Assistant Headteacher - John Hampden School

The John Hampden School Wendover provides an exciting, engaging, and highly respected learning environment, where the well-being of both staff and pupils is of utmost importance. With a long-standing, strong, track record of academic success and a focus on nurturing every child's potential, we are a school committed to continuous growth, collaboration and improvement.

Salary Type: Leadership

Salary details: L3 to L7 £52,301 to £57,831

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Interviews to be held: Tuesday 29th April 2025

The John Hampden School Wendover is a three-form entry community infant school (ages 3-7) with a capacity of 296 pupils. Wendover is a small market town and civil parish on the northern side of the Chilterns. The school is situated close to the centre on a larger campus together with an adjacent junior school and a secondary school.
Our school is a vibrant hub of learning, where creativity and curiosity are fostered through carefully designed environments both inside and out. From the striking, unique and expansive Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to our well-organised, learning-orientated classrooms, we provide a space where children feel inspired and safe to explore, ask questions, and achieve their best. We pride ourselves on ensuring that every child's learning experience is stimulating, engaging, and secure. The environment itself is a powerful tool, supporting our curriculum and reflecting the culture of our school - one that values curiosity, personal growth, and a love of learning.

We are seeking a warm and dynamic Assistant Headteacher who will work effectively with the Headteacher to steer our school through the next stage of its development; someone who can think strategically, creatively and thoughtfully whilst modelling positivity and enthusiasm.
Our new Assistant Headteacher should be someone who will embrace, promote and maintain our ethos whilst driving the school forward. They will act as an advocate of inclusive and child-centred education to meet the needs of every child in our care.

Please refer to the Person Specification, included in this pack, to find the skills, qualifications and experience that are desirable or essential for this role.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. One of our senior leadership team will be happy to accompany you on a tour of the school after 31st March 2025. Please email the school office on to arrange this or phone .

Please submit your formal application to by Wednesday 23rd April 2025. The recruitment panel will commence shortlisting on Thursday 24th April and candidates will be notified of the decision on Friday 25th April as to whether they have been included on the shortlist.

Our appointment panel will call for references for shortlisted candidates via our administrative support staff at the time the invitation to interview is sent. Interviews will be held at the school on Tuesday 29th April and are expected to last a full day. Candidates will be asked to undertake a range of activities. The recruitment panel reserves the right to hold a second round of interviews if two or more candidates perform equally well at the first interview.

The appointment panel will notify you of its decision as quickly as is practicable after the interviews have concluded, and on Wednesday 30th April at the latest, enabling a full term's notice to be given in your current post to ensure a start date in this position of Monday 1st September 2025.

Candidates who are unsuccessful following interview will be afforded an opportunity for feedback on their performance if they wish.

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).

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 a self-disclosure form and return it prior to interview.