Acting Assistant Headteacher
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School, London, E2 6PPThis job expired on 25 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors are seeking to appoint a enthusiastic, inspiring and motivated Acting Assistant Head Teacher to join our staff.
The successful candidate’s will:
The Acting Assistant Head Teacher will work in partnership with the Head Teacher to secure Elizabeth Selby Infant School’s success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its pupils and high standards of learning and achievement for all.
Take a major role in the day-to-day running of the school
Support the Head Teacher business manager and Governors in annual budget planning and monitoring
Assist in the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the School Development Plan
To liaise with the governors, when appropriate, to facilitate their overview of school management
To monitor and evaluate pupil achievement and attainment throughout the school and have the ability to demonstrate impact through the use of data
To support the Head Teacher with the planning and organisation of staff meetings
To assume responsibility for the management of the school in the absence of the Head-teacher
Manage the schools’ lunchtime arrangements along with other senior teachers
Assist with the appointment and induction of new staff and provide monitoring and support for ECT’s and students as necessary
• To line manage all support staff ensuring high standards that promote the schools aims and values
• To support, develop and coach teaching and learning across KS1and EYFS, so that the school has a consistently good or better teaching
• To lead on attendance matters maximising pupil attendance
• To be the school’s EVC leading on all aspects of school visits
• To Co-ordinate workshops across the school and support teachers in maximising parental engagement
• To support SLT in maintaining a vigorous approach to safeguarding
Contribute to a positive ethos for learning
Promote the values and achievements of the school to the community
Undertake such reasonable activities as the Head Teacher and Governors may require from time to time.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elizabeth Selby Infants' School website
- Email address
- recruitment@elizabethselby.towerhamlets.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02077396187
Infant School - Pupils aged 2-7
Arranging a visit to Elizabeth Selby Infants' School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@elizabethselby.towerhamlets.sch.uk.
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