Assistant Headteacher
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7TS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6348a458-8007-481d-8913-d4b2fbbddcbb |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Can you complete our leadership team and help make our good school even better? Our senior leadership team needs an outstanding, ambitious and energetic key leader with vision and dedication to make a significant impact to Ryvers School at this exciting stage in our development. In return, we will make a commitment to provide you with a professional and vibrant working environment with plenty of opportunities. The successful candidate will:
• be an outstanding, inspirational teacher with an excellent record of classroom practice
• have high expectations for everyone - always
• be passionate about teaching and learning to the extent that you can’t stop talking about it!
• demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• be able to think strategically and creatively and support the Headteacher and Governing Body to take forward initiatives in the next stage of the school's development
What the school offers its staff
Our school is often described as diverse, open and welcoming. Visitors frequently comment upon the warmth of the environment and the professionalism of our staff as well as the excellent manners and behaviour that our children display. Our parents are very pleased with our commitment to work in partnership with them. They value all our staff and our determination to be a centre of excellence for teaching and learning. We are proud to be a school that is learning centred; we truly believe in learning for life, for everyone.
Children come to Ryvers to be happy and successful. At Ryvers we are dedicated to developing confident, self-assured, positive young people who love to learn, to contribute and to achieve.
The staff at Ryvers are ambitious for our pupils and we hold high aspirations for their futures. Every child deserves to be successful and we recognise that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate, and a part of our role is to help them discover and develop these. We are committed to developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding that allow our children to enjoy learning, achieve success and to feel content and fulfilled.
At Ryvers we do not just provide a broad and balanced learning experience for our children, we also provide one with depth, challenging them to become curious and independent learners who are inspired by our rich and varied curriculum. We encourage a strong community spirit, where we show respect and consideration for each other; understanding and celebrating differences and upholding kind and well-mannered behaviour.
At Ryvers our children become self-confident learners with a love of learning that will stay with them for life.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Can you complete our leadership team and help make our good school even better? Our senior leadership team needs an outstanding, ambitious and energetic key leader with vision and dedication to make a significant impact to Ryvers School at this exciting stage in our development. In return, we will make a commitment to provide you with a professional and vibrant working environment with plenty of opportunities. The successful candidate will:
• be an outstanding, inspirational teacher with an excellent record of classroom practice
• have high expectations for everyone - always
• be passionate about teaching and learning to the extent that you can’t stop talking about it!
• demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• be able to think strategically and creatively and support the Headteacher and Governing Body to take forward initiatives in the next stage of the school's development
What the school offers its staff
Our school is often described as diverse, open and welcoming. Visitors frequently comment upon the warmth of the environment and the professionalism of our staff as well as the excellent manners and behaviour that our children display. Our parents are very pleased with our commitment to work in partnership with them. They value all our staff and our determination to be a centre of excellence for teaching and learning. We are proud to be a school that is learning centred; we truly believe in learning for life, for everyone.
Children come to Ryvers to be happy and successful. At Ryvers we are dedicated to developing confident, self-assured, positive young people who love to learn, to contribute and to achieve.
The staff at Ryvers are ambitious for our pupils and we hold high aspirations for their futures. Every child deserves to be successful and we recognise that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate, and a part of our role is to help them discover and develop these. We are committed to developing the knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding that allow our children to enjoy learning, achieve success and to feel content and fulfilled.
At Ryvers we do not just provide a broad and balanced learning experience for our children, we also provide one with depth, challenging them to become curious and independent learners who are inspired by our rich and varied curriculum. We encourage a strong community spirit, where we show respect and consideration for each other; understanding and celebrating differences and upholding kind and well-mannered behaviour.
At Ryvers our children become self-confident learners with a love of learning that will stay with them for life.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.