Key Role Information

Salary
Leadership L7 - L9 (Outer London) £64,259 FTE - £67,177 FTE
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
16/03/2026 17:12
Interview
25 March 2026
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Outer Leadership Group | L7 - L9
Department
Beckmead College
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.140
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Beckmead Trust is an expanding learning and nurturing community for young people with Educational Health Care Plans and various types of additional needs across various sites.  We are seeking to recruit an Assistant Headteacher to join our team at the Beckmead College in Croydon.


The successful candidate will be an excellent and experienced qualified instructor with a commitment to fulfilling the needs of pupils experiencing behavioural, emotional or learning difficulties, and social communication difficulties. The ability to motivate pupils towards high achievement is essential.  


Applications are welcome from leaders who have energy, vision and passion for working with children with SEMH.


As part of the Beckmead Trust, our ethos involves close collaboration with specialist and mainstream schools, outside specialist agencies with enhanced knowledge of our children’s needs and the private, voluntary and charity sectors within the communities in which we work. 


If you share our vision of Love, Flourishing, Community and Social Justice. and if you have a desire to make a real difference to the lives of children in Croydon, we would welcome an application from you. 



Qualifications

Degree or equivalent qualificationessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Beckmead College

Recruitment Officer

recruitment@beckmeadtrust.org

Tennison Road
London
London
SE25 5RR

Safeguarding Information

The Beckmead Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance to include the ability to participate in Physical Intervention and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. We will also carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.