Grade and Salary : L12 – L16 (£68,564 - £75,785)

Working pattern:  1 FTE

Contract term: Permanent

The School:

Heritage High School is a happy, safe and stimulating place to work and learn and it is our determination to continually improve that sets us apart from other schools. We believe that we should maximise learning, ensuring it is challenging and stimulating, building on foundational skills and the quality of our people lies at the heart of achieving our goals.

The role:

Assistant Headteachers hold an important role in our school, providing leadership to an area to ensure that the highest possible standard of educational provision is achieved in an atmosphere of high expectations and respectful relationships.

The person:

Heritage High School is seeking to appoint an ambitious Assistant Headteacher who sets high professional standards for themselves and others through their actions, has a clear vision and moral purpose, and who will work collaboratively with colleagues to further improve standards at the school, placing scholars at the centre of decisions.

The focus of the role will be on Attendance and Safeguarding and the successful candidate will be the designated safeguarding lead. Our ideal candidate will be a successful leader within the secondary education sector who can demonstrate experience and impact of delivering the sustained, positive impact of their teaching and leadership.

Recruitment event

If you would like to find out more about the school and this role, please contact us to register your attendance at our recruitment event which is being held at the school from 16.30 on 05 May 2026.

To register please contact hr@ttct.co.uk.

As part of the application process, please submit an Impact Report to support your application. This report should be on one side of A4 and clearly outline your impact as a leader within secondary education. The report can be presented in whatever format you chose, for example, tables, graphs, or text. Please e-mail your Impact Report to hr@ttct.co.uk   by the closing date set out below.

Applications and Impact Statement must arrive by:  Sunday 10 May 2026 by Midday.

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 14 May 2026.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

·  Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

·  We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning

·  An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

·  Entry to a career average pension scheme.

·  Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

·  A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

·  Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

·  We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.