Assistant Head - Pebble Brook School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
You’ll be joining a team where your voice matters and your growth is encouraged. We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and committed Assistant Head to join our secondary school.
Term time only
Salary type: Leadership
Salary Details: Competitive Leadership Pay
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 29/01/2026
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed on application
About us
Pebble Brook School is a community special school that believes everyone can succeed. We want our pupils to be safe and happy in school. We want our pupils to be proud of their school and feel respected. We aim to support the development of children (aged 11 - 19) with communication and interaction needs including speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder and additional needs.
Website: http://pebblebrookschool.org.uk/
About the role
Pebble Brook School is seeking a compassionate and visionary Assistant Headteacher to join our dedicated community. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our school and play a vital role in supporting pupils with diverse needs. If you’re passionate about inclusive education and thrive in a collaborative, nurturing environment, we would love to hear from you.
About you
We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to empathy, understanding, and high standards. You’ll be joining a team where your voice matters and your growth is encouraged. We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and committed Assistant Head to join our secondary school. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, be great leaders and have the ability to work as part of a highly skilled team. Whether you bring experience from mainstream education with a demonstrable interest in Special Educational Needs (SEN) or from a special education background, we encourage you to apply.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
To apply for the role all applications are to be submitted via My New Term please copy and paste the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110576/EDV-2026-PBS-66407
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 415761
Email: [email protected]
Please complete the Self-Declaration form included included with the attached documents and submit with your application.
This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work, including recruitment, and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
