Assistant Headteacher
Sandy Lane Primary School, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2JG19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
28 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £53,198.00 - £58,573.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Make an Impact Through Leadership
At Sandy Lane Primary School, we believe that strong leadership is at the heart of every successful school. We are seeking a forward-thinking Assistant Headteacher who shares our commitment to excellence, inclusion and continuous improvement.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape the strategic direction of the school, lead improvement initiatives and inspire both staff and pupils to achieve their very best. This is a rewarding opportunity to influence whole-school development and contribute to a culture where everyone can thrive.
About the Role
As an Assistant Headteacher, you will play a key role in shaping school improvement, leading strategic priorities and supporting the development of staff and pupils. You will work closely with the Headteacher and wider leadership team to ensure high standards of teaching, learning, behaviour and personal development are embedded across the school.
This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding leader who is passionate about education, committed to improving life chances and ready to make a significant contribution to the future success of the school.
Depending on the needs of the school and the strengths of the successful candidate, the role may include responsibility for [specific area e.g. Teaching & Learning, Behaviour, Inclusion, Personal Development, Curriculum, Sixth Form, Attendance or Safeguarding].
Key aspects of the role include:
- Strategic Direction: Provide direct operational and strategic leadership across Years 3 to 6 (Years 3-5 specifically designated for core phase leadership, extending up to Year 6 for school-wide systems.
- Strategic Assessment: Oversee the whole-school assessment cycle, manage data drop deadlines, and analyse school-wide trends.
- Curriculum Fidelity & Development: Drive the continuous strategic development of the whole-school curriculum, securing absolute fidelity to its design and ensuring systematic, consistent implementation across all key stages and year groups.
We're Looking For Someone Who:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through any route
- Substantial, proven teaching or leadership experience within Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6).
- Experience in coordinating targeted academic interventions to close progress gaps across KS2.
About Sandy Lane Primary School
Sandy Lane is developing pivotal phase of growth, we are on a journey of rapid improvement. We don't just want to meet statutory requirements; we want to inspire limitless potential for our learners with additional needs.
Why Join Greenshaw Learning Trust
As part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, you will join a network of ambitious leaders committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for children and young people. You will benefit from collaboration across the Trust, high-quality professional development and opportunities to contribute to school improvement beyond your own setting.
We offer our staff:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a supportive and ambitious organisation
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 28th September 2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 Sandy Lane Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 422 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Sandy Lane Primary School is a large primary school based in Bracknell, Berkshire and is a popular two form entry school. We are a proud member of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools that collaborate to provide mutual support, share good practice, and learn from each other while retaining and developing their own distinctive character. Greenshaw Learning Trust has at its heart effective collaboration and the sharing of the very best practice not only throughout the organisation, but across and with other like-minded educational organisations, further improving the life chances of as many young people as possible.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.
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