Assistant Headteacher

Assistant Headteacher - Learning, Teaching and Assessment 

Are you passionate about education and driven by a desire to shape the future of learning? The Rise School is seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment to join our dynamic leadership team. At The Rise School, we place equal value on academic and social progress, and we are unashamedly ambitious about the curriculum our learners experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Nurture and Develop Great Teachers: Lead and inspire our teaching staff to deliver an outstanding curriculum, ensuring every learner experiences high-quality learning that leads to excellent outcomes.
• Engage with Evidence and Research: Stay at the forefront of educational research and effective practices. Curate and disseminate this knowledge to our staff, driving tangible impact and continuous improvement across the school.
• Be Outward-Facing: Stay engaged with the evolving educational landscape to ensure The Rise School remains a leader in innovative and effective teaching practices.

 The Rise School was opened in September 2014 under the government's free school programme by the Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust, with the core purpose of preparing learners for the next stages in their lives and for success beyond school. The Rise School Sixth Form opened in September 2019. We place equal priority on academic and social outcomes, with learners gaining both the qualifications and the skill-set to successfully access further education or employment and to be full and active participants in society

All staff at The Rise have access to:

• Perkbox
• On-site physio therapist sessions (10 days per academic year)
• Use of the on-site gym
• Breakfast supplies – cereals, breads and spreads
• Fresh Fruit
• Hot beverages (Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate)
• Subsidised school lunch
• Friday foodbank parcels (confidential and staff self-referral)
• Whole staff celebration and thank you events
• Local Staff Forum
• EDI Networks

All staff at The Rise receive:

• Minimum of half termly check in's with your line manager
• High quality, personalised CPD
• Early finish – 3:15pm the first and last week of each half term
• Wellbeing Friday – planned activities timetabled to increase take up
• Weekly gratitude notes celebrated in staff briefing
• Clear Review feedback

Closing Date- 25th November

Interview dates- 28th  November- 3rd December 2024

Start Date- Easter  2025 start or sooner

 The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. 

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.