Assistant Head

Caldecote Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7NX

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  1 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £55,747.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Head job summary

To support the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in the strategic leadership, operational management, and inclusion development of the school.

This role holds specific responsibility for SEND, EAL, Pupil Premium, Designated Teacher duties for Looked After Children and Deputy Safeguarding Lead. The postholder ensures that all pupils, especially those with additional needs or vulnerabilities, receive high-quality, inclusive provision that removes barriers to learning and promotes wellbeing, progress, and safeguarding.

This is a permanent part-time post with a one day a week teaching responsibility in KS1.

Shortlisting will be based upon each applicant’s capacity to demonstrate how they meet each criteria.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, referencing and other vetting checks including online searches.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged, to arrange a visit please contact the school office on 01954 210263.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Caldecote Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 195 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Caldecote Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/caldecote-primary-school

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