Job Description

Farlingaye High School

Suffolk
71,330 - 78,702 per year

Salary:

Leadership Spine 14-18

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

05 January 2026

Apply by:

6 October 2025

Job overview

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Appointment for January 2026

We wish to appoint a dynamic Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team and help lead our fantastic school. Farlingaye has a well-established reputation in the county of Suffolk and in the community, situated in the picturesque town of Woodbridge, approximately 10 miles north of Ipswich. We are proud to be part of an exciting and developing local Trust, EAST.

We would like to hear from you if:

You have leadership experience and the ability to challenge, inspire and motivate colleagues and our students You are an excellent communicator and able to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders You have high standards and expectations of self and others, and are able to lead by example You are imaginative, innovative, resourceful and a decisive leader You can build and maintain trusting relationships with the key stakeholders including staff, parents, and students You share our passion for education, and can demonstrate a clear strategic vision You clearly demonstrate how you have improved the quality of education in your current setting

In return we can offer you:

Enthusiastic and ambitious students who are keen to learn with proven high achievement and attainment A strong reputation locally and in the wider community A talented staff team that welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting colleagues and students A very wide range of exciting extra-curricular activities Opportunities to work in genuine collaboration with EAST and our partner schools A supportive community, and Local Governing Body A comprehensive induction programme Quality continuous professional development OFSTED Good, 2022 Access to the staff Wellbeing 'Employee Assistance Programme' and benefits of working for Farlingaye and within EAST
Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school, and will be warmly welcomed. Please contact Lauren Teeling, Headteacher's PA on hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or 01394 385720 should you wish to visit the school or have any questions.

Applications should be submitted via our on-line recruitment site which can be


found on our vacancies page:

https://www.farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk/Vacancies-Staff/

Closing date for applications:

Monday, 6th October 2025 at 9am

Interview dates:

Thursday, 16th & Friday, 17th October 2025

Should you wish to discuss the job role in further details, please contact Peter Smith, Headteacher, on psmith@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.

Attached documents

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Job Booklet - Assistant Headteacher.pdf
5.76MB

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About

Farlingaye High School

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Farlingaye High School

Ransom Road, Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 4JX
United Kingdom

+44 1394 385720

Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding areas.



We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Bungay High School, Holbrook Academy, Kesgrave High School, Castle East School, EAST SCITT and five primary schools Aldeburgh, Wickham Market, Easton, Leiston and Saxmundham with whom we work closely with. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.



As a potential new member of staff you may want to know what sets Farlingaye apart from other schools? We think Farlingaye is a special environment for students to learn and staff to work. We strive for excellence, and to strike a balance between innovative and consistent classroom practice, examination success, but also to give students a memorable school experience through fantastic and inspiring extra-curricular provision.

Headteacher

Mr Peter Smith

Values and Vision

Our vision at Farlingaye is very clear. We want our students to be taught by brilliant teachers, to learn to love different subjects, and to develop a sense that they are part of a wider community where their actions matter and their contribution is valued.



We want our students to excel here, to gain the skills and develop the qualities needed to go on and succeed in their future roles and careers beyond Farlingaye. We also want to foster the passions and interests that our students hold in the future, by offering a chance for our students to involve themselves in a broad range of extra-curricular provision that enables them to participate in activities that develop resilience, teamwork and a sense of pride. We are hugely proud of what's on offer at Farlingaye, from the range of sporting opportunity through to the music, art and drama that so many participate in. Our aim therefore is to ensure that Farlingaye is a beacon of excellence in all it does. As a staff we strive to ensure that every area of our school is the best it can be, and are committed to being restless in order to achieve this goal. We are humble, keen to learn from others and aim to keep developing. We believe that all our key stakeholders - students, parents, staff and governors - have a key role in helping us further improve.



A student's time at school should leave a lasting legacy on shaping the person they become - all our staff play a part in making that happen. Work with us as part of the Farlingaye community in an environment that helps you develop and progress in your career.

Ofsted report

Farlingaye was graded Outstanding in two areas: Personal Development and Sixth-Form Provision



"Pupils feel safe and say they are happy. Everyone feels accepted and welcomed. Pupils behave positively. They are lively, confident, enthusiastic and kind. Pupils know that teachers are very proud of them and their achievements. Leaders have constructed a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils. Leaders make sure that pupils' needs are identified quickly. Teaching in sixth form is highly effective. Leaders work to promote pupils' personal development is exceptional. Pupils, including those with SEND participate in a range of clubs and out of school activities involving the arts, drama and sport. Sixth form students are wonderful ambassadors for the school. Teachers provide high quality advice around careers and next steps."



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