Assistant Headteacher- Teaching and learning

Bramingham Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 4BL

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter/ September 2026

• Closing date

  28 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £58,569.00 - £64,691.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Headteacher- Teaching and learning job summary

Assistant Headteacher - Teaching & Learning

Full Time | Permanent

Start Date: Easter/ September 2026
Salary: Leadership Scale (dependent on experience)

The Role

We are seeking an inspirational and highly effective Assistant Headteacher (leading on Teaching and Learning) to join our senior leadership team. This is a key strategic role focused on driving high-quality teaching, improving learning outcomes, and supporting staff to deliver excellence across the school.

The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping teaching and learning, leading professional development, and embedding a culture of high expectations, reflection, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and embed outstanding teaching and learning across the school
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching, providing clear feedback and support
• Design and deliver high-quality CPD aligned to school priorities
• Use data and research-informed practice to improve pupil progress and outcomes
• Support curriculum development and assessment for learning
• Line manage middle leaders and teachers and contribute to whole-school improvement planning
• Uphold safeguarding, inclusion, and equality in all aspects of school life

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner with a proven impact on pupil outcomes
• Have leadership experience and the ability to inspire, motivate, and support staff
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of effective pedagogy and assessment
• Be committed to inclusive education and high expectations for all pupils
• Have excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• Be ambitious for pupils, staff, and the wider school community

We Offer:

• A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
• A strong commitment to staff development and wellbeing
• Opportunities for further leadership progression
• A positive, inclusive school culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Free Breakfast and Afterschool Club if your child/ren attend the school.

Closing Date: Wednesday 28th January 2026
Interview Date: TBC

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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 Bramingham Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 397 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bramingham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bramingham-primary-school

We are proud to be a fully inclusive school, with 403 children ranging in age from 4 to 11 years. We have a 12 place resourced provision for children with physical and medical needs.

We are situated on the northern outskirts of Luton, in the Bramingham area. Our overriding aim is to meet the needs of all individuals to the very best of our ability – and all our staff are thoroughly committed to this aim. When you step into our school, you will feel welcomed and inspired. Please look around our website to find out a little more about us; if you are interested in working at our school and would like to visit us, please feel free to get in touch by phone, email or by clicking on the 'Contact' tab on our website.

We strongly believe in a thematic approach to learning and meeting individual needs to the best of our ability. We pride ourselves in being a values-based school where children are encouraged to be curious and question.

We are a fully inclusive school with a ‘Can Do’ attitude. We aim to remove barriers so that all children can experience success. It is important that every member of our community shares the same values and ethos, and of course, the ‘Can Do’ attitude. All staff work incredibly hard to meet the needs of all children. We currently have 25 EHCPs spread throughout the school.

Progress is important to us and we aim for children to progress in the widest sense – emotionally, socially, physically, creatively and academically. We celebrate achievement. We develop self-esteem. We care...about Bramingham; our parents, our children, our staff.

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