Assistant Headteacher [Pastoral]

Waterbeach Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9JU

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L4-L8

Assistant Headteacher [Pastoral] job summary

About this Role

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher [with accountability for Pastoral leadership] at Waterbeach Community Primary School to lead evidence-informed, effective and inclusive practice for the children here. Working within a leadership team, you will have accountability for the areas of behaviour and wellbeing and will contribute to the school's Pupil Premium strategy and its implementation.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for the right candidate: the opportunity to contribute in a new role as part of the leadership team in a good school which was recently inspected by Ofsted.

Flexible working is welcomed and the role could be full- or part-time depending on the successful candidate.

We can offer you:

• A great team of dedicated staff and empowered, hardworking children
• Two paid wellbeing days a year
• Access to a counsellor in school and an employee assistance programme
• A school at the heart of its community with great relationships with parents
• Support with leadership development
• A dedicated and developing SEN team
• Access to the cycle to work scheme

The successful candidate will have:

• A track record of leading with positive impacts for children and staff
• Experience of converting vision into continuous school improvement
• The ability to communicate effectively with families and the wider local community
• Evidence of partnership working and wider impact
• Integrity, intelligence, warmth and compassion – in all, a great role model for our children, staff and wider school communities

The applicant may have a relevant NPQ qualification (leading behaviour and culture).

You will be a knowledgeable primary teacher who loves learning.

You will understand relevant research into effective provision to support pupil and staff wellbeing. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Therapeutic Thinking approach to managing behaviour as communication and you will be familiar with the EEF strategies for effective implementation. You may have experience with using coaching to develop practice. You will be familiar with the research underlying effective strategies to reduce attainment gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. You will demonstrate high expectations and you will be proactive, reflective and resilient. You will be able to model empathy and respect and to champion effective provision for children when leading staff.

The school is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

Visits to the school are encouraged; please contact the school.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Waterbeach Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 516 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waterbeach Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waterbeach-community-primary-school

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