Post: Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Outcomes)
Location: Netherthorpe School
Pay scale: Leadership Pay Range, L13: £66,919 to L17: £73,819 gross per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time
Start date: September 2025
Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based Multi Academy Trust with a vision of providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that all students should see their time in education as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to the utmost. The Trust employs just under 800 staff across our schools and Central Team, and we are committed to providing career opportunities and professional development which allows people to make a positive contribution to the delivery of our vision.
Netherthorpe School is a popular 11-18 school in Staveley, Chesterfield. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school for all. We regard all staff and pupils as part of our family and whilst we have really high expectations of everyone, we maintain a caring and supportive ethos. We strongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to actively promote and improve wellbeing.
Netherthorpe School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, energetic and experienced senior leader to join the school’s senior leadership team. This presents a brilliant opportunity for a strong Assistant Headteacher to work with the new Headteacher, and senior team, to shape and deliver an ambitious and successful future for the school. As Assistant Headteacher, you will lead on a broad range of strategic and operational elements of the school, with strategic responsibility for curriculum and outcomes. We would specifically welcome candidates with successful experience in leading in this area of expertise.
We are looking for someone who:
· Is a proven senior leader with successful experience in leading strategic school improvement.
· Can motivate, inspire and innovate.
· Has ambition for becoming a system leader.
· Is committed to changing the life chances of all young people; especially the hardest to reach.
In return we can offer you:
· A strong commitment to your ongoing professional development.
· Mentoring by and support from the Headteacher, senior team and central Trust staff.
· The opportunity to work collaboratively with other school leaders throughout the Trust.
· The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our inspiring children and young people access to other employee benefits offered by our Trust.
The closing date is at 9am on Tuesday 22nd April and interviews are scheduled to take place on 28th and 29th April.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
Visits to the
school are encouraged. Further information is available by contacting Rachel
Sutcliffe – Headteacher. Contact details: PA to the Headteacher, Lynne Jordan
at LJordan1@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
The application form and information pack is available on the school website
Please ensure that you do not fill in a Local Authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.