Cardrew Court School – Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Permanent, full time role from 1st September 2025
Cardrew Court school first opened September 2024, for 24 learners. As part of our growth journey and due to the success of our first term, we are now looking to appoint an inspirational professional to play a key role in our expanding provision, as part of our senior leadership team.
Do you believe all learners have a right to an education that can meet their needs? Are you an outstanding professional who will champion the importance of education in shaping the future for young people? If so, we eagerly await your application.
To be considered for this opportunity, you will:
* Have a proven track record of impact in leadership.
* Possess in depth knowledge and understanding of current developments in education.
* Be able to inspire, lead and manage colleagues to achieve shared goals.
* Be committed and proactive to furthering your own professional development.
Our school is welcoming and nurturing, with believed and practiced values of ‘Belong, Believe, Achieve’ our staff and the wider school community are on a mission to achieve the best and most suitable outcomes for all our learners. This position is full time and permanent and is available from 1st September 2025.
Please see our and person specification for more details of this exciting post.
At Cardrew Court School everybody works hard and is committed to providing the best opportunities for the children in our care. We were inspected by OFSTED Jun 2024 for our pre-registration inspection and were deemed able to meet all of the independent school standards when we have our first-year inspection, due this academic year. Please see our website for more details.
Cardrew Court School is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and to ensuring a culture of valuing diversity and ensuring equality of opportunities.
Successful applicants must be suitable to work with children and will need to undertake the following before commencing employment:
* Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate with barred list information
* Receipt of two satisfactory employer references, one of which must be from your current or most recent employer
* Satisfactory verification of relevant qualifications
* Satisfactory health check
* We will carry out an online search about candidates for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.
How to apply:
Please complete an application form in full and return to: haustin@cardrewcourt.org
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Closing date: Monday 17th of February 2025 at midday
Please note that if you have not received a reply within 28 days of the closing date you must assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.