Assistant Head Teacher

Dunstall Hill Primary School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0NH

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Teachers' Leadership Scale L5 - L9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Dunstall Hill Primary School - Assistant Head Teacher

Teachers' Leadership Scale L5 - L9

Commencing: September 2025

Dunstall Hill Primary School (part of Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust) are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Head Teacher. We are looking for applicants who demonstrate commitment, care and high aspirations for all of our pupils.

Working as part of a team is something we really value at Dunstall Hill and we wish for applicants to have a strong team work ethic. In return, we can offer the opportunity for continued professional development and to work with a supportive and dedicated team of staff.

• Successful teaching experience

• Understanding of how children learn in a high achieving and successful school
• Responsibility for leading a core subject across the school
• Building and sustaining effective working relationships with staff, governors and parents in the wider community Successful teaching experience

• Understanding of how children learn in a high achieving and successful school
• Responsibility for leading a core subject across the school
• Building and sustaining effective working relationships with staff, governors and parents in the wider community

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of strong professional subject knowledge

• Ability to plan lessons effectively for all pupils in a class setting clear learning intentions and differentiating tasks and ability to demonstrate best practice to colleagues

• Knowledge and understanding of positive behaviour strategies and dealing with specific behavioural issues

• Ability to coach and mentor individuals to achieve specific outcomes

• Ability to challenge and inspire colleagues

• Strong ICT skills including use of interactive whiteboard for teaching

• Clear understanding and commitment to safeguarding procedures

• Ability to analyse data and pinpoint key issues in order to inform staff re way forward

• To be able to work effectively under pressure, to prioritise appropriately and to meet deadlines

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

Trust staff are entitled to the following:

• Termly well-being mornings or afternoons
• Access to an employee benefits portal which includes a number of discount vouchers for shopping, entertainment and dining
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free will-writing service

Free telephone counselling and online access to our employee advice and assistance portal

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 b.patterson@dhps.perryhallmat.co.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.

Upload additional documents

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

Assistant Head Application Pack DH.pdf - 687 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dunstall Hill Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 467 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dunstall Hill Primary School website
• Email address: b.patterson@dhps.perryhallmat.co.uk
• Phone number: 01902921166
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dunstall-hill-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Dunstall Hill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email b.patterson@dhps.perryhallmat.co.uk.

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