Assistant Headteacher - KS2
Ladybarn Primary School, Manchester, M20 4SRThis job expired on 28 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership scale L4-8
What skills and experience we're looking for
Kingsway Community Trust are seeking a dynamic, forward thinking Key Stage 2 Assistant Headteacher for Ladybarn Primary school.
This key leadership role provides an excellent opportunity to help build and shape the strategic direction of our school. If you are passionate about ensuring children receive the highest standard of learning and achievement within a supportive and empowering learning community, we would like to hear from you.
The post holder will have a track record of outstanding primary teaching with significant experience of working in key stage 2. They will have the personal drive and motivation to play a central role in our ambitious school improvement work.
The successful candidate will have a role in:-
• Leading the lower key stage 2 phase as the strategic leader
• Class responsibility for a lower key stage 2 class
• Leading a key area of school improvement across the school promoting and developing a high quality, whole school learning environment
• Promoting and securing high quality teaching and learning
• Leading, coaching and supporting staff
If shortlisted, candidates will be invited to teach a 20 minute lesson with an English focus, to a year 3 class at Ladybarn Primary school on 6 May 2025. From the lesson observations we will then shortlist again. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to our assessment/interview day on 8 May 2025.
What the school offers its staff
Kingsway Community Trust is a Multi Academy Trust made up of 3 schools, Ladybarn Primary School, Cringle Brook Primary School and Green End Primary School. This provides the staff and children of both schools with enhanced development and networking opportunities.
The Trust is led and managed by one Executive Headteacher and a Trust Board. In each school there is a full time Head of School who leads and manages alongside the Executive Headteacher.
Kingsway Community Trust can offer you:-
- A thriving learning community with a positive ethos and innovative approaches
- A supportive and empowering environment, supported by a National Leader of Education
- The support of a well-established, highly successful and forward thinking Trust
- A culturally rich and diverse urban community
Further details about the role
PLEASE NOTE
We cannot accept CVs as an application. Our application form must be used and completed in full, making sure you address the person specification. Submissions received without a completed application form will not be considered. Photographs of application forms will not be accepted
Commitment to safeguarding
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ladybarn Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ladybarn Primary School website
- Email address
- jobs@kingswaycommunitytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 445 4898
Ladybarn Primary is part of Kingsway Community Trust, which also consists of Cringle Brook Primary in Levenshulme and Green End Primary in Burnage, both of which are also Ofsted Graded Outstanding. As part of the Trust, Ladybarn benefits from strong links with these two schools.
The curriculum we provide at Ladybarn is tailor made to give all children a thirst for learning, a motivated engagement in school and the best chance to attain high academic success. There is a strong emphasis on developing confidence and skills to be excellent communicators in all situations. Our school has a very strong sense of community, with nurture and strong relationships at its core.
Arranging a visit to Ladybarn Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@kingswaycommunitytrust.co.uk.
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