Assistant Headteacher (Remote/Self-Employed) BRIDGE Online School

Job Purpose

The Assistant Headteacher (Operations) plays a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the smooth, efficient, and high-quality day-to-day running of the online school. Responsible for operational oversight, teacher engagement, timetable management, and student onboarding, this role ensures our online learning environment operates seamlessly. Additionally, the post-holder serves as the key Senior Leader within the leadership team, assuming leadership responsibilities during the Headteacher’s absence.

Part time

0.4 or 0.6 PT

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Operational Leadership & Daily Management
• Oversee and manage day-to-day operational interactions with teaching staff, ensuring effective communication, support, and guidance.
• Design, implement, and maintain the daily live and asynchronous teaching timetable, resolving scheduling conflicts and managing cover requirements promptly.
• Manage the technical and administrative onboarding process for new students, ensuring accounts, systems, and software access are correctly configured prior to start dates.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for parents and guardians, addressing queries, resolving concerns, and fostering strong home-school partnerships.

Quality Assurance, Curriculum & Teaching Standards

• Monitor and evaluate the quality of live online teaching and learning, providing constructive feedback and support to teaching staff.
• Oversee the delivery and consistency of the curriculum offer across all key stages/subject areas.
• Collaborate with teachers to ensure lesson content and learning platforms comply with accessibility, engagement, and online pedagogy best practices.
• Working closely with the school administrator, track student engagement and attendance data across online sessions, implementing intervention strategies alongside subject teachers.

Leadership & Headteacher Deputising

• Work closely with the Headteacher to align operational workflows with the school’s strategic vision and policies.
• Provide regular operational, academic, and safeguarding updates to the Headteacher.
• Work closely with the SENDCO to ensure students’ needs are appropriately met.
• Update policies and procedures as required by the Headteacher.
• Deputise for the Headteacher: Assume leadership and operational responsibility for the school during planned or unplanned absences of the Headteacher.
• Complete any other tasks as required to ensure the smooth operation of the school.

Systems, IT & Administration

• Maintain and optimize the school’s Online Learning Environment and Management Information System (MIS).
• Coordinate with COE colleagues and support teams to troubleshoot any platform issues affecting staff or students.
• Ensure all operational processes strictly comply with online safeguarding (KCSIE/E-Safety) and data protection (GDPR) standards.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• Degree-level qualification.

Experience

• Proven experience in senior or middle leadership within a UK or international school setting.
• Demonstrated experience managing daily school operations, timetabling, and staff schedules.
• Experience delivering or monitoring online/hybrid education provision.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong technical proficiency with Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas, Teams, Google Classroom) and MIS software.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills for liaising with parents and staff.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills under tight timeframes.
• In-depth understanding of safeguarding in an online environment.

Personal Attributes

• Adaptable, highly organized, and self-motivated.
• Confident decision-maker capable of leading the school independently when covering for the Headteacher.

Work Location: Remote