Assistant Head of Primary: Culture for Learning
Gildredge House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8AB19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
25 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Gildredge House Senior Leadership Scale L2 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are recruiting for a new position, Assistant Head of Primary - Culture for Learning.
You will be responsible for developing a culture of continued learning and development across the Primary phase, leading the delivery of the highest-quality teaching and learning in the classroom.
You will also be responsible for embedding rigorous accountability procedures and developing strategies and interventions to support colleagues and students.
If you are passionate about developing a culture of learning, and have a proven track record of successful leadership in education, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Ideal candidates will:
Align to the Gildredge House vision, mission and values.
Have a track record of school improvement and outcomes.
Be committed to working in partnership with colleagues,
Governors, parents, and the community to deliver strongoutcomes for students.
Act with integrity and build effective, trustingrelationships with colleagues and students.
Be able to contribute meaningfully to the school's strategicdevelopment.
Possess the technical and behavioural traits to support theleadership of a highly effective school.
Be a great teacher themselves.
Know what great learning looks like in the classroom andhow to achieve it.
Have experience in improving teaching and learning.
Know what a strong performance management andprofessional development programme should look like.
Be able to secure a strong culture for learning withstudents and their families.
The successful candidate will have proven success in drivingstandards, be committed to the pursuit of excellence and beable to lead and embed rigorous accountability procedureseffectively.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone aspiring to makean impact at Senior Leadership level or a current SeniorLeader looking for a new challenge.
What the school offers its staff
As an employee of the school, you would benefit from:
- A two-week break in the Autumn Term, allowing for holidays to be taken out of peak season
- A supportive induction programme for new staff to the school.
- Investment into your career development through appropriate, regular CPD.
- Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders.
- Access to a full employee assistance programme, in support of wellbeing
- Complimentary tea and coffee in our staffroom
- On-site parking
Commitment to safeguarding
Gildredge House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment with the school are subject to pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with Children’s Barred List check and a Declaration that they are not a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2006.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Gildredge House
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1182 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gildredge House website
- Email address
- careers@gildredgehouse.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01323400650
Gildredge House is an all-through 4-19 Free School, established in 2013.
Arranging a visit to Gildredge House
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email careers@gildredgehouse.org.uk.
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