Assistant Head Teacher
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3QY7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
as soon as possible
Closing date
11 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
3 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,773.00 - £57,173.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership scale 1-5
Assistant Head Teacher job summary
The Assistant Headteacher will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and will be line-managed by the Headteacher.
At St George’s, where Christian values and ethos are at the heart of everything we do, our vision is rooted in the teachings of Jesus and the belief that every child should experience “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10). We put God’s love into action through kindness, respect, perseverance, and joy—creating a safe, caring, and inclusive environment where every child can thrive.
At St George’s, we celebrate the individual contribution of every pupil, recognising and nurturing their unique talents. Our dedicated staff team works in close partnership with parents and carers to provide a high-quality education that is purposeful, stimulating, and inclusive. We aim to develop children academically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually preparing them to be lifelong learners, active global citizens, and confident individuals ready to make a difference.
The Assistant Headteacher is required to carry out the duties of a school teacher as set out in the School Teachers' Pay & Conditions Document and to meet all Teacher Standards.
The Assistant Headteacher is expected to support the leadership of the school in:
Realising the aims and objectives of the school through robust school self-evaluation,
clear school improvement planning and strong professional practice.
Establishing the policies through which they should be applied.
Managing staff and resources to that end.
Monitoring progress towards their achievement.
Implementing child protection policy and procedures and ensuring all children are safeguarded.
The main areas of responsibility will be modelling outstanding teaching and learning across the curriculum
Key Stage Phase Leader
Subject Lead for curriculum lead.
Coaching and mentoring to improve teaching
Organisation
To take responsibility for the day to day running of allocated Key Stage ensuring that all personnel are well informed and have all the information they need in order to carry out their professional duties effectively
To take a leading role in the establishment and maintenance of good and trusting relationships within the phase and across the school, through sound communication and consultation procedures both within the school and with all appropriate agencies, including governors
To use resources (including finances) innovatively and effectively to raise achievement levels of all children
Leading teaching and learning
To play a leading role in the promotion of high standards of achievement and equal opportunities promoting and developing St Georges’s policies and practices
To demonstrate excellent practice as a teacher and maintain a good knowledge of current thinking in primary education
To monitor teaching across the phase, ensuring the highest standards are achieved, and supporting staff to develop and maintain outstanding practice
To monitor the quality of learning, ensuring pupil work is of a consistently high standard and feedback supports children in making progress and feeds into planning and target setting
To take a strategic role in the development of new and emerging technologies to enhance and extend the learning experience of pupils
To introduce where appropriate new research proven pedagogical annotations to impact whole school outcomes.
To ensure assessments are taking place regularly and systematically according to school policy and that staff are given opportunities for moderating work in order to make accurate judgements in the ongoing assessment of children
To ensure that the progress of pupils is rigorously monitored through analysing data and running pupil progress meetings to ensure accelerated progress, and implementing support plans when achievement is not strong
To lead and develop practices which narrow the gap between groups of pupils whilst not putting a ceiling on any child’s achievement.
Additional Responsibilities and General Requirements
Undertake any professional duties commensurate with the grade of the post, reasonably delegated to them by the Headteacher, including deputising for other members of the senior leadership team in their absence
Work in co-operation with colleagues and establish and maintain good relationships with staff and children
Show commitment to the school, its inclusive ethos and equal opportunities for all in the school community opposing strongly any form of discrimination
Take a leading role in the promotion and delivery of our wider school enrichment including after school clubs & activities
This job description will be reviewed and updated periodically in order to ensure that it relates to the job performed. The work of all schools’ changes and develops continuously which in turn, requires employees to adapt and adjust. The functions/responsibilities above should not therefore be regarded as immutable but may change commensurate with the grading of the post. In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to the job description following consultation. Any major changes will involve discussion and consultation, which if wished, may involve a Trade Union/Professional Association representative.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown website
School location
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