeguarding is always given the highest priority
• Build and maintain effective relationships with parents, carers and the community that enhance the education of all students

Specific Key Tasks

• To take lead responsibility for the curriculum design, implementation and assessment model to ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and appropriately sequenced to align with students' needs, including their EHCP outcomes.
• Lead on whole school assessment and quality assurance so that systems are robust and improve outcomes.

Ensure the curriculum enables pupils to develop communication, independence, social, emotional and life skills alongside academic achievement

• Support the development and implementation of new subjects across the school, as appropriate
• Lead by example in their practice, and by positively encouraging and supporting all members of staff
• Lead Annual Reviews for an identified cohort of students
• Timetable Planning:
  Support SLT in relation to the planning and implementation of whole school timetables
• Work with the…