Key Role Information

Salary
0.00 - 1.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
15/05/2026 16:00
Interview
21 May 2026
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Competitive Leadership Pay
Department
Senior Leadership Team
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
27.50
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Associate Headteacher - Salary: Competitive
The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Associate Headteacher to join our dedicated team at Abraham Moss Community School.

The Associate Headteacher will play a pivotal role in the leadership and strategic direction of the academy or academies they are based at, while playing a significant role in the development of teaching and learning across The Dean Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and visionary leader to drive excellence in teaching and learning both at the academy level and across the trust’s schools.

The postholder is expected to make a significant contribution to school improvement and provide support to the Headteacher where required across all aspects of school leadership.

The post holder will ensure high-quality implementation and classroom delivery through professional development, coaching, and teaching excellence. This is a key strategic role focused on driving sustained improvement in classroom practice, coaching staff to excellence and curriculum development.

Due to the seniority of this position, the postholder will be expected to be flexible and agile in their ability to take on responsibility in any area of school leadership as determined by the Headteacher, Governing Body and/or Executive Team.

As this is a significant role within the Trust, the postholder may be required to work at another Dean Trust school and also will be required to work across the Trust more widely in the areas of Teaching and Learning/Professional Development, supporting other schools and professional communities

Any queries or if you like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Claire Henson, HR Director, via email at clairehenson@thedeantrust.co.uk

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.


Benefits

Conditions of Service
We adopt national terms and conditions for all teaching and non-teaching employees.
Occupational Sick Pay
Generous sick pay scheme, entitlement dependent on length of service.
Continuous Service
Recognition of local government continuous service.
Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
Paid leave which supports a wide range of circumstances, including family emergencies and religious festivals.
Health Care Cash Plan
We are excited to be part of the Simplyhealth Care Cash Plan. The Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.
Preferential Admission
Employees with two years at the Trust will benefit from preferential admissions arrangements for their children.
Free places to school-run Holiday, Breakfast and After School Clubs
The Believe Learning Institute
Access to high-quality professional learning and development programmes through our dedicated training centre.
Recognition Awards
Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees.
Employee Assistance Programme
Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7.
High Street Benefits and Discounts
Access to a variety of shopping discounts at national online and high street retailers.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pension and Death in Service Benefit
Automatic enrolment into either the Teachers Pensions Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching employees.

Qualifications

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalentessential
Degree or equivalent qualificationessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Skills

Leadership

Effective leadership and motivational skillsessential
Inspirational leader particularly during challenging timesessential
Focused on standards and positive outcomesessential
Strong leader in the delivery of excellence in teaching and learningessential
Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential
Strategic thinkeressential

Personal Attributes

Integrityessential
Focused

Abraham Moss Community School

Noeline Taker

noelinetaker@abrahammoss.co.uk

Cecil Avenue
Sale
Greater Manchester
M33 5BP

Safeguarding Information

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.


This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website (www.gov.uk/dbs). Any failure to disclose the appropriate information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.