Assistant Headteacher

St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown, Birmingham, B19 3QY

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale - L5 to L9
• Additional allowances:

  Leadership Pay Scale - L5 to L9

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Please see attached applicant pack for more information.

About the Role

St. George’s CE Primary Academy is seeking to appoint an ambitious, dedicated and resilient Assistant Headteacher to join our committed leadership team for the 2026-2027 academic year. This is an exciting opportunity for an inspirational practitioner who is passionate about driving school improvement and supporting colleagues to achieve excellence in teaching and learning.

The post is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis to support a period of focused development and strategic collaboration. From September 2026, St. George’s will be working in close partnership with St. Michael’s CE Primary Academy (Handsworth), another school within the Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT). This partnership will provide a unique opportunity for staff across both schools to collaborate on curriculum development, teaching practice, and wider school improvement priorities.

Key Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Headteacher will play a key role in supporting the Headteacher to lead and manage the school effectively, ensuring high standards of achievement, behaviour and wellbeing for all pupils. The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving forward improvement priorities across the school, with a strong emphasis on teaching quality, staff development, and consistent classroom practice.

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 St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-church-of-england-academy-newtown

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