Assistant Headteacher
Pelton Community Primary School, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1EZ16 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57,137.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Assistant Headteacher
Salary: Leadership Scale 5 - 9 (£57,137 to £63,070)
Contract type: Full-time, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Location: Pelton & Beamish Primary Schools, County Durham
Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and forward-thinking leader ready to make a real impact?
Pelton & Beamish Community Primary Schools are thriving, primary schools with a strong sense of community and a commitment to nurturing every child’s potential. They are managed by a joint leadership team and we are seeking an Assistant Headteacher to join this dedicated team to help shape the next exciting phase of our school’s journey. If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you.
About the Role
As Assistant Headteacher, you will:
- Lead Upper Key Stage 2, supporting high-quality teaching and learning across Years 5 and 6.
- Take strategic responsibility for Mathematics, ensuring a consistent and ambitious approach to maths teaching throughout both schools.
- Oversee aspects of curriculum development, helping to design and deliver an inspiring, inclusive and coherent curriculum for all pupils.
- Play a key role in school improvement, staff development, and the wider leadership of the schools.
About You
We are looking for a leader who:
Is an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of raising standards.
Has strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire and support colleagues.
Brings creativity, vision and strategic thinking to curriculum design and development.
Has a deep understanding of effective maths pedagogy.
Values teamwork, communication, and the wellbeing of pupils and staff alike.
We Offer
A welcoming, supportive and ambitious school community.
Happy, motivated pupils who love learning.
A committed staff team with a culture of collaboration and professional growth.
Opportunities for ongoing professional development and career progression.
This is also an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking Trust that places students at the heart of everything we do. As a growing organisation, New College Durham Academies Trust offers staff the chance to contribute to our continued development and success. Our People Strategy underpins our commitment to being a great place to work. We focus on engaging and including all staff, rewarding and recognising their contribution, supporting professional development, and attracting and welcoming the very best people into our schools.
Our work is guided by five values: we are respectful, ambitious, collaborative, inclusive and resilient. These values shape how we work together and how we support both our staff and our students to achieve excellence.
New College Durham Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Please note: The Trust operates a standard six-month probationary period for all new staff.
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged.
To arrange a visit, please contact Karen Telfer, Headteacher on K.Telfer@Bpfed.org.uk
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Pelton Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 309 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pelton Community Primary School website
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