Assistant Headteacher
Cuddington Croft Primary School, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 7NA41 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 August 2025 at 9:30am
Date listed
15 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- GLF Leadership 1 - 5
Assistant Headteacher job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and driven leader to join our schools as an Assistant Headteacher, with a focus on driving high-quality learning and teaching across Cuddington Croft Primary School and Warren Mead Infant and Junior Schools, under the leadership of an Executive Headteacher.
While this is a cross-school role, the successful candidate will be primarily based at Cuddington Croft Primary School.
Your Opportunity
This is a key role where you will work closely with teaching staff to embed our established teaching principles and uphold the highest standards in classroom practice. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader or someone ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.
Join a group of successful schools supported by a strong and experienced leadership team, and make a real impact on the quality of education across the Trust.
What we are looking for
- Honours degree or equivalent
- Qualified teacher status
- Proven experience in raising standards and improving outcomes for all pupils
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support staff
- A commitment to continuous professional development, staying up to date with curriculum and teaching advancements
- Resilience, motivation, and a team-focused approach, aligning with the school’s values and vision
- A passion for early years education, ensuring the best outcomes for every child
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.
About Cuddington Croft Primary School
Our School sits within a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Cuddington Croft our cluster includes the following other schools; The Vale Primary School, Banstead Infant School, Warren Mead Infant and Junior Schools, Danetree Primary School and Floreat Wandsworth Primary School
This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Teachers Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Start Date: ASAP (can be flexible on start date for the right candidate)
Pay Scale: GLF Leadership 1 - 5
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time - 3 days a week (days to be discussed at interview)
Closing Date: Monday 8th September at 9.30am
Interview Date: W/C 15th September 2025
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Statement:
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cuddington Croft Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 473 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cuddington Croft Primary School website
Children at Cuddington Croft thrive in a caring and nurturing environment where our pupils are safe, happy and enjoy school. We aim to promote lifelong learning through an enriched curriculum, which also provides many extracurricular opportunities in sport, drama productions and music. We are proud of our pupils’ exemplary behaviour and our SATs results. Cuddington Croft is a learning community, where staff are of the highest calibre and parents are encouraged to be active in school life.
For those of you who are not familiar with the school, Cuddington Croft is a two-form entry primary school catering for 3 to 11-year-olds, with just under 500 children on role. We are a very well-resourced school, having the benefit of an indoor swimming pool, a playing field and a range of modern I.T equipment.
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