Assistant Headteacher
Co-op Academy Princeville, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2AH17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 8am
Date listed
12 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Headteacher
- Other leadership roles
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
- Leadership Scale 6-10
Assistant Headteacher job summary
We are seeking an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record in Key Stage Two. They will be a key leader in supporting whole school teaching and learning, working with the other members of the senior leadership team, Trust Primary Curriculum Directors and Subject Leaders to ensure that our teaching and learning is a strength across the school and delivery of the curriculum is to a high standard.
The leader we seek will have the outcomes of pupils at the forefront and be strategic in their thinking to work with others to ensure we are working towards continual improvement.
Our new Assistant Headteacher will be supporting the development of a number of teachers who are early in their career. We are determined to support our teachers to be the best they can be and develop into future leaders themselves.
We welcome interest from talented and ambitious Phase/Key Stage Leaders looking for their next step in academy leadership and who wish to come and work within a highly regarded Trust and an academy that shows strong aspiration and potential.
If you feel you have the skills and commitment to further improve the lives of children and their families/carers at the academy and you have a strong belief in the power of co-operation to achieve great things - please get in touch with us.
If you would like an informal chat about the role and the academy, please get in touch via email – gemma.shaw@coopacademies.co.uk
Why us?
All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.
Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.
Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.
Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.
Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.
Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.
Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.
Our Values
Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:
Succeed together
Do what matters most
Be yourself, always
Show you care
So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Benefits include:
Our employee benefits package includes:
- You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores. Staff also receive double discounts every month!
- Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
- Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
- Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
- Co-op Funeralcare benefit
- Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk
The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Co-op Academy Princeville is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are made subject to an enhanced check with the DBS.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
In line with KCSiE 2022, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.
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.
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- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 459 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Co-op Academy Princeville website
School location
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