Assistant Headteacher

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Plymouth
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£78,702 / year
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Leadership School Improvement Interpersonal Skills Relationship Building Safeguarding DBS Recruitment

FULL DESCRIPTION

Assistant Headteacher

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], Plymouth, Devon, PL9 8ES

Closing date: 5 May 2026 at 8am

Job details

Job role: - Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary: £71,330.00 - £78,702.00 Annually (Actual) L14-L18

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST) is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual with vision, energy and inspirational leadership to the position of Assistant Headteacher at [Employer hidden]. The successful applicant will have a proven track record of success and school improvement with significant experience of working at whole school level. The ideal candidate will have the interpersonal skills to build confidence and excellent relationships along with the drive and determination to secure successful outcomes for all students. If having read the job description and person specification, you believe you have the skills and attributes to successfully take on this exciting role and make a real difference to the outcomes for our young people, then we warmly welcome your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.

Information about our key policies is available at: [Employer hidden] - Policies and Documents (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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