Acting Assistant Headteacher

Elizabeth Selby Infants' School, London, E2 6PP

20 days remaining to apply

• 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

n/a

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@elizabethselby.towerhamlets.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Acting Assistant Headteacher JD 2025.pdf - 161 KB (opens in new tab)

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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elizabeth-selby-infants-school

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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