Assistant Headteacher – Pastoral Lead (Spanish or French Specialist)

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher - Pastoral lead (Spanish or French Specialist)

Hours of work: Full Time

Salary: Leadership scale commensurate with experience

Start date:  September 2025

 

Hello!

 

I am delighted you have taken the time to look at the Assistant Headteacher opportunity we have available, and are considering joining George Mitchell School.

 

We are looking to appoint an outstanding Pastoral Leader who will join the Senior Leadership Team as Assistant Headteacher to lead the further development of our pastoral/behaviour systems.

As the Pastoral leader you will have responsibility for leading, developing and managing behaviour systems; ensuring that standards of attainment and achievement are high and students make accelerated and sustained progress. We are looking to appoint an inspirational leader who will:

• Be an outstanding teacher with a passion for teaching.
• Be up to date with positive behaviour management strategies and trauma informed practice
• Be passionate about inclusive practice an equality of opportunity.
• Be an excellent communicator.

The pastoral support team includes a full-time, non-teaching pastoral support manager, 2 pastoral support workers, and 5 Learning leaders (Heads of year), for which the successful candidate will have line management responsibility.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference to the life chances of our students. You will have an important role in building on the good standards already achieved at George Mitchell School. We are very proud of the achievements our students make academically and in many other areas of their lives, whether that be through participation in sports clubs or the Duke of Edinburgh Award. We aspire to provide the very best educational opportunities and outcomes for all our students.

 

Please explore our website or come and visit to find out more about our students, our team and the school. The job description and person specification give you an indication of the scale and ambition we have for this post. If you have the passion, commitment and resilience to make a significant difference in this role I would be delighted to receive your application.

 

We welcome visitors to the school. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit by 8am on 22^nd April 25. Please complete our application form (found on our website) and write an accompanying letter that outlines your experience and achievements that equip you for this role and how you will make an impact in our school. Your letter must be no longer than two sides of A4 with a minimum font size of 11. Your application should be submitted by 9am on Friday 25^th April 2025.

 

Successful candidates will be notified of interview arrangements in due course.

 

With best wishes,

Benita Simmons, Headteacher