Assistant Headteacher

Bigland Green Primary School, London, E1 2ND

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  14 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership L5 to L9

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bigland Green is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and inspirational Assistant Headteacher to become part of its highly supportive school leadership team. A clear understanding and strong passion about teaching and learning is essential. The role includes leading a team of two Year groups; ensuring high quality education and wellbeing of pupils/staff in the team; contributing to whole school development; and being a role model of a highly effective teacher. Up to 60% of the time will be class based.

What the school offers its staff

Bigland Green offers:

 curious children who are eager to learn, and have good support from parents

 dedicated, committed and highly skilled staff members driven by the school’s mission and the Learning Vision

 a strong commitment to high quality CPD for all staff members and governors

 well-established systems for a healthy work-life balance for all staff members

 highly supportive governing body

 modern, spacious building with exceptionally good resources for inside & outside learning, and very good transport links

Commitment to safeguarding

Bigland Green Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS clearance. We are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity.

Applying for the job

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to enquiries@biglandgreen.towerhamlets.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

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

AHT_JD_April2024.pdf - 288 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bigland Green Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 485 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bigland Green Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: enquiries@biglandgreen.towerhamlets.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02077027088
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bigland-green-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Bigland Green is a provider of great learning and graded as outstanding by Ofsted. The school’s mission is to educate pupils so that they become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.

The school’s Learning Vision articulates how it provides great learning by harnessing children’s curiosity, encouraging perseverance and providing a pathway to success in our fast-changing and inter-dependent world.

At Bigland Green, we instil in our pupils the fundamental values that are needed for being successful as individuals and as a society. We teach our pupils to cope with success and challenges. Pupils are equipped with skills that are essential for the world outside the school and beyond. These are part of the school’s strong ethos and values.

Arranging a visit to Bigland Green Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@biglandgreen.towerhamlets.sch.uk.

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