Assistant Headteacher

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 2AX

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,151.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher job summary

At St Andrew's, we believe in creating a space where both teachers and students thrive. We’re a small school with a big heart, and we’re looking for a passionate leader to join our wonderful team. Whether you are an existing Assistant Head or looking to take your next career step, we could be the school for you. We offer a warm, friendly, and supportive team where you can truly flourish.

We’re proud to have recently received a successful Ofsted report, reflecting the hard work and commitment of our staff and students.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a passion for teaching and is committed to providing the best possible education for every child

Has the ability to inspire and lead others

Is organised, proactive, and is excited about the opportunity to mentor our homegrown SCITT

Enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues and is open to new ideas and professional development

Is enthusiastic about being part of a school community that values creativity, inclusivity, and kindness

As a school we are very careful around workload and wellbeing. We do this by:

giving an extra full day of PPA release each term

weekly release slot for leadership duties

two-week half-term break for the long Autumn term

make sure staff meetings are used so teachers can complete key tasks, not add extra jobs to do later

flexi-PPA time where possible

minimal marking policy, using ‘in the moment verbal feedback’ as our core pedagogy

Access to a wide range of wellbeing services through our Employee Assistance Provider

For further information about this role please refer to the job description.

We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews and appointing before the closing date for strong candidates.

Closing date: Friday 16 May 2025 @9.00am

Interview Date: Monday 19 or Tuesday 20 May 2025

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.  It is an offence to apply for a role if applicants are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.   This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.   Please refer to the following link for further information regarding our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy St Andrew's C of E Primary School - Safeguarding policy Any successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.       

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Andrew's CofE Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 176 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-cofe-primary-school-cobham

St Andrew’s School is a Church of England Primary School with strong Christian values. We are part of Enlighten Learning Trust, a Trust whose values and ambitions mirror our own and through which our staff have access to excellent professional development opportunities.

Our motto, "Life in all its fullness" signals our desire to enable our pupils to thrive through the richest experiences and most relevant challenges.

We welcome every member of the school community, starting with the children and their families. We are inclusive and we celebrate diversity, we recognise every individual’s interests and potential and respect their right to be safe and happy at school and beyond.

We encourage and equip all children to accept challenges and to strive for excellence in all aspects of school life. We expect our pupils to exhibit leadership skills and ambition for the future.

All school activities are ultimately designed with Preparation for Life in mind. We recognise our responsibility to enable our pupils to thrive both now and in the future. Through our curriculum and approaches to teaching and learning, we must prepare our children for life in an ever changing world, giving them ‘skills and attitudes for life’ that will enable them to be confident about their futures.

If you have the vision to be part of our successful, inclusive school where all the children are encouraged to reach their full potential, we want to hear from you.

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