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Assistant Headteacher
* Farnborough
* Permanent
Salary: £45,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday,
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Job Title:Assistant Headteacher
Location: Napier School, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6EF
Salary: £45,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
Start: September 2025
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher to join our close-knit team at Napier School,part of Options Autism.
About the Role
The Assistant Headteacher will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all pupilsthrough careful monitoring and holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make.
This is a great opportunity for anAssistant Headteacher whois lookingforthe chancetobring innovation and creativitytoinspire learninginan SENenvironmentforpupils with varied needs.Your work will bechallenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will bethe custodian of ourstrongsafeguarding culture,where pupils arelistened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.
In partnership with our Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you willdeliver clear, authentic leadership to ourmultidisciplinary team,establishing school aims and objectives,ensuringhigh levels of quality and compliance andworkingcollaboratively to develop appropriate, individualised programmes of learning for our pupils.
* Minimum of 2 years experience of working in the same or similar role
* Experience of Ofsted framework and inspection
* Experience of working with pupils/young people with Autism Spectrum Condition / Challenging behaviours
* Experience of managing staff
* Experience of leading one or more curriculum areas
* Ability to motivate a team and individuals
* Excellent organisation and time management skills
* Excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures
* Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Qualifications
* QTS or QTLS
* Nationally Recognised Degree
* NPQ or working towards
About us
Napier School is a brand-new school, part of Options Autism.Napier School is a primaryschool for pupilswith autism, learning disabilities and/or complex needs located in Farnborough, a town in northeast Hampshire, England.
Our aim is to help pupils excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, with students accessing a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
With amazing teams working across our family of brands – Acorn Education, Options Autism, Momenta Connect and Blenheim Schools– we offer a huge range of exciting career opportunities.Take a closer look and discover how fulfilling your career could be.
Meeting the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps.
Supporting autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way.
At Momenta Connect we support young people to overcome barriers and engage with education.
We are committed to enabling outstanding futures for all children through a portfolio of inclusive, high-quality independent and international schools.
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