Assistant Head of School


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oldham, OL1 1AN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Experience of leading a team within a school environment

• Be fully up to date with pedagogy and research in delivering high quality experiences to SEMH young people

• Experience of reporting on data and identifying patterns as well as recommending solutions to enhance the area of responsibility

• Experience of developing options and alternatives that will support young people to engage in the learning process

• Experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all learners achieve

• A genuine appreciation of the potential barriers to a pupil’s learning, and sensitivity towards their circumstances and life experiences

• High expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential

What the school offers its staff

TOIL scheme, Occupational Pension Scheme, Occupational Sickness Scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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