Assistant Headteacher

Limebrook Primary School and Nursery, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  6 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53,602 - £57,831
• Pay scale: L4 – L7

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an Assistant Head Teacher who is:

• Able to lead, motivate, challenge and inspire whole school communities
• Committed to achieving the highest possible standards of learning and teaching
• Dynamic and enthusiastic with the vision and energy to help lead schools to excellence
• Friendly and approachable with excellent communication skills and a passion for teaching
• Experienced in school improvement with a proven track record of success and strong leadership in developing some aspect of teaching and learning.

What the school offers its staff

Just some of the reasons that Lion Academy Trust is your next career choice:

• Lively, friendly and aspirational children who are determined to make the most of their schooling
• A dynamic and dedicated team of teachers and support staff who want the best for their children
• Career progression and leadership opportunities
• A supportive and forward thinking Trust Board, Parental Advisory Body and parent community
• Excellent opportunities for further professional development, through the Lion Academy Trust.
• Competitive salaries and pay progression – annual pay increments having previously provided a boost even when these were frozen nationally.
• Support for bicycle/e-bike and IT equipment purchases via salary sacrifice schemes.
• Cashback/discounts on large purchases, including consumer goods, technology and travel, across a range of leading retailers from your Day 1
• Access to our free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families, which offers financial, legal and relationship advice among other things.
• Access to our Well-being Programme with an app that includes webinars, online fitness sessions and nutritional advice.
• Additional non-contact time over and above statutory PPA time for teaching staff supported by mentor sand leaders.
• A fully resourced, sequenced curriculum across 11 subjects.
• Unlimited access to continuous professional development through providers such as The National College and The Key throughout your career with us.
• Reduced marking requirements due to the development of Assessment Proficient Learners.
• Meeting or exceeding nationally agreed terms and conditions for both teaching and support staff.
• Clear and well-implemented policies and professional standards in key areas such as behaviour, parental engagement, and supporting staff in challenging situations.
• Access to shared knowledge, expertise and best practice from staff at other Trust schools.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

About Limebrook Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 420 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Limebrook Primary School and Nursery website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@limebrookprimary.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/limebrook-primary-school-and-nursery (opens in new tab)

The school will open in September 2024 with places on offer for all nursery aged children (0-5) and for children starting primary school in Reception.

We will offer 30 places in Reception and up to 56 places in the nursery - with extended hours and wrap-around care being on offer from the first day to support local, working parents who are looking for a convenient, quality-based childcare service to meet their needs.

The school will boast fantastic outdoor and indoor facilities, a multi-use games area, large playing fields, spacious classrooms all kitted out with the high-quality resources and IT that we demand for every setting. Our nursery spaces blend both play and learning, and give equal importance to indoor and external learning opportunities.

At all times, our focus is on ensuring our schools are safe and engaging places for learning to take place and our focus on site security and safeguarding means you can confidently leave your child with us, knowing they will be receiving the best possible learning and care while in Limebrook Primary School.

The whole Trust educational offer starts in nursery and we look forward to showing what we mean we say “Your child, our priority” to parents.

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