Assistant Headteacher

Brownhills West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7LA

47 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Sep 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 6pm

• Date listed

  19 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £55,747.00 - £61,534.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership scale 4-8

Assistant Headteacher job summary

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and talented leader to join our team at Brownhills West. If you have a passion for curriculum, pedagogy and most importantly for supporting children to ‘Dream Big’, this could be a wonderful opportunity for you to develop your leadership experience. You will be expected and required to lead and live the Trust and Brownhills West’s core values on a daily basis supporting a living not a laminated culture.

The role will include a teaching commitment.

What we are looking for in an Assistant Headteacher who:

• Has a strong track record of highly effective teaching demonstrating a thorough understanding of what effective curriculum, pedagogy and successful learning outcomes look like across school.

• Has a relentless drive to offer Brownhills West’s pupils outstanding opportunities through personal development and finding their passion.

• Sees all of our children as individuals and is committed to inclusion.

• Has the skills to support the Headteacher to deliver strategic goals and raise standards across the school.

• Has a strong knowledge and understanding of leadership and implementation

• Can share a proven experience of positively impacting on pupil progress & attainment.

• Has the ability to inspire children and colleagues to achieve their best

• Has a track record of being a team player with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of coaching and mentoring.

• Has a strong commitment to their professional learning.

• Has high expectations of themselves, colleagues and pupils and the energy and determination to make a difference to the lives of all at Brownhills West.

• Has a desire to commit to and develop further the relationships, support and development of the CCLT family for the benefit of all children in the Trust.

• Is a nurturing individual who displays the expertise to maintain a highly effective culture of safeguarding across school.

What we can offer an Assistant Headteacher;

• A nurturing school with dedicated staff who truly make a difference to children's lives

• A supportive, warm and welcoming ethos, which puts the children at the heart of all we do

• A school where, from the moment you walk through the door, you feel an immediate sense of belonging and connection.

• Strong curriculum and teaching and learning approaches that provide excellent habits and routines for all stakeholders.

• A culture where professional development and personal growth are not just encouraged but prioritised, ensuring every member of staff continues to thrive.

• A sense of family through wider connections across the Trust, school improvement support and extensive CPD opportunities.

• A bespoke induction, mentoring and coaching programme.

• Bespoke mentoring on the day‑to‑day running of the school from the headteacher.

School visits: 15th April 2026 and 17th April 2026 at 0930

Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged by emailing postbox@brownhills-w.walsall.sch.uk

This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

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.

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.

About Brownhills West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brownhills West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brownhills-west-primary-school

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