Corfe Hills School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to lead our fantastic {Team:} team. Actual Salary £68,586 to £75,674. L14 to L18 This job is Full Time. It is offered on a Permanent basis. Approximate start date September 2025. We are looking to recruit an exceptional candidate to join the leadership team at Corfe Hills School and play their part in contributing to the next stage of our ambitious development journey. We maintain strong partnerships in the local community, and this has been strengthened through joining Initio Learning Trust in October 2024. We are absolutely committed to delivering the very best education for all our students. We are looking for someone who can: In partnership with the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and Local School Committee members establish and implement an ambitious vision and ethos for the future of the school. Play a leading role in the school improvement and school self-evaluation planning process. Be an excellent role model, exemplifying a high standard of teaching and promoting high expectations for all members of the school community. Work with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher to raise standards through staff performance management and the development and delivery of training and support for staff. Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect. Support the development and implementation of the school behaviour strategy. Lead on the specific areas of responsibility as directed headteacher and outlined in the leadership team roles and responsibilities chart. We would like to appoint someone who has previous experience of: Successful leadership and management experience in a school. Teaching experience in an 11 to 18 or 13 to 18 setting. Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning. Line management experience. Experience of contributing to staff development. A clean driving licence and your own transport is essential for travel across the Trust’s multiple sites and schools. Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role. If you have any further questions, please contact Mrs Michelle Churchill, Headteacher’s PA, by email:. About our School Corfe Hills is an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last four years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are also delighted to share that following our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 we have been graded good in all categories. Teaching and Learning Teaching and Learning is at the heart of all that we do and our personalised professional development programme is centred around our Principles of Teaching that have been shaped by research from, among others, Barak Rosenshine, John Hattie and Doug Lemov. We also follow a lesson structure shaped around these principles that liberates and enables students to Learn to the Max every lesson. We are committed to regular developmental lesson visits and coaching conversations as part of our shared commitment to developing as practitioners. Living Here Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside. The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional. Our Vision and Culture At Corfe Hills School we are passionate about excellence in learning. Our vision is underpinned by the Trust's values of Collaboration, Ambition and Respect. We believe that this is the foundation which will enable our young people to achieve the highest possible outcomes during their time with us. We have the highest expectations of students – that they will engage fully in their learning, have high aspirations for themselves and embrace the wide range of opportunities available to them both inside and outside the classroom. Our motto is “High Expectations – Exceptional Individuals” and we truly believe in the potential of every young person who joins the school. We also have an exceptionally committed staff, including talented teachers and a fabulous support staff who provide a range of functions including pastoral and administrative support to students. For more information please visit our school website www.corfehills.net/ We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above. Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide: a genuine commitment to supporting professional development a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all free onsite parking access to the local government or teachers pension scheme a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan