Assistant Headteacher

Northgate Primary School, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1BP

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  15 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L9-L13
• Additional allowances:

  L9-L13

Assistant Headteacher job summary

At Northgate Community Primary School our vision is for children to be proud of themselves and strive to be the best that they can; to feel understood and supported to achieve success; to be safe and happy; to learn the skills to give them confidence to face the future; to know how to behave well; to be treated equally and to feel important within their school, family and the wider community.

We are looking to employ a talented, ambitious and innovative Assistant Headteacher to join our successful team. This is a chance to be a key leader of a school where we are determined to make a real difference to our students. We take pride in nurturing, motivating and encouraging all our staff and students to be the best version of themselves.

We have high aspirations for our pupils and provide a range of opportunities to enrich their life experiences. We are proud that we provide a highly caring and safe environment for our pupils and families. We are committed to an inclusive environment with a good understanding of the current SEND context.

The successful applicant for this role will:

• Be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have the ability to inspire students
• Be a proven leader with teaching experience
• Be committed to fostering a positive school culture
• Be ambitious and committed to continuous school improvement.

We offer:

• A friendly school with a supportive staff team and well-behaved children who are ready to learn 
• Well-resourced classrooms and pleasant working environment
• A leadership team open to new ideas that lead to enriched learning
• Excellent opportunities for CPD.

Kingfisher Trust offers a range of benefits including: 

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development 
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College 
• Pension scheme (TPS) with generous employer contribution 
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice 
• Shopping and leisure discounts 
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme 
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme 

Visits to the school are welcome, please email recruitment@kingfishertrust.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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.

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

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 Northgate Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northgate Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northgate-primary-school-nr30-1bp

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