Vacancy: Assistant Headteacher

Start: September 2025

Salary: Leadership Scale 7-11

Contract type: Full time

Contract term: Permanent

Location: Heltwate School- Jubilee Building

Key dates

Apply by: Monday 28th April 4pm

School Tours: Please contact School Office to arrange a visit – we are on Easter holiday until 22nd April

Interviews: Week commencing 12th May

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and motivated professional to join our Senior Leadership Team as an Assistant Headteacher from September 2025.

We are looking for a person who is dedicated to improving the life experiences and opportunities of children and young people with SEND, allowing pupils ‘to be the best they can be!’

Heltwate School is a 210-place special school in Peterborough for pupils aged 4 to 19 years old with a wide range of Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). The school operated as one school across 3 separate sites within the city. You will be a member of the senior leadership team providing effective day to day running and leadership of one of the sites and overseeing the delivery and assessing the impact of the curriculum.

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