Assistant headteacher: model job description

Use our model job description to find the best candidates for your assistant headteacher role. It's based on the STPCD, the Teachers' Standards and the Headteachers' Standards.

Last reviewed on 12 January 2024
School types: All · School phases: Primary
Ref: 4541
Contents
  1. Download our model job description and person specification
  2. Make sure your job advert complies with safeguarding guidance and equality law

Download our model job description and person specification

Use our model job description to recruit your next assistant headteacher – it's suitable for both primary and secondary schools.

Adapt it to suit your school’s context, needs and priorities (e.g. if you're part of a multi-academy trust (MAT), you can add details about how you expect the assistant headteacher to work with other schools in the trust). 

It's based on the:

Make sure your job advert complies with safeguarding guidance and equality law

Maintained schools: your governing board must advertise this role appropriately. 

Academies: you're not required to advertise this position internally or externally, but it's good practice to do so.

Find out what you need to include in your job advert for maintained schools and academies to help you recruit safely.