Assistant Headteacher; Pastoral

Overview

Brookfield Community School is seeking to appoint an exceptional and dynamic Assistant Headteacher (Pastoral) to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a key leadership position for an individual with the expertise, drive and moral purpose to lead behaviour, culture, rewards, student leadership and the wider pastoral culture across the school. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with proven leadership ability and will strengthen behaviour systems to cultivate a calm, aspirational and supportive environment in which all students can thrive.

• Strategic leadership of behaviour, pastoral systems and teams
• Leadership of behaviour and culture
• Rewards systems
• Student leadership
• Teaching commitment and wider leadership responsibilities

• A proven track record of impactful leadership.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to drive whole-school improvement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to motivate and inspire staff, students and parent/carers.
• Commitment to professional development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• A supportive and forward thinking Senior Leadership Team
• Access to excellent facilities and resources
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A vibrant school community

Brookfield Community School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities and a chance to work alongside colleagues from other high-performing schools in the region. The Trust also leads the regional Teaching School Hub, delivering local teacher training and the National Professional Qualifications for teachers.

• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Recognised continuous local government service
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Cycle to work scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

Start Date:

September 2026 or earlier if possible. This is a Full Time - Permanent role on the Redhill Academy Trust Leadership Scale L12-L16.

For further details regarding this post or to request a visit to school, please contact Mrs Gillian Rhodes, PA to Headteacher on  To apply, complete our online application form via the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team on h

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child Barring List checks, social media presence check and successful references.