Required for September 2025

Assistant Headteacher

Director of Essex Schools ITT

Leadership 14 to 18 – fringe

(£69,964 - £77,051)

 

We are looking to appoint a dynamic leader to run our very successful Teacher Training Consortium that includes over 30 schools from Chelmsford, Harlow, Epping and Havering.  

Essex Schools ITT works with TES Institute and manages and supports 50+ student teachers each year in their training, including seminars, lectures and in school support. We are looking for someone who can lead the ITT team, liaise with mentors and senior leaders and ensure high quality support and learning for the trainees.

The successful candidate will also be part of a strong senior leadership team at Davenant Foundation School working with the team on strategic planning and the day to day running of the school.

Davenant is a Church of England Ecumenical school that was founded in 1680. It achieves outstanding examination results, has a strong focus on extra-curricular provision and seeks to nurture “mind, body and spirit”.  We are a supportive school with a staff welfare programme that reflects our care.

Davenant is recognised as an “good school” by Ofsted with an “outstanding” Sixth Form.  Academic standards are high (88% Grades 9-4 – one of the highest achieving schools in Essex). Many of our students move on to take degrees at university and high level apprenticeships

We are situated close to the M25 and can easily be reached either from London or from the Essex/Herts. countryside.

Davenant is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedure in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

A letter of application, along with an application form, must be submitted to the Headteacher’s P.A., Marylyn Greengrass: Marylyn.greengrass@davenant.org by the closing date: Monday, 24^th February. 

This job is being advertised as both a teaching and non-teaching post. Please feel free to contact us for a visit or an exploratory discussion headteacher@davenant.org

Please visit our websites to get an insight into Essex Schools ITT and the Lead School Davenant:

www.essexschoolsitt.com                        www.davenantschool.co.uk