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Assistant Headteacher

Carrwood Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 0EQ

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  8 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  28 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday-Friday 32.5 hours per week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L3 to L5

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be:

• An outstanding classroom teacher.
• Relentless with regards to all children successfully achieving.
• A dynamic and inspirational leader
• Able to challenge the way things are and strive for excellence and improvement in everything they do.
• Well organised and creative.
• Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work in partnership with parents/carers, the wider community and a team of staff.
• Enthusiastic, positive and proactive, with a good sense of humour.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Motivated, well-behaved pupils who ‘Dream Big’ and are ready for learning.

• A professional team who are both supportive and dedicated to positive mental health and wellbeing.

• Personalised professional development.
• An attractive working environment.
• Collaborative working with other professionals and schools within the Trust.

Further details about the role

Full time and permanent, required to start from September 2025

Salary: Leadership Scale - L3 to L5

Carrwood Primary School is a successful school which is part of the Leading Learners Multi-Academy Trust. We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher with recent experience of improving outcomes in Key Stage 2 to join our Senior Leadership Team.

We would be excited to hear from leaders who have strengths in assessment, curriculum (including Maths) and those who have a proven track record of raising standards. This is a teaching role with appropriate leadership time given. The role will also include being part of the safeguarding team as a DDSL.

Visits to our school are warmly welcome on Friday 2nd May or Tuesday 6th May. Please contact the school office on 01274 664864 to arrange a convenient time.

Interested candidates are requested to apply online for this post. Further details and application pack can be found on our school website or alternatively email us at: office@carrwood.bradford.sch.uk

Closing date: Thursday 8th May 2025 at 9.30am

Interviews: Tuesday 20th May 2025

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

Please complete the online application.

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.

Additional documents

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

Assistant Headteacher Job Description.pdf - 106 KB (opens in new tab)

About Carrwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Carrwood Primary School website
• Email address: office@carrwood.bradford.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01274 664864
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/carrwood-primary-school-bradford

Arranging a visit to Carrwood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@carrwood.bradford.sch.uk.

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