Assistant headteacher
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ruislip, HA4 6EZ24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L9 - L13 (outer London)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience
- Successful teaching experience for a minimum of five years.
- Evidence of ability to work successfully as a leader and manager in a school
- Understanding of how children learn in a high achieving and successful school
- Evidence of use of assessment strategies, including assessment of learning. Use of tracking attainment and of analysis of data.
- Building and sustaining effective working relationships with staff, governors and parents in the widercommunity
Knowledge and Skills
- Evidence of strong professional subject knowledge
- Understanding of OFSTED framework regarding learning and teaching and leadership and management.
- Understanding of organisation and management of inclusion and inclusive practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of positive behaviour strategies and dealing with specific behavioural issues
- Ability to coach and mentor individuals to achieve specific outcomes
- Ability to challenge and inspire colleagues
- Strong ICT skills including use of interactive whiteboard for teaching
- Clear understanding and commitment to safeguarding procedures
- Ability to analyse data and identify pupil progress in order to inform staff regarding interventions.
Personal Qualities
- To relish challenge and perform efficiently in this significant key role
- Ability to take responsibility for others’ performance
- To be able to lead by example
- Tenacity and commitment while working under pressure
- Ability to think strategically
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- The ability to synthesise information quickly and effectively whilst maintaining an intensive workload
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines
- Good team player
- Ability to enthuse and motivate others
- Good communication skills both orally and in writing
Other
- Commitment to inclusive practice
- Commitment to pupils
- Good attendance and punctuality record
What the school offers its staff
We have wonderful children who enjoy learning together with our dedicated and talented staff. Our school community is firmly rooted in our Catholic ethos and is a genuinely happy and caring place to work. We have strong links with our parishes and the local community.
Our school building is state of the art and has all the facilities needed to provide a truly creative curriculum. We also have a purpose-built SEN suite with comprehensive resources.
We can offer the successful candidate supportive leadership and real opportunities to develop as a leader.
Commitment to safeguarding
Sacred Heart School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 681 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School website
- Email address
- josullivan@shpsruislip.org
- Phone number
- 01895633240
We are a high achieving three form entry school, committed to providing a stimulating and varied experience for all our children. We have happy, motivated children, involved parents and governors and a great teaching and support staff. Our school is a state of the art ‘eco building’ with excellent facilities set in very pleasant surroundings.
Sacred Heart has an excellent reputation for high academic standards and was judged ’Outstanding’ by Ofsted in June 2024.
Arranging a visit to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email josullivan@shpsruislip.org.
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