Assistant Headteacher
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3TA2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
26 August 2025
Closing date
19 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
17 June 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
- £52,301.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Headteacher job summary
Assistant headteacher with responsibility for the curriculum and assessment
Employer: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Location: St Thomas More CVA
Hours: 32.5 hours per week
Position: fixed term for one year
Salary: £52,301
Grade: L3
Start Date: 26th August 2025
Closing date: 09:00 am19th June 2025
Interview Date: 23rd June 2025
The role of the Assistant Head is to play a full part in the Senior Leadership Team. Ensuring in consultation with the Head that a whole school approach to staff development takes place.
- Assist in the process of SEF and production of the SIP.
- Ensure that all record keeping procedures are understood and policies adhered to and review annually or when necessary.
- Make sure that all necessary policies relating to Teaching and Learning are reviewed annually, shared with staff and on the website.
- Manage and monitor the work of Lead Practitioners.
- Feedback to staff regularly.
- Organise necessary training in relation to Teaching and Learning for all staff.
- Be involved in the organising, running and moderating of the Staff Development calendar.
- Implementing, embedding and overseeing the development of the Personal Curriculum at St Thomas More
- To take a lead in SLT in analysing data and to have a whole school vision on maintaining and improving the provision of our children.
- As part of SLT to understand and act on the current priorities for St Thomas More, leading and responding to them appropriately.
- To lead pupil progress meetings
- Report to the head teacher and/or Governors as required (and outside agencies such as Ofsted)
- Play a full part in the safe planning and organisation of all school activities, functions and events, including an active involvement in the extra-curricular life of the school.
- Be involved and lead in relevant school assemblies.
- Provide support to staff in disciplinary matters.
- Organise and hold Meetings when required with outside agencies if necessary.
- Contribute to the creation of a supportive ethos and stimulating school environment.
- Be responsible for the management of induction of new staff and teaching practice students (ECT and SCITT students)
General
- Be responsible to the Head and to deputise when it is deemed necessary
- Be an active member of the SLT to ensure the progress and development of the school
- Be available for meetings with parents
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner and model of good practice
- Be a model of excellence for developing behaviour for learning
These accountabilities will be delivered though the following strategies:
- Formulating the aims and objectives of the school in partnership with the Headteacher and other senior leadership team members
- Working with others to create a shared strategic vision for the school which motivates pupils and staff
- Establishing the policies through which the school’s aims and objectives shall be achieved
- Taking the lead in enhancing standards of teaching and learning and value enthusiasm and innovation in others
- Managing staff and resources to that end
- Inspiring confidence in teaching and other staff
- Demonstrating the confidence and ability to make management and organisational decisions and ensure equity, access and entitlement to learning
How to apply-
To apply for this role please submit your application no later than the closing date stated above. You will receive an automated response from our vacancies inbox to confirm your application has been received. We warmly encourage applicants to visit our schools. Please contact the school offices to arrange an appointment on 0116 2706365
Why work for the St Thomas Aquinas Multi Academy Trust?
Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 23 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 28.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
Childcare – If you have children that attend before/after school at one of the 23 schools in our Trust, that provide their own provision, as an employee you will be able to access this resource for free.
About St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Our school is part of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 23 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Leicester City, Rutland and Leicestershire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development.
The Trust and all our schools within our Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants. The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
Learn more about us on our socials:
Instagram: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
Facebook: @StThomasAquinasCMAT
LinkedIn: @st-thomas-aquinas-catholic-multi-academy-trust
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.
About St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 277 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy website
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