Assistant Headteacher
Springmead Primary School, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HBThis job expired on 18 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,908.00 - £53,420.00 Annually (FTE)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
We have recently been awarded an Ofsted “Good” rating in all areas of the school and are now working toward becoming an outstanding school. To join us in that journey, we are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join our friendly and hard working team on a two term contract from the 01.1.25 - 31.8.25 with a possible permanent role to follow.
The Assistant Head works with the Executive Headteacher, Head of School and members of the leadership team to assist in the leadership, organisation and management of the school. This is a non-class based role.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Raising the quality of teaching, learning and curriculum provision across the school
- Supporting and developing teachers to become excellent teachers
- The leadership, management and organisation of key aspects of provision
- Leading performance management to raise standards of teaching and learning throughout the school
- Leading at least one core subject area
- A member of the school leadership team
- Taking responsibility for the school in the absence of the Executive Headteacher and/or Head of School.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and staff and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check. Please note that we are required to carry out social media checks on all candidates who are invited for interview.
It is our policy to consider applications as they arrive; we therefore recommend that applicants submit applications as soon as possible as posts may be filled before the closing dates. Applications will only be accepted on our own application form. We reserve the right to appoint a candidate before the closing date.
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.
About Springmead Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 279 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Springmead Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Springmead Primary School is a vibrant and caring two-form entry primary school set on the outskirts of leafy Welwyn Garden City. The school has its own nursery provision as part of its Early Years Setting. It is a member of the Spiral Partnership Trust group of schools. We are committed to high academic standards, high expectations and high aspirations which drives our belief in “Believe, Achieve, Succeed”. We pay above the national rate of pay, invest heavily in training and development and offer addition benefits, such as personal days to take during term time, private health care options and nursery vouchers. We would welcome an application from interested candidates who wish to become part of Springmead and the 'Spiral’ family.
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