Assistant Headteacher
Cotmanhay Junior School, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RRThis job expired on 11 May 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time position
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months to 31/08/2026
Pay scale
- Leadership scale 1 to 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
The governors wish to appoint a kind, intuitive and hard-working Assistant Headteacher for September 2025. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to drive up educational standards, whilst ensuring that all our pupils are safe, happy learners. The main responsibility of this role will be driven by the School Improvement Plan and the abilities of the successful candidate. In the first instance this is a temporary position, and would suit candidates with a wide range of experience across the primary age spectrum. In particular governors are looking for candidates who will help to ensure our most vulnerable pupils make excellent progress.
What the school offers its staff
We want our pupils to inspire their community and help to make it an incredible place to live and learn, so if you have the skills and desire to be part of our wonderful team we would love to hear from you.
Visits to the school would be warmly welcomed.
Commitment to safeguarding
As a school we are strongly committed to safeguarding all children. This role involves contact with children and you will be engaging in a regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken as part of our safer recruitment process. This includes DBS checks and the robust use of references. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity related to children. A copy of the school’s Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website. CVs will not be accepted without an official application form.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cotmanhay Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 308 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cotmanhay Junior School website
- Email address
- headteacher@cotmanhay-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 932 2011
Cotmanhay Junior School is a great school.
Situated a short distance from the Peak District National Park and with easy access to both Nottingham and Derby city centres, Cotmanhay Junior School is a caring school that promotes outstanding outcomes. The school is very well resourced, pupil behaviours are good and the school staff dedicate themselves to providing safe, happy learning for everyone, through a creative and exciting curriculum.
Arranging a visit to Cotmanhay Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@cotmanhay-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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