Assistant Headteacher - L4 - L6 (KIB161BC)
Kibworth Church of England Primary School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0NH60 days remaining to apply
Closing date
12 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £53,602.00 - £56,316.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Headteacher - L4 - L6 (KIB161BC) job summary
Assistant Headteacher
Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Salary: L4 - L6 (£53,602 - £56,316)
Hours: Full time, 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract Type: Permanent
About the Role
Are you an ambitious and experienced school leader ready to take the next step in your career?
Kibworth CE Primary School is seeking a dynamic and passionate Assistant Headteacher to join our vibrant, inclusive, and forward-thinking school community.
As a large, three-form entry Church of England primary school, we offer a unique opportunity to make a significant impact across a broad and diverse setting. This role is ideal for someone with leadership experience who is eager to deepen their expertise and contribute to whole-school development.
Why Choose Kibworth Church of England Primary School?
School is far more than a place in which to work and learn. It is also a place where we begin to build relationships with other people, find out how to work collaboratively, develop a sense of ourselves, and discover how we as individuals fit into our world and society. We believe that it takes a whole community to educate a child, so we aim to work in partnership with parents, both individually and collectively. We are proud of our strong partnership with our very active Kibworth Parent’s Association (KPA), which organises many social and fundraising activities.
A thriving, supportive school community with a strong Christian ethos.
- Opportunities to work across a large, successful Trust and engage in professional learning communities.
- A commitment to staff wellbeing, development, and career progression.
- A chance to shape the future of education for our children and make a lasting difference.
- Free primary school wrap around care at our Tiger Club provision.
- Visits welcome from 26th August 2025.
Our Achievements to date
- Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (September 2023)
- Rated ‘Excellent’ by SIAMS (February 2023)
- Primary Science Quality Mark (Gold award)
- Arts Council of England Artsmark (Gold award)
- International School Award
- Healthy Schools Award
- ED Tech Demonstrator School (2020-2022)
- ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Mark
- Microsoft Showcase School
- Anti-Bullying Award
“The school plans experiences to bring the curriculum to life. This makes learning memorable and helps to develop pupils in a wider sense”. - OFSTED
We are seeking a leader who:
- Has a strong track record of middle or senior leadership and is ready to contribute to strategic school improvement.
- Has experience leading a range of subjects and is enthusiastic about developing a robust, diverse curriculum that reflects our Christian values and promotes depth, inclusion, diversity and creativity.
- Is committed to high-quality teaching and learning, with the ability to coach and mentor others to achieve excellence.
- Is passionate about inclusive education, with a deep understanding of adaptive teaching, restorative behaviour approaches, and a secure knowledge of trauma informed practice.
- Will have some class teaching responsibility (initially in KS2 for 2 days a week), maintaining a strong connection to teaching practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher in the day-to-day leadership and management of the school.
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Lead on curriculum development, ensuring breadth, depth, and alignment with our school vision
Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and lead on key areas including Online Safety, Sports Premium, and Curriculum.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and outward-facing innovation.
- Champion inclusive practices and support the wellbeing and development of all pupils and staff.
What We’re Looking For
Qualifications:
- Qualified teacher status
- Degree
- Chartered Teacher Status or other professional teaching status
Experience:
- Successful middle leadership and management experience in a school
- Have taught in two different key stages
- Teaching experience 4 years+
- Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
- Line management experience of support staff
Skills & Knowledge:
- Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and identify weaknesses
- Understanding of high-quality teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve
- Understanding effective resource management
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to support your application.
Why Join Us?
Professional Growth & Support
- Ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Access to learning networks and visits to other organisations.
- Supportive leadership and a highly committed team.
- Highly committed and motivated Team
- A role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having fun
- A established Central Services Team who support schools and wider colleagues
Work-Life & Wellbeing Benefits
- Flexible working options.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Defined benefit pension scheme.
- Be an integral member of the team in a vibrant school.
- Create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children.
- Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school.
- Be part of a wider community of Discovery Schools Trust.
Additional Perks
- Free parking.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Gym discounts.
- Eyecare vouchers.
- Dental support.
- Retail discounts.
- Annual incremental pay increases within the pay scale.
Equal Opportunities & Accessibility
We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation. If you require assistance completing your application, please contact hrsupport@discoverytrust.org for support.
Depending on your role, occasional travel between Discovery locations may be required. A valid driving license and appropriate business insurance are necessary, and you will need to provide evidence of these documents
More about Discovery Schools Trust
Discovery Schools Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence are shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed a school improvement system which focuses on improving outcomes for all children. It also places staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.
Please note that interviews for this position may be made earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications promptly. Early submission will not only ensure consideration for the position but also increase the likelihood of being invited for an interview. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to receiving your application.
Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to safeguarding our pupils; therefore, the successful applicant will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and references.
AI
While we acknowledge the advantages of AI in crafting personal statements for applications, we strongly encourage and expect applicants to personalise and tailor responses. Please note that the Trust may utilise AI checking solutions during the application review process and will be considered when shortlisting.
Apply Now!
If you are ready to make a difference in children's lives, apply today!
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kibworth Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 585 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kibworth Church of England Primary School website
Kibworth CE Primary School is a large, three-form entry village primary school, judged as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2010. Being this size offers many advantages, we can offer a wide range of learning opportunities along with a real sense of family within the school.
Children at Kibworth are encouraged to find out about their own strengths and talents to allow them to strive to achieve the best they can all the time. A high expectation underpins all that we do, and children continue to improve through understanding the process of learning and ongoing assessment to ensure they are learning what they need to know next. We try to create a curriculum that is matched to children’s next steps in learning and one which children feel they are involved with focus of their learning. Our school’s high standards of behaviour allow children to focus on learning. This is supported by positive reinforcement of our expectations, awarding of house points and other certificates in our weekly achievement assembly.
School is far more than a place in which to work and learn. It is also a place where we begin to build relationships with other people, find out how to work collaboratively, develop a sense of ourselves, and discover how we as individuals fit into our world and society. We believe that it takes a whole community to educate a child, so we aim to work in partnership with parents, both individually and collectively. As a Church of England Controlled school, we have strong links with the Parish Church of St Wilfrid’s and the school is also an important part of the community of Kibworth parishes and Smeeton Westerby. At Kibworth, the Christian ethos of the school goes far beyond the Religious Education curriculum. In work and play children are given the chance to find out about the beliefs and values of other people, to discover that there are as many similarities as differences between human beings, and that only by understanding these differences can we learn to live together in peace.
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