Assistant Headteacher - Early Years Lead
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 2DJ21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
15 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,781.00 - £54,939.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher - Early Years Lead job summary
Assistant Headteacher – Early Years Lead
Required for September 2025
Salary: Group 2: L1-L5
The Board of Directors of the Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company and the Governors of this thriving and successful Catholic school are looking to appoint an experienced, ambitious and exceptional leader with a proven track record of success as an Assistant Headteacher and Early Years Lead. We require an outstanding leader capable of inspiring, motivating and supporting pupils and staff to achieve their full potential. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Early Years Practitioner.
Main purpose of the job:
Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of EYFS.
Be an excellent classroom practitioner, modelling effective teaching and learning in the EYFS.
Have an impact on educational progress beyond your assigned pupils – contributing to improved pupil outcomes and rapidly addressing any identified underperformance of pupils and vulnerable groups in EYFS.
Line manage and review the performance of identified staff (as directed by the head teacher).
Lead and contribute to the moderation of EYFS teacher assessment to ensure the robustness and accuracy of teacher assessment.
Support transition into Year 1, ensuring continuity and progression in learning.
As the school's Phonics Lead, they will oversee the planning, delivery, and assessment of phonics across all year groups, ensuring consistency, progression, and fidelity to the chosen phonics scheme.
Always assist in the smooth running of the school, including being responsible with the other Senior Leaders and TLR holders for the school in the absence of the head teacher and deputy.
Be a proactive and effective member of the senior/middle leadership team, attend SLT meetings as appropriate.
In addition, they will contribute actively to the wider life of the school, supporting its Catholic ethos and mission.
Christ the King provides an excellent; Christ centred education through empowering pupils to reach their full potential. Our curriculum develops pupils spiritually, intellectually, physically, socially and morally, in a happy and caring environment that promotes self-esteem and confidence. We have a committed staff team, a supportive and knowledgeable Local Governing Body and strong links with our local parish. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to help lead and make a significant contribution to the future success of the school.
Informal visits to the school: please contact the school to arrange
Closing date for applications: 15th May 2025
Shortlisting will take place: 16th May 2025
Interview dates: 21st May 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and enhanced DBS clearance.
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 are not accepted.
About Christ The King Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School website
School location
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