Assistant Head Teacher

Barclay Primary School, London, E10 6EJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  7 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: 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

Are you an outstanding teacher and now want to make that step into Leadership to have a wider impact on Children? Are you not getting the opportunity to progress within your current school? Do you have a relentless focus on improving outcomes & life chances for all pupils irrespective of context or situation? Then this role may be for you!

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Head of School to join our team at Barclay Primary to make a positive impact in raising standards and the quality of experience for our children.

Working with the Head of School and also alongside the wider leadership team, you will be based at our Hoe Street/Leyton site (to be confirmed) and will be responsible for raising standards and ensuring these standards are consistently applied across all year groups.

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

The successful candidate will raise expectations and aspirations, promote the Trust’s pedagogy for highly effective learning and help achieve positive outcomes for children. We offer you a great opportunity to develop your career in a well-respected, Multi Academy Trust working with a forward thinking, vibrant and very supportive team.

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
• 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

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We are a warm, friendly school and team, with wonderful children and supportive parents. Children are motivated to learn, are exceptionally well behaved and deserve the best that we can give them. Teachers are all supported on their ongoing CPD through quality support from the Lion Academy Trust team.

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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