Assistant Head Teacher

Barclay Primary School, London, E10 6EJ

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Teaching and Learning, pastoral care, safeguarding, and behaviour.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L8 - L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a professional, creative, and talented Assistant Head Teacher who will be able to work as part of a dynamic forward-thinking senior leadership team supporting the Year Leaders in driving school improvement. You will work with and lead a team who are supportive, successful, and committed to setting high standards. Candidates need to display good to outstanding teaching and have the capacity to support and aid teachers through the modeling of good practice.

Do you have an excellent track record of school improvement?

Are you looking for a new professional development opportunity?

Contact us, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Barclay is a leading school both locally and nationally and is looking for an ambitious, motivated, well-organised, and hardworking individual who strives for excellence.

Additional non-contact time for teaching staff- over and above statutory Deploying a fully-resourced, sequenced curriculum across 11 subjects Unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and The Key, Funding annual pay increments - having previously provided a boost even when these are frozen nationally; ● Meeting or exceeding the terms set out in nationally agreed terms and conditions - for both teaching and support staff; ● Clear and well-implemented policies and professional standards - in key areas like behaviour, managing parental engagement and supporting staff in challenging situations. You’ll find a raft of programmes through our Perks at Work platform that includes benefits like: ● Support for bicycle and IT equipment purchases via salary sacrifice schemes; ● Cash-back on large purchases across a range of leading retailers and chains; ● Access to our employee assistance programmes and wellbeing schemes like free eye tests for display screen users; and ● Comprehensive access to support for staff and their families - including online fitness sessions, counselling and legal and financial advice. And as an employer, we know the little things add up to happier, more productive members of staff.

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.

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

In addition to a leading CPD programme and published resources, to support every school role, every Trust school has access to the Lion Learning Pathways. A programme of tried-and-tested guides and lesson formats to help build and enhance the progression of learning required by the National Curriculum.An invaluable resource providing all your teaching and learning content requirements – split by key stage to support Year 1 to Year 6

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Barclay Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 1265 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barclay Primary School website
• Email address: m.hounsell@barclayprimary.net
• Phone number: 0208 539 6777
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barclay-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Barclay Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.hounsell@barclayprimary.net.

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