Assistant Headteacher
Pear Tree Community Junior School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 8PN21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
15 May 2025 at 11:59am
Date listed
23 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 54939.00 - 60644.00
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Pear Tree Community Junior School
Assistant Headteacher: Strategic Lead for Behaviour & Personal Development
Leadership Scale L5–L9 | Full time | Permanent
Start Date: September 2025
Closing Date: Thursday 15th May 12pm
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd May
Are you passionate about building brilliant behaviour, powerful personal development, and joyful playtimes? Are you the kind of leader who sees potential in every child, joy in every muddy puddle, and opportunity in every challenge? Then read on…
We’re looking for an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team at Pear Tree Community Junior School, a vibrant, inclusive school in the heart of Derby where every child matters and every day counts.
This role is not just about managing behaviour—it's about reimagining how children develop, grow, and flourish. You’ll lead the strategic development of our work on Behaviour and Personal Development, including the rollout of two key initiatives:
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning): Think less “don’t get your uniform dirty” and more “here’s a plank of wood and a tyre—go build your dream!”
- RULER (from Yale Educational Institute): Helping children recognise and regulate emotions so they can thrive socially and academically.
What we’re looking for:
- A skilled teacher and inspiring leader, with a strong track record and high expectations for all.
- A passionate advocate for inclusive practice, ready to lead and model approaches that support every child.
- Someone who can bring together pupils, staff and families to create a culture of care, trust and respect.
- A leader who can work strategically across the school
Why Pear Tree?
At Pear Tree, our values are simple but important:
Trust. Care. Grow.
We trust each other to do what’s right, care for each other, and grow together as learners and professionals.
- Children are nurtured to become confident, curious and kind individuals.
- Staff are empowered, developed, and supported to be the best they can be.
- You’ll work closely with school leaders, with coaching and collaboration embedded in our culture.
Part of Transform Trust
We are proud to be part of Transform Trust, a family of schools committed to Kindness, Equity, Respect and Creativity. You’ll have access to great CPD, cross-school collaboration, and the chance to shape practice across the Trust.
Ready to lead with purpose?
We’d love to hear from you. Come and visit us to see the energy and warmth of Pear Tree for yourself.
To arrange a visit or for more information, please contact the school office (01332 760610) to arrange a visit with Andrew Sharp (Executive Headteacher)
Pear Tree Community Junior School – Where every child is known, valued and loved.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
How to apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://transformtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education
All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children
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.
About Pear Tree Community Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 359 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pear Tree Community Junior School website
School location
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