Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment )
Harborne Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9LUDeadline is tomorrow
Closing date
27 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L4 - L8
Additional allowances
L4 - L8
Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment ) job summary
About this Role
Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment)
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate educational leader to drive excellence in curriculum and assessment at Harborne Primary School.
What skills and experience are we looking for?
Minimum of 4 years’ recent successful teaching experience preferably across EYFS and both Key Stages 1 and 2 and in at least one inner city multi- cultural school.
E3. Proven experience of leading and managing change at an appropriate level including the curriculum, classroom organisation and administration in a primary school.
E4. Previous senior leadership experience in the last 5 years
E5. Proven experience of high standards of primary classroom practice and of teaching area of responsibility.
E6. Experience in developing and managing the implementation of the school’s curriculum vision, implementation and impact
Values inclusion and diversity, ensuring every child feels supported and valued.
Thrives in a collaborative environment, working effectively as part of a team with colleagues, pupils, and parents.
What do we offer?
Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment) opportunity to begin asap
Harborne Primary School is a four-form entry primary school based on 2 sites with 840 pupils on roll: the original site dating back to 1902 at Station Road and our second site newly built in 2019 at Court Oak Road.
We are a friendly and thriving four form entry primary school and operate from 2 sites. We also offer term time wrap around care.
The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team.
We are seeking a talented Key Stage 2 Class Teacher to join our team in January 2026. This is an exceptional opportunity for a teacher who is looking for a change and is eager to make a difference in the lives of our children in a nurturing and forward-thinking school.
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged, please contact Jayne Walker to arrange a visit on 0121 464 2705.
Information about our 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.
Further details about the role
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
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.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
Further information about the job
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
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 Harborne Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 836 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harborne Primary School website
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