Assistant Headteacher
Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 6BL12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 January 2027
Closing date
14 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £57,699.00 - £63,688.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Assistant Headteacher
Salary: Leadership scale L4 - L8 Hours: FULL TIME Term: PERMANENTAbout the role:
As Assistant Headteacher, you will be responsible for leading on a range of key whole school aspects/subjects. You will be a role model to staff, who will look to you for outstanding leadership, support and challenge. We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference, who is a highly skilled, driven and a successful teacher and aspiring/current school leader with a range of recent experience ready to take on this crucial role at Highfield St Matthew’s. Specific areas of responsibility will be agreed on appointment - we want to hear about your strengths and what you can bring to our wonderful school!
This role offers an exciting prospect for an outstanding practitioner to take full advantage of the unique opportunities that our school brings and to make a significant impact on improving the life chances for all our pupils.
You will be supported by the Executive Headteacher, Head of School, a challenging yet supportive Governing Board, and LDST.
Enthusiastic, well-motivated and happy children who create opportunities as well as being encouraged to be independent thinkers.
In return, we can offer you: A committed and cohesive staff team, dedicated to the school and its family ethos. Supportive and engaged parents. Attractive and well-maintained buildings The support and challenge of an active and committed local governing body. Continuing professional development as a leader, and wider opportunities to collaborate and make a difference across our Trust. Opportunities for support, collaboration and professional development within LDST and across local networks. Please take some time to look through our school website. Visits to school for prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged, and we look forward to showing you Highfield St Matthew’s CE Primary school in action! Please contact our friendly school office on 01942 747818 or HSTM@LDST.org.uk to make an appointment to visit the school. Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks including satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Closing date: 14th October 2026 Shortlisting: 15th October 2026 Interviews: 20th October 2026Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Rainford C.E. Primary School are committed to safeguarding children, promoting children’s welfare and has safer recruitment procedures in keeping with DFE statutory guidance. Any offer of employment will be subject to all statutory pre-employment checks as set out in the Keeping Children Safe in Education, which includes satisfactory references, online checks, Enhanced DBS, and Barred List checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview.
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 Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
About Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
We believe
Jesus said ‘Let the children come to me.’ (Mt 19).
We believe that we are fulfilling this command when we enable children of all faiths and none to flourish in our schools. The Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust (LDST) has an important role to play in improving the attainment of pupils across the Diocesan region.
We believe that as a diocesan led Multi Academy Trust (MAT) we create stronger bonds of collaboration and cooperation, sharing good practice, addressing areas of weakness and offering increased opportunities for professional development.
We are on a journey to grow a Trust in which our schools will continue to thrive under the leadership of headteachers, supported and challenged by local governing bodies and accountable to the board of directors.
We are confident that this will be achieved whilst at the same time ensuring that all of our family of schools benefit from high levels of collaboration.
These are the things we value
Our values are more than just a statement; they are the core principles that guide our decisions and actions. We arrived at our values through consultation, looking at both the account in Genesis 18 of the visit to Abraham of three angels and also particularly at the icon of this event painted by Andrei Rublev. Through this we identified the core values to our Trust:
• Collaboration
• Valuing the Local
• Valuing Difference
• Inclusion
About Rainford C E Primary School
Our mission statement is ‘Learning and growing together to achieve our best in the love of God’.
Rainford Church of England Primary School is a popular and successful school.
We aim to provide an inspirational, safe and caring learning environment where the whole school community lives out our Christian values of love, joy, peace, friendship, forgiveness, perseverance and justice. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum, fueled by the interests of our pupils and aim to meet the learning needs of each individual child, enabling them to flourish, form happy memories and reach their full potential.
We are a school in the heart of the community and foster close links with All Saints Church, our parents and the local community.
We joined Liverpool Diocese Schools Trust on 1st March 2021 to deepen these links and to continue to improve the education we provide to our children.
We are very proud of our (June 2017) OFSTED where we were rated as good.
This rating rewards the hard work and commitment of our staff to school
improvement. We will continue improving and reach our goal of being
Outstanding, so that all our children reach their full potential.
Our staff are committed to raising standards for all pupils. They pride
themselves on working effectively together and in partnership with parents, to provide a caring and supportive learning environment.
We want children to enjoy their education and develop an enthusiasm for
learning. To facilitate this, we take full advantage of our fantastic surroundings including a spacious playgrounds and field, small woodland and access to the Linear Park. By integrating these into learning we provide a range of rewarding learning experiences that encourage, challenge and extend the abilities of our children.
We are proud of our school and encourage you to visit our website, which we hope will give you a real insight into what makes us a truly successful and happy school.
https://www.rainfordcofe-pri.st-helens.sch.uk/
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