7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2025

  • Closing date

    15 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    7 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£49,781.00 - £54,939.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale - L1-L5

Assistant Headteacher job summary

JOIN OUR TEAM

THIS IS AN INTERNAL POSITION FOR THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.

Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for driving school improvement and raising standards in teaching and learning? Grove Primary School is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Assistant Headteacher to join our senior leadership team.

Job title: Assistant Headteacher

Location: Grove Primary School

Contract:Fixed-Term - 31/08/2026, Full-time, Monday to Friday

Salary:Leadership Scale L1-L5 - £49,781.00 - £54,939.00 - Annually, Actual

Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday 15th May 2025

About us:

Grove Primary School and Westwood Primary School work alongside each other in partnership. Both schools have strong leadership including the senior team and the middle leaders. Both school’s share the same ethos of nurture, care and support whilst ensuring the best learning opportunities for all members of the community.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Someone who is creative, innovative and enthusiastic.
  • Has proven ability to inspire and develop staff and pupils alike.
  • Who can bring fresh ideas.
  • Has a desire to be involved in school improvement.

Why join us?

  • Vivup Benefit System.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Teacher pension scheme.
  • Belong to a compassionate and inclusive Trust who values you and the role you play.

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Rachel Kounnas, Headteacher - r.kounnas@groveprimaryschool.org.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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.

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About Grove Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
336 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
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