Assistant Head Teacher

The Dame Ellen Pinsent School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0RW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01/09/2025 if possible or 01/01/2026

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,815.00 - £70,293.00 Annually (FTE)

Assistant Head Teacher job summary

Following internal promotion, the Dame Ellen Pinsent School is looking for an Assistant Head Teacher.

The successful candidate will have a passion for improving the lives and outcomes of children with special needs. Our new Assistant Head Teacher will contribute to the continued development of our school and support the culture and ethos of our supportive school.

At Dame Ellen Pinsent we offer an accessible and inclusive curriculum that prioritises the unique and individual starting points of our children. We provide children with learning opportunities to help them develop the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to succeed in their next phase of learning and life in general.

Our environment is communication rich and promotes the independence of the varying levels of need presented by our children.

Do you have:

Experience of leadership within a primary setting

Experience of teaching children with a variety of special needs

Experience of coaching and mentoring staff

A passion to ensure that children with SEND are visible, valuable members of the community

A secure understanding of the strategies needed to deliver an outstanding quality of education to children with a variety of needs

We can offer you:

Happy, confident and motivated children

A strong and supportive leadership team

Opportunities for collaborative working across schools in the Cooperative Trust

High quality professional development

Creative learning spaces, and

Employee assistance programme

A culture of openness and supportiveness

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure the staff working at Dame Ellen Pinsent School are suitable and understand their responsibility to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare.

Commitment to safeguarding

Dame Ellen Pinsent School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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.

About The Dame Ellen Pinsent School

• School type: Special school, ages 5 to 11
• School size: 151 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Dame Ellen Pinsent School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-dame-ellen-pinsent-school

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