Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour Attendance and Wellbeing
Permanent, full time
Flexible working options available
Salary: Pay Scale 12-19, depending on experience
To start: September 2026
Application deadline: Monday 11th May
The Bulmershe School is seeking an exceptional and ambitious Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour, Attendance and Wellbeing to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a pivotal role for a leader who believes that high standards and strong relationships go hand-in-hand. You will be the strategic architect of an environment where students behave with integrity, attend with pride and feel a deep sense of belonging.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates whose teaching subject is PE, History, Business, Art, Maths or Science.
Why Lead at Bulmershe?
In a school as diverse and vibrant as ours, your work ensures that our "Behaviour and Attitudes" are not just a grade on a framework, but a lived reality that empowers students to succeed academically and personally. You will join a supportive, forward-thinking leadership team that prioritises professional growth, staff wellbeing and ethical leadership.
Your Strategic Impact
This role is perfect for a leader who enjoys the balance of big-picture strategy and high-impact operational oversight. Key areas of focus include:
- Strategic Culture Building: Developing a whole-school Behaviour and Attendance Strategy rooted in clarity, consistency and relational practice.
- Behaviour and Conduct: Leading a culture of respect and responsibility, implementing proactive de-escalation strategies and restorative approaches to reduce exclusions.
- Attendance Excellence: Leading high-profile initiatives to reduce persistent absence and ensuring attendance is championed as a critical safeguarding priority.
- Wellbeing Advocacy: Strengthening our provision for mental health and resilience, ensuring our most vulnerable students feel safe and connected.
- Empowering Staff: Building leadership capacity across our pastoral teams and coaching staff to be confident experts in classroom management.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who is as resilient as they are empathetic. You should have a proven track record of driving improvement in pastoral or behavioural settings and a deep understanding of the 2025 Ofsted framework. If you are a visible leader who builds trust with families and has the analytical skills to turn data into action, we want to hear from you.
Our successful candidates will receive:
- A salary commensurate with experience
- Professional coaching and support to enhance teaching and learning
- Opportunity to teach across the key stages
- Bespoke CPD programme
- A position in a department that prides itself on being supportive
Why join The Bulmershe School
The Bulmershe School is a heavily oversubscribed school which sits at the heart of the community. We are a mixed Corvus Learning Trust Academy school of 1,500 students, who come from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We work closely with our parents, partners and feeder school to achieve the best outcomes for all of our students. With a thriving and expanding Sixth Form, The Bulmershe School is an ideal environment for any teacher who would like the challenge and opportunity to teach their subject at A-level.
We believe that The Bulmershe is a school where you can really make a difference. To find out more about The Bulmershe School and this specific opportunity, please take a look at the attached vacancy pack. We look forward to your application.
How to Apply
- If you’d like to find out more about role, the school, or to talk to us about options for flexible working call: 0118 935 3353 to arrange to meet us for coffee and a chat
- Ready to apply? Please complete our application form (CVs will not be accepted)
- Email your application and equal opportunities form to the Assistant School Business Manager, Mrs Bagley-Kelly: vbagley@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk
The Bulmershe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory employment references. Note: This job description is not your contract of employment or any part of it. It has been prepared only for the purpose of school organisation and may change either as your contract changes or as the organisation of the school is changed. Nothing will be changed without consultation.