Assistant Headteacher (Ysgol Calon y Dderwen)

Salary: Group: 3a Salary Range: ISR 3-7 £55,345 - £61,198

Assistant Headteacher (Ysgol Calon y Dderwen)
Job description

The closing date for applications is Friday 25th September (4pm)

YSGOL CALON Y DDERWEN (TREOWEN CAMPUS)
Heol Treowen, Newtown, Powys. SY16 1NJ
ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER
Group: 3a Salary Range: ISR 3-7
£55,345 - £61,198
Projected NOR: 312
Required for 1st November 2026 (or as soon as after)
Fixed Term until August 31st 2029
(This post may be suitable as a secondment opportunity for an experienced teacher or school leader looking to develop their leadership experience within a supportive and ambitious school. Any secondment arrangement would be subject to agreement with the successful applicant's current school). The Governing Body wishes to appoint an enthusiastic, imaginative, ambitious and highly motivated Assistant Headteacher, to join our vibrant school through this exciting stage of our development. This is an opportunity for an outstanding practitioner with a passion for teaching and learning to help lead our school on the next stage of its journey.
A key aspect of this role will be the leadership and management of our Treowen Campus, ensuring it continues to thrive as an integral part of our school community.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to drive school improvement, promote high standards of teaching and learning, and ensure every child achieves their full potential academically, socially and emotionally.
This is a unique opportunity for a highly successful leader who:
• is an excellent classroom practitioner who can motivate, inspire and develop both colleagues and learners;
• is confident and has excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• has experience of sharing best practice across the sector and can develop the school as a learning organisation;
• has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour;
• will encourage pupils to lead their own learning and ensure that they make a strong contribution to the strategic direction of the school;
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Treowen Campus, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, wellbeing and pastoral care.
• Can lead, develop and manage provision across our Treowen Campus.
• has a good understanding of our new rich and varied curriculum and
pedagogical principles;
• is committed to school improvement and has experience of leadership and management;
• has wide experience of working with children with additional learning and emotional / behavioural needs;
• is able to work with the Headteacher to provide a clear, strategic direction for the school;
• is able to work as part of a cohesive team working closely with the Head
Teacher, staff, governors and parents in supporting, facilitating and monitoring the School Development Plan and staff development at all levels;
We can offer you an enthusiastic, skilled and contentious governing body, who are committed to developing a happy, thriving and successful school at the heart of the community, to ensure that every pupil achieves the outcomes of which they are capable. The position is predominantly non-teaching.
Please find attached the job description and person specification. We are inviting you to complete a full application with supporting information which demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the post.
Interviews will take place in week beginning Monday 5th October 2026
Completed application forms should be completed online by 4pm on Friday 25th
September 2026.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
For further information, please contact Nia Matthews (school administrator, Treowen
Campus) 01686 627569