Assistant Headteacher
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3DE44 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 8am
Date listed
21 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £49,781 and £52,301
Pay scale
- L1 to L3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our ideal candidate will be a positive and forward-thinking practitioner and an excellent class teacher. They will have a desire to develop their leadership skills, have experience of motivating staff and have a proven track record as a subject/middle leader. They will be prepared to work to support the headteacher with the day to day needs of the children and school. They will be able to ensure that the curriculum and assessment across the school are effective and implemented well. They will contribute to a safe environment for all pupils and especially those who may be vulnerable, as well as helping to promote and maintain a culture of high expectations for all children and staff. The role includes 0.2 release time from class plus PPA.
The role will include:-
- responsibility for the progress and attainment of the children in their class (Y6 in the first instance)
- working with the headteacher to manage all teaching staff and curriculum support staff
- implementing and reviewing the curriculum and its assessment alongside subject leaders
- supporting the headteacher to plan, allocate, support and evaluate the work undertaken in school, ensuring clear delegation of tasks and responsibilities.
- promoting the safeguarding of all pupils
- communicating with pupils and parents and listening to any concerns
- using data on attainment to inform future improvement.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- is an excellent classroom practitioner
- is passionate about teaching and learning and is able to motivate and inspire pupils and colleagues
- is creative and innovative
- is a positive and friendly presence in the school who communicates effectively with all stakeholders
- has proven experience of effective subject leadership
- has high expectations in all areas of school life
- is able to manage a team through a balance of support and challenge to secure best practice
The successful applicant will become part of a team that is enthusiastically driving the school forward and building upon it’s achievements and strengths. We are a warm, inclusive family school with a strong Christian ethos, a sense of community and a commitment to excellence for all children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and achieve their potential as a unique individual and as a learner.
Carleton Endowed CE School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
We welcome visitors to our lovely school and encourage you to come for a visit prior to your application. If you would like to arrange a visit to the school, please email admin@carletonendowed.com or call 01756 792910 and ask to speak to Helen Dudman the Headteacher
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer:
- happy and welcoming pupils, staff, governors and parents
- opportunities for training and development including an induction programme when you start your role
- a warm, collegiate and supportive environment in which to work, learn and develop
- opportunity to work in collaboration with senior leaders from other schools as part of the Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust
- a chance to be part of a caring and nurturing environment with exciting visions for the future
Commitment to safeguarding
Carleton Endowed CE School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the School. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@carletonendowed.com
CVs are not accepted.
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About Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 168 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- admin@carletonendowed.com
- Phone number
- 01756 792910
Carleton Endowed Church of England Primary School is located in the beautiful village of Carleton a five minute drive from the bustling market town of Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales.
We are happy and aspirational village primary school providing education for children aged 4-11. We are proud of our local roots and of our strong church and community links. Our vision statement; A faithful community that loves, lives and learns with hope and joy; where everyone is valued and encouraged to flourish is based on the Parable of the Lost Sheep and reflects our inclusive nature and our commitment to supporting every member of the school community.
Our staff are committed to ensuring that all children are able to be the very best that they can be. We provide an exciting, rich and varied curriculum to challenge and inspire our pupils and give them every opportunity to flourish. We value academic and personal success and have high expectations of behaviour and effort. Our children have fun together and work hard together.
On 1st November 2022 we became an academy and were amongst the founding schools of Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust
Arranging a visit to Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@carletonendowed.com.
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