Assistant Headteacher

Leadership Point 11 – 14 (£63,815 - £68,586)

Start Date: Easter/September 2025

 Permanent post. (Flexible working applications will be considered).

 This is an exciting opportunity for an aspirational and inspirational leader to join our Senior Leadership Team here at The Dean Academy. 

The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 750 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean.  The number of students is expected to increase to almost 900 from 2025. As a local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust.  We are a school that has been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021. Our academic outcomes have improved significantly in the last 3 years, with students now achieving above national progress for the past 2 years.  The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff in continuing this community of transformation and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the Senior Leadership Team and specific areas of responsibility will be dependent upon the skills and experience of the successful candidate. The successful applicant must be willing to work hard, leading and inspiring colleagues and making decisions that ensure we sustain the trajectory of rapidly improving GCSE outcomes and destinations for the young people we serve, whilst simultaneously supporting their personal development and providing a high quality of experience during their time as a TDA student.

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post this can be arranged.  A visit to our school and an opportunity to meet our children and staff is the best way to find out more about us and whether this could be the post for you. If you would like a visit to school, please contact Theresa Whatley, Headteacher’s PA, directly.

Closing Date:  Friday 10^th January 2025, 12 Noon

Interviews week beginning: 20^th January 2025

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.