Assistant Headteacher - Maternity Cover

Hurst Drive Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8DH

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 2pm

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £54,394.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher - Maternity Cover job summary

Assistant Headteacher (Maternity Cover) The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation is seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will work in close partnership across the federation. The Assistant Headteacher will be an experienced primary teacher with experience across the primary age range, particularly Key Stage 2. They will be an effective curriculum and team leader, with strong expertise in assessment for learning and the effective assessment of pupils’ progress and will play a key role within the Senior Leadership Team. The Assistant Headteacher will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum provision, pupil wellbeing, progress and achievement for all children, through careful monitoring and by holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make.

As part of the role, the successful candidate will also act as Induction Tutor, supporting Early Career Teachers through their induction period, providing guidance, mentoring and professional development to ensure they are well supported and able to develop their practice effectively.

The successful candidate will be a model professional, setting an excellent example to all staff. They will work closely with the Leadership Team to actively promote enrichment, entitlement and achievement, building strong working relationships with all stakeholders and ensuring that the federation provides a high-quality, engaging and well-matched curriculum for every child.

We can offer you:- A hardworking senior leadership team who recognise those going above and beyond. Experienced, supportive and welcoming colleagues and Governing Body Children who are a pleasure to work with and support. Great opportunities for personal and professional development. An opportunity to make a real difference to our local community. Our people are the key to our success. We aim to attract a diverse community of staff from a broad range of backgrounds, demographics and cultures, and create an inclusive environment in which everyone can succeed and flourish. We want to foster a culture in which everyone is united around our shared vision, values and common purpose, and in which individuals are active participants and stakeholders in the success of the Federation.

If you think this may be the role for you, please feel free to call our Deputy/Executive Headteacher for an informal discussion or to book at time to come and visit our school please contact Cetta Guglielmo (PA to Headteacher)

We reserve the right to interview before the closing date Candidates wishing to apply must read the person specification carefully and ensure they write about their experience, knowledge and skills in line with the essential and/or desirable criteria when completing the personal statement portion of their application. Safeguarding The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation together with the local authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment The school is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation actively promotes the core British Values defined by the Department for Education as: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation is a safer recruitment school. The successful candidate will be subject to rigorous safeguarding check and will be expected to undertake safeguarding training as part of the induction process.

Employment checks required: Enhanced DBS check Evidence of entitlement to work in the UK Evidence of essential qualifications (see page 4 of the job specification) Two satisfactory references Confirmation of medical fitness for employment Registration with appropriate bodies (where applicable)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About Hurst Drive Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hurst Drive Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hurst-drive-primary-school

Hurst Drive Primary School is a two-form entry school situated in Waltham Cross in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – easily accessed by car via the A10 junction of the M25 (Junction 25) or by train being only a ten-minute walk from Theobalds Grove or Waltham Cross railway stations. Placed in extensive grounds, including a very large field, pond and woodland area, the school serves a diverse local community with children who are kind, polite and a pleasure to teach.

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