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Start date: September 2026
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an inspirational and committed Assistant Headteacher to join our senior leadership team. The post holder will play a key role in the strategic development of pastoral provision across the school and will lead in the areas of attendance and safeguarding particularly. We are therefore looking for an experienced pastoral leader with a comprehensive understanding of the legislative and policy landscape in the relevant fields. The successful candidate will have strong experience of working positively with both families and external agencies to support pupil engagement and progress. They will also have a genuine and enthusiastic commitment to ensuring that pupils of all backgrounds and abilities feel supported in school, are able engage positively with the curriculum and to reach their full potential. The role will also encompass general responsibilities within the senior leadership team such as line management of relevant support-staff and dealing with day-to-day pastoral issues – experience in these areas would therefore be beneficial. The appointed candidate will also have a partial teaching timetable and should role-model excellent teaching, behaviour-management and relationships day-to-day.
West Monmouth is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school serving Pontypool and the surrounding area. The school has expanded rapidly in recent years and currently has just under 1200 pupils on roll. West Monmouth has an excellent reputation within its community for both academic results and pastoral care and many pupils from outside our traditional catchment area have chosen to join us in recent years.
Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June, 2026 at 11.59 pm
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants, which will include an Enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registration with the Education Workforce Council is required for this position.
Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.
We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.
Please ensure that you only apply for this position via Torfaen Council’s vacancies website. CVs and applications submitted to any other websites are not received by us.
Safeguarding Statement
West Monmouth Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.