Assistant Headteacher

• Address: Farlingaye High School Farlingaye Suffolk IP12 4JX
• Salary: 71330 - 78702 per annum
• Hours: Full Time
• Contract: Permanent. Required from January 2026
• Reference: 7863

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
• are an excellent communicator and able to work successfully with both internal and external stakeholders
• have high standards and expectations of self and others and be able to lead by example
• are imaginative innovative resourceful and a decisive leader
• can build and maintain trusting relationships with the key stakeholders including staff parents and students
• share our passion for education and can demonstrate a clear strategic vision
• can 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

How to apply

Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school and will be warmly welcomed. Please feel free to contact Lauren Teeling Headteachers PA by either calling or emailing:

Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail please contact Peter Smith Headteacher on:

To find out more please visit our website (My New Term)

Please note: only applications submitted via the schools on-line recruitment process will be considered

Closing date: 9 am 6 October 2025.

Interview date: 16/17 October 2025.