Assistant Headteacher

RAF Benson Community Primary School, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6EP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 January 2026

• Closing date

  11 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  27 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: £51,773.00 - £57,137.00 Monthly Leadership Spine L1 - L5

Assistant Headteacher job summary

RAF Benson Community Primary School is seeking to appoint a committed and capable Assistant Headteacher to join our leadership team from January 2026. This is a permanent post with a teaching responsibility in either Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2.

We are a a unique and exciting school that serves the immediate Service community and wider local area. We are proud of our strong values, high expectations and the positive relationships we build with children and families.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a proven leader with excellent classroom practitioner experience in Key Stage 1 and/or 2.
  
• Demonstrate strong skills in leadership, communication and organisation
  
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the school while supporting the day-to-day management of staff and children.
  
• Show commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and the wellbeing of all children.
  
• Be able to motivate and inspire others, working effectively as part of a team.
  
• Be committed to fostering a positive school culture.

We can offer:

• A supportive and dedicated team of staff and governors.

• Children who are amazingly resilient and who are eager to learn and take pride in their school.

• Opportunities for professional development and leadership growth.

• A caring, exciting and purposeful school environment.

We strongly encourage all interested candidates to arrange a visit to the school and this must be arranged through the school office. If a visit is not possible, we would ask that you arrange either a phone call or a Teams meeting before applying.

RAF Benson Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be subject to relevant checks as outlined in KCSIE 2025, enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.

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 RAF Benson Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 130 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: RAF Benson Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/raf-benson-community-primary-school

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