Assistant Headteacher (Early Years)
Walkergate Community School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4SD4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
6 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Range L4 - L8 (£50,807 - £56,082 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who can help lead in an inclusive and innovative way, to join our Senior Leadership Team from September 2024. You will lead and manage the learning within our Early Year’s site, developing a curriculum that’s aspirational for all learners in a safe and inclusive environment.
Our aim is to provide an inspiring teaching and learning experience, where children feel a sense of belonging with caring relationships at its heart. If this is something the resonates with you, then please come and join us.
We are looking for an inspiring leader, with a commitment to lifelong learning who:
- Is an experienced and outstanding classroom practitioner with consistently high expectations for children’s achievement, behaviour and personal development.
- Will be confident in planning, assessing and target setting to meet the needs of all children.
- Has proven leadership skills and experience of coaching, supporting and working to improve teaching and learning.
- Has a proven track record of making whole school improvement.
- Is fully committed to working collaboratively and be an active, dedicated member of our team, to drive and lead school improvement.
- Is able to actively show initiative and work independently, with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Is enthusiastic, flexible and committed to raising standards of attainment and achievement for all children.
Visit this link to find out more about the Walkergate Early Years site! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLOGg3-578
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
Walkergate Community School is at the heart of our proud community and is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East.
Our school is a large primary school based across 2 sites in the east end of Newcastle. We currently have 660 pupils aged from 2 to 11 and in 2020 Ofsted rated the school as ‘Good’. Our school motto is ‘Together we make a difference’ and staff are dedicated to working with children, parents and families to ensure that all Walkergate children achieve their very best in everything they do in a safe, happy and nurturing environment.
The school was awarded teaching school status in July 2017 and Research School status in 2019. The Research School sits within the trust and has a designated lead, with the research school work being integral to the development of quality first teaching across the trust, alongside the regional and national work it undertakes.
Interested in finding out more about this unique opportunity? We would welcome school visits from potential candidates on Monday 22nd or Thursday 25th April at 4pm. Please get in touch with Kelly Stockill, School Business Manager, atk.stockill@neat.org.ukor 0191 265 5737 to arrange a visit or for an informal discussion with our Headteacher, Dan Nelson.
Interested in applying? If you share our passion and believe you can make a difference, please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form via North East Jobs no later than midnight on Monday 6th May 2024. Click 'More on How to Apply' to visit North East Jobs.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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.
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About Walkergate Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 659 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Walkergate Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- K.stockill@neatat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 265 5737
Walkergate Community School is a large primary school with teaching school status. we are part of Newcastle East mixed Multi Academy Trust and work closely with our partner schools.
Arranging a visit to Walkergate Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email K.stockill@neatat.org.uk.
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